How Do I Cook an Impact Factor Article If You Do Not Show Me What the Ingredients Are?

Doctoral studies in the Czech Republic are highly individualized with little coursework outside supervisor/supervisee dyad, and PhD students mandated to publish prior dissertation defense. This mandate is troublesome because writing development has been on fringes of education culture. In addition, publications often must be English, many doctoral struggle English. this exploratory study, we examined how translates into practice, learn meet requirements university administrators/supervisors perceive development. To answer our questions, interviewed 7 administrators/dissertation supervisors from various backgrounds universities, looking for diverse views issue. Our analysis confirmed formal status as key literacy brokers. While acknowledged their role, they also tended view a matter self-study funding, thus indirectly emphasising publication outcomes. contrast, called structured support processes. We propose systemic approach introduce pedagogies discourse. With study hope contribute research EAL (English an Additional Language) Central Europe.