Developing English for Research Publication Purposes in an Outer Circle University Context: Problems and Educational Considerations

Year 2018, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 89 - 100, 30.06.2018

Farzaneh Dehghan

Abstract

To publish their research, EFL writers must develop a particular type of English proficiency called
English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP). Despite many advantages of having one research
lingua franca, inequalities may occur against writers from particular linguistic or cultural backgrounds.
This study, aims to explore problems in research publication from the viewpoints of EFL writers and to
evaluate the student writers’ perceptions regarding the efficiency of graduate programs in developing
ERPP. For these objectives, interviews with EFL writers including M.A. and Ph.D. students (N=11)
majoring in TEFL and their professors (N=5) were conducted to explore their problems in way of
publishing their research in international journals. In addition, literature was used to develop a
researcher-made survey to evaluate student writers’ perceptions about the efficiency of TEFL graduate
programs. Results showed that this group of EFL writers referred to bias as the most important
problem they had in international research publication. However, they also agreed that research
conducted by EFL writers suffers from many shortcomings. The results also showed that TEFL
graduate program was not regarded efficient in developing ERPP in EFL writers. They did not think
that their courses had an influential effect on making them international research writers. 

Keywords

English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP), Research Publication, EFL Academic Writers

References

• Bahrami, A. (2009). Iranian scholars and scientific publications in English: Attitudes, problems and strategies. Unpublished Ph. D. dissertation. Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.