Bright or Gloomy? Some Speculations on the Future of EAP

As with many other disciplines within contemporary Higher Education, the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is now finding itself in a state of considerable flux.Changing attitudes to the role and wider purpose of tertiary education; an ongoing move towards privatization and outsourcing; the recent emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and global changes to the demographics around international student mobility are just some of the issues continuing to have an impact on EAP's forward trajectory.Offering a critical evaluation of these and several other factors, this paper speculates on what the coming years might hold for EAP and considers whether the future prognosis for the discipline is most likely to be bright or gloomy.

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Journal
International Journal of TESOL Studies
Published
2025-02-12
DOI
https://doi.org/10.58304/ijts.250126
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1
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Regional Development and Policy
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Bright or Gloomy? Some Speculations on the Future of EAP

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Bright or Gloomy? Some Speculations on the Future of EAP

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Abstract

As with many other disciplines within contemporary Higher Education, the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is now finding itself in a state of considerable flux.Changing attitudes to the role and wider purpose of tertiary education; an ongoing move towards privatization and outsourcing; the recent emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and global changes to the demographics around international student mobility are just some of the issues continuing to have an impact on EAP's forward trajectory.Offering a critical evaluation of these and several other factors, this paper speculates on what the coming years might hold for EAP and considers whether the future prognosis for the discipline is most likely to be bright or gloomy.

International Journal of TESOL Studies
Bournemouth University, Leeds Beckett University, Queen Mary University of London, University of Portsmouth, Birmingham City University, Robert Gordon University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Northampton, Nottingham Trent University, University of Huddersfield, University of Central Lancashire, Kingston University, University of Salford Manchester, Anglia Ruskin University, Trent University, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, University of Leicester, Newcastle University, University of Leeds, University of Sussex, University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, Cranfield University, University of Aberdeen, London South Bank University, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Brighton, Coventry University, University of Hertfordshire, Swansea University, University of the West of England, University of Westminster, University of Stirling, University of Surrey, Liverpool John Moores University, Keele University, Royal Veterinary College, Royal Holloway, University of London
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