EAP Leadership in the UK

In this episode of 'All Things EAP', Laura speaks to Hannah Jones (BALEAP chair) and Rachel Heasley (Senior Lecturer) about what EAP looks like and the challenges around leading in the currrent UK HE climate. They touch on how EAP leadership differs from the rest of HE and what we bring to leadership as teachers and individuals.

Hosts:

Xiaoqing Bi, Laura Richards

Guests:

Hannah Jones (University of Edinburgh, UK)

Rachel Heasley (University of Manchester, UK)

References and resources

BBC. (2024). "Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English, BBC finds" 3 December 2024

Curtis, A. (2022). Reflecting on Leadership in Language Education. University of Toronto Press.

Tuck, J. (2018). ‘I’m nobody’s Mum in this university’: The gendering of work around student writing in UK higher education. Journal of English for academic purposes. 32, pp.32–41.

Whong, M. (2021). Melinda Wong: Leadership (and Management) inEAP: Whose Job is it?

Link to playlist for Leadership PIM at Durham 2021