Yusop Boonsuk is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. He holds a PhD from the Centre for Global Englishes at the University of Southampton, UK. His research interests include Global Englishes, intercultural and transcultural communication and awareness, global/intercultural citizenship and ELT, EMI, and teacher education. He has published articles in journals including TESOL Quarterly, System, Language Teaching Research, Language and Education, RELC Journal, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, and Journal of English as a Lingua Franca.
Ali Karakas is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey. His research primarily focuses on EMI, Global Englishes and language teacher education. His work has been published in journals including Asian Englishes, Linguistics and Education, System, RELC Journal and Ibérica. He has co-edited two volumes: English as the Medium of Instruction in Turkish Higher Education: Policy, Practice and Progress (2022) and Teacher Professional Development Programs in EMI Settings: International Perspectives (2025).