Mazgutova, D, Brunfaut, T, Muradkasimova, K et al. (3 more authors) (2022) Evaluating co-production as a guiding philosophy for EAP teacher training course development. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 57. 101098. ISSN 1475-1585
Abstract
This paper considers the research philosophy of co-production for use in the field of EAP, where it has been little utilised as a guiding principle for research and development projects. The central question to be addressed is the appropriacy of co-production in a specific setting, and the challenges and benefits it brings to the research process. For projects situated in settings that are relatively unfamiliar to professional researchers, co-production provides a promising framework to i) ensure diversity of contextually appropriate perspectives, ii) engender collaboration and egalitarianism, iii) build capacity for action, and iv) engage with and bring together the community to work towards a common goal.
We explored the potential of co-production through a project aiming to improve EAP teaching quality in tertiary education in Uzbekistan. The project was designed and implemented by one UK-based and four Uzbekistan-based team members who trained tertiary-level teachers to better instruct EAP, and it successfully reached approximately 300 teaching professionals across Uzbekistan. We detail how co-production brought value to the project but also ways in which it could not be fully implemented. We intend this paper to be an introduction to the application of co-production, through which others in EAP can explore its exciting possibilities.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | Co-construction; Co-production; Course development; English for Academic Purposes (EAP); Needs analysis; Teacher training |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2022 12:36 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101098 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184552 |