Fostering transformative practitioners for critical EAP: Possibilities and challenges

In this article, I explore the often difficult transfer of theory to practice in respect to promoting the conceptual role of transformative intellectual/practitioner through a pre-service “social issues project” for future EAP and ESL teachers. Following an examination of more established role options in EAP (e.g. technician, reflective practitioner), and the sources of their prominence, I take up the particular ideological and methodological...