Abstract
The present study investigates Taiwanese researchers’ perceptions, problems, and strategies of trying to get published in English in the field of English teaching. This discipline presents an interesting case for publishing, as in Taiwan, this group of researchers is highly expected to use English as a medium in writing for research. Through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 researchers, the findings show that regarding the role of English, all participants regarded it as an indispensable tool in their academic careers. They valued the significance of English journals and were keen to promote their ideas in the international market by using English as the medium. Most researchers reported that they had writing problems. However, if they were well-prepared, they would not be trapped into them. Except for language use, researchers were confident in their research topic. Because of Greater China’s rapid growth, people may want to know more about it. They also reported different strategies to solve problems in English publication. Implications of this study are discussed and concluded.
Highlights
With the expansion of the higher education worldwide in the past few decades, to meet the requirements for international competitiveness has become an important issue
Drawing on interviews with Taiwanese scholars, who remain a relatively little researched academic community compared with many others, the objective of this study is twofold: first, to explore perceptions of publishing in English by Taiwanese scholars in the field of English teaching, along with the problems when publishing in English, and second, to identify factors contributing to successful publication in English
It is noted that two researchers with local PhDs (R1 and R2) indicated that the ability to conduct research is the major advantage for Taiwanese researchers mainly due to their solid research training during doctoral studies in Taiwan
Summary
With the expansion of the higher education worldwide in the past few decades, to meet the requirements for international competitiveness has become an important issue. Competitive funding and university rankings are greatly emphasized, and research outcomes need to be internationalized. University rankings, public funding, and prestige are generally intertwined with the number of research articles published in some journals and their following citations by researchers The ideology of publish or perish, which denotes the value of publication, has greatly influenced academia in Taiwan (e.g., Chu, 2009; Mok, 2016). Researchers in Taiwan are under increasing pressure to have their work published in international journals. The main reason behind the pursuit of world-class universities and global university ranking is that the more publication in international journals, the more resources and social prestige universities will obtain
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