Academic Territorial Borders: A Look at the Writing Ethos in Business Courses in an Environment in Which English Is a Foreign Language

With the globalization of higher education, English has become the lingua franca of universities operating in non–English-speaking countries seeking internationalization. The communication needs of students studying in such foreign-language contexts have not been fully explored. In this study, the authors interviewed a purposeful sample of professors teaching a variety of specialties in the School of Business in an environment in which English is a foreign language in order to ascertain their perceptions of students’ ability to communicate in English, and these teachers ’ ability to focus on their students ’ writing skills. The findings reveal that although these teach-ers asserted the importance of communication skill, particularly in written English, they did not feel that nurturing that skill was part of their academi