This chapter will consider the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has brought on transnational education and focus on the “new normality” following the epidemic. Moreover, it will concentrate on the development of technology-enhanced education after the pandemic along with the crucial role that professional development performs in TNE. On that note, distance education and work-related challenges will be discussed, and solutions and suggestions put forward to TNE educators, with professional development providing the central focal point.
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to some of the ideas behind why professional development is essential for best quality provision in EMI higher education EAP courses. The chapter begins by discussing higher education, EAP, and professional development before focusing on the role professional development plays in ensuring EAP courses are as well designed and delivered as possible. It also goes on to consider some of the challenges education providers face in ensuring that high quality PD is available to EAP teachers before considering ways in which it can be provided even when circumstances are taxing.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.