Workshop descriptions
‘It is not enough that teachers’ work should be studied: they need to study it themselves.’
(Stenhouse, 1975, p. 143)
English for Academic Purposes at its best is characterised by a reciprocal and dynamic relationship between research and teaching: dilemmas arising in the EAP classroom inspire research questions, and in turn, research guides future teaching practice. Therefore, EAP practice is enriched when teachers engage in research and disseminate their findings to the wider EAP community. The aim of these three short workshops is to work with members of BALEAP to plan a small-scale research project in their own teaching context and support them in writing up the project for journal publication. Workshop I focuses on why we should write and publish, and what makes an EAP practice-based paper publishable. Workshop II will focus on publication itself: selecting the right journal, tailoring writing to the audience, and arguing newsworthiness. Workshop III will focus on the review process, dealing with reviewer comments, and how to promote our published articles.
Wednesday 22nd January 18:00-19:00 (GMT)
W1: Why publish practice-based research and what makes practice-based research publishable?
Wednesday 5th February 18:00-19:00 (GMT)
W2: Selecting a journal and identifying the contribution.
Wednesday 19th February 18:00-19:00 (GMT)
W3: Navigating the review process and life after publication
The workshops are planned as a series; therefore, we strongly recommend signing up for all three.
The deadline for registration is 15th January.
If you have questions, please email admin@baleap.org
We will send you a link to the meeting a day before the first session.
Dr Lisa McGrath: Lisa is an associate professor in educational linguistics at the Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University. Lisa has published widely on English for research and publication purposes in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Journal of Second Language Writing, Higher Education and Teaching in Higher Education. She has serves as associate editor of the Journal of English for Academic Purposes and sits on the editorial board of Journal of Second Language Writing. She recently co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Second Language Writing on innovation in L2 writing task design. Lisa teaches various writing for publication and doctoral writing workshops, as well modules on the EdD, MA Education and MA TESOL and supervises multiple doctoral students.
