A View of the English for Academic Purposes Profession in Canada: Results from an Exploratory National Survey

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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Newly published research by Julia Williams, in collaboration with James Corcoran and Kris Johnston reports the results of a national survey of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructors (n = 481) to reveal program characteristics and instructor perceptions of a profession that is often occluded. Research questions for the survey were guided by information gaps made explicit during the last program review for English Language Studies which required a comparison to similar programs. The research was funded by a Renison Research Grant, as well as grants from SSHRC and York University. Many thanks to the EAP instructors in both English Language Studies and the English Language Institute who completed the survey to share their insights into their profession. The article can be found here.