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The paper presents and discusses the concept of the discourse competenceof an academic FL teacher as a researcher and a professional. For the sakeof theoretical argument we also investigate the different kinds of discoursecompetence present in FL teaching and learning.We propose that discourse competence should be the object of continuousdevelopment for teachers who aspire to develop their disciplinaryand epistemological awareness: two components of a teacher’s professionalismwe consider indispensable in the teaching and learning process.