Critical Issues of English for Academic Purposes in Higher Education

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Critical Issues of English for Academic Purposes in Higher Education
Guest Editor: Dr. Yong-Jik Lee

Dear Colleagues,

In response to the growing internationalization of higher education and the increasing emphasis on English as the medium of instruction and scholarship, English for Academic Purposes (EAPs) has emerged as a critical field of inquiry and pedagogical practice across global tertiary institutions. The rise of multilingual and multicultural student populations, alongside evolving expectations of academic literacy, has prompted educational stakeholders to re-evaluate the purposes, pedagogies, and policies surrounding academic English instruction in higher education.

This Special Issue invites the submission of original empirical and conceptual research that addresses key challenges, innovations, and debates in the field of EAPs within higher education contexts. We particularly welcome the submission of studies that investigate institutional strategies, curriculum design, pedagogical models, and technological integration in EAP programs, as well as research that explores how universities are adapting to the increasing linguistic and academic demands of global English-medium instruction.

Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The design and implementation of EAP curricula across disciplines;
• EAP pedagogy for undergraduate and postgraduate learners;
• Multilingual approaches to teaching EAPs in diverse academic settings;
• Assessment practices and challenges in academic English writing, speaking, reading, and listening;
• Professional development and teacher training for EAP instructors;
• Technology-enhanced or AI-integrated approaches to EAP instruction;
• Learner perceptions and experiences of EAPs in multilingual university contexts;
• Comparative studies of EAP implementation across national or regional contexts.

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles, as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for the submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Dr. Yong Jik Lee
Dr. Tuba Yilmaz
Dr. Shuzhan Li
Dr. Fubiao Zhen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• English for academic purposes (EAPs)
• higher education
• academic literacy
• multilingualism
• EAP curriculum
• design EAP pedagogy
• language assessment
• technology-enhanced language learning