High quality teaching is never by chance. Some teachers are inherently inclined towards teaching than
others, all successful teaching is the result of conscious efforts, self-introspection, self-evaluation, practice
and hard work. Considering that all classes are heterogeneous, it is highly challenging for a teacher to
gauge how students learn, what hampers their learning and how teaching can improve the learning of
the student. All education system all over the world is fixated on raising student performance. If this is to
succeed, then it must be recognized that the teachers play a key role in raising the performance of the
students. Parents demand that their children get the best teacher which demonstrates thatthe quality of
teaching is directly proportionate to the success of the students. The need for professional development
has been the topic of much discussion because a student’s learning has a direct bearing on the way he is
taught. Effective mentoring is considered of prime importance for a language teacher’s development and
it is an indispensable aspect of language teaching as it helps the language teacher in improving his
teaching. English teachers as mentors can share their teaching experiences and enhance the professional
growth of the teachers.