{"id":781,"date":"2016-07-16T11:51:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T10:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uefap.net\/blog\/?p=781"},"modified":"2016-07-16T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T10:51:59","slug":"iatefl-esp-sig-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uefap.org\/blog\/iatefl-esp-sig-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"IATEFL ESP SIG Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 10 years of support, Garnet Education are no longer be in a position to sponsor the IATEFL SIG Journal after issue 47. Garnet Education has provided unmatched professional support of the highest quality which stretches from issue 30 (Summer-Autumn 2007) until now (issue 47). They have also sponsored the publication of four ESP SIG books, and for this we are indebted too. With Garnet’s sponsorship we have been able to develop a solid set of EAP and ESP publications which we will now have to maintain in our own right.<\/p>\n

It is now necessary to make plans for the future of the journal. The opinion of the ESP SIG committee and the journal editors is that they should take this opportunity to switch to an electronic version of the journal in the immediate future in order to keep up with the times. The committee wanted to know what members thought of this proposal. A short questionnaire was sent out. The committee hoped that IATEFL would publish the findings, but, as they didn’t, here they are:<\/p>\n

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1. Are you a member of IATEFL ESP SIG<\/strong>? (69\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yes,\u00a0individual member.<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yes,\u00a0institutional member.<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No,\u00a0not a member.<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Do you read the IATEFL ESP SIG Journal<\/strong>? (69\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yes,\u00a0always.<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sometimes.<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No,\u00a0never.<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3. If you read the IATEFL ESP SIG Journal<\/strong>, (65\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
it\u00a0is my own copy.<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
it\u00a0is a friend\/colleague’s copy<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
it’s\u00a0an institutional copy.<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. If you do not read the ESP SIG Journal,\u00a0why not<\/strong>? (14 responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I\u00a0never see it.<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A\u00a0colleague steals it before I get the chance to read it.<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It’s\u00a0boring.<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other includes: workload, lack of time,\u00a0didn\u2019t know it existed, not relevant, never see it.<\/p>\n

5. What do you think of the Journal overall?<\/strong> (64\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nIndex<\/b><\/td>\nCount<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fantastic<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terrible<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

6. Would you prefer to keep the paper journal\u00a0or should it go electronic?<\/strong> (70 responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Keep\u00a0the paper version.<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Change\u00a0to a digital version<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Both<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

7. Which sections do you read?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nI always read them.<\/b><\/td>\nI sometimes read them.<\/b><\/td>\nI never read them.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Articles<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reports<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reviews<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

8. What is your opinion of the various\u00a0sections?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nI like them very much.<\/b><\/td>\nThey’re OK<\/b><\/td>\nI don’t like them.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Articles<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reports<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reviews<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

9. What do you think of the content?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nEnough.<\/b><\/td>\nRight amount.<\/b><\/td>\nNot enough.<\/b><\/td>\nToo much.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Academic\u00a0English (EAP) content<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professional\u00a0English (EPP) content<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English\u00a0for Work (EOP) content<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

10. Who do you teach – tick all that apply?<\/strong> (66\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nIndex<\/b><\/td>\nCount<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Academics<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teachers<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professionals<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manual\u00a0Workers<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate\u00a0Students<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Undergraduates<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High\u00a0School<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unemployed<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Others<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

11.What level are your students?<\/strong> (64\u00a0responses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nIndex<\/b><\/td>\nCount<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Advanced<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intermediate<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elementary<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beginners<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

12. Is there anything else you would like to\u00a0see in the journal?<\/strong> (16 responses)<\/p>\n