LCT in EAP scholarship and practice within STEM contexts

Legitimation code theory (LCT) is becoming a known and key framework within EAP literature and scholarship with an extension to syllabus design and practitioner classroom practice and development (Kirk, 2022). While we are able to find published work and applications of LCT within EAP, we believe the BALEAP STEM SIG should be bringing practitioners together to share syllabus development and classroom practice to exemplify and demystify the literature. We also believe that the SIG should create a safe space for practitioners in differing points in their practitioner development to explore current frameworks and seek advice on syllabus development and classroom practice. 

We invite practitioners to share their understanding of LCT and any LCT-related practices used in course design and the EAP classroom for STEM disciplines. 

We invite you to share a 5 – 10 minute presentation or demonstration of how you have applied principles of LCT to your practice within the symposium. Please let us know if you are happy to speak by emailing the STEM SIG – stem@baleap.org