In this episode, Michelle speaks to Carole McDiarmid, Lindsay Knox and Yanhua Liu about two projects examing how practitioners currently engage with both CPD and EAP resources. They explain their motivation for their projects, how they got started and what the findings of their projects tell us about practitioner education and development around the globe.
Hosts:
Laura Richards (University of Leeds)
Paul Breen (King's College London)
Michelle Evans (University of Leeds)
Guests:
Carole McDiarmid (University of Glasgow)
Lindsay Knox (University of Edinburgh)
Yanhua Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou)
Recommended resources:
- Fitzpatrick, D., Costley, T., & Tavakoli, P. (2022). Exploring EAP teachers’ expertise: Reflections on practice, pedagogy and professional development. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 59, 101140
- Knox, L., MacDiarmid, C., & Apostolidou, A. (2024). Exploring Opportunities for EAP Teacher Development. In Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts, K. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 4th International EAPCRETE Conference: Options and practices of EAP, ESP and EMI multiliteracies and their pedagogical implications, 26-28 April 2024. University of Crete. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.13329373 In https://eapcrete.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/eapcrete2024-book-of-proceedings/