Brazilian researchers’ activity in international publication: a comparative view between Applied Social Sciences and Engineering

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Review of Literature 2.1. Activity Theory 2.1.1. Introduction 2.1.2. A brief history and basic concepts 2.1.3. The representation of human activity 2.1.4. Contradictions 2.1.5. Learning Activity 2.1.6. The case of the School of Arts & Design during the COVID-19 Pandemic 2.2 Issues in L2 research writing and publication 2.2.1. Writers’ issues related to the adoption no of English as the language of research publication 2.2.2. Issues related to institutional demands and policies for research writing and publication 2.2.3. Issues in the publication process generated by competitiveness 2.2.4. Academic writing instruction 2.3. Studies in Brazil 2.3.1. Statistical and Bibliometric studies 2.3.2. Articles criticising policies and practices 2.3.3. Articles on quality-related issues 2.3.4. Brazilian research on issues related to the adoptionof English as the language of research publication Chapter 3 Methodology 3.1 Data collection 3.1.1. Literature and Documents 3.1.2. Survey Questionnaire 3.1.3. Interviews 3.2. Analysis 3.2.1. Literature and Documents 3.2.2. Survey Questionnaires 3.2.3. Interviews Chapter 4 Data Analysis, Results and Discussion 4.1. Introduction: The communication of research 4.2. Literature and Documents 4.2.1. Writers’ issues related to the adoption of English as the language of research publication: The NES — NNES dichotomy in publication 4.2.2. Issues related to institutional demands and policies for research writing and publication 4.2.3. Issues in the publication process generated by competitiveness 4.2.4. Academic writing instruction: a subject-producing activity 4.3. Survey Questionnaire 4.3.1. Introduction 4.3.2. Participants’ profile 4.3.3. Academic writing: participants’ self-assessment of their ability and instruction 4.3.4. Writing for publication 4.3.5. Publication process 4.3.6. Attitudes related to having to write and publish in English 4.3.7. Desirable institutional support 4.4. Interview data analysis 4.4.1. General Information 4.4.2. Applied social sciences 4.4.3. Engineering 4.4.4 Comparisons Chapter 5 Conclusions 5.1. Conflicts 5.2. Mediation tools 5.3. Mitigation of conflicts 5.4. Present and Future 5.5. Limitations and Further Investigation References About the Author Index