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The Influence of Using Instagram on EFL Learners' Critical Thinking in Language Institutes
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Mahdi Zalani; Nouroddin Yousofi – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
This study examined the influence of using Instagram on EFL learners' critical thinking in language institutes. The participants were 98 students (40 males and 58 females) studying English at three branches of a language institute in Iran who were 20-24 years old and shared the same L1 which was Persian. They were selected through purposive…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Critical Thinking, Social Media
Reinforcing L2 Reading Comprehension through Artificial Intelligence Intervention: Refining Engagement to Foster Self-Regulated Learning
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Hanieh Shafiee Rad – Smart Learning Environments, 2025
This research delves into the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) interventions in advancing reading comprehension, sparking learner engagement, and empowering self-regulated learning. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding innovative approaches to fostering these skills through emerging technologies. An AI-based…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Learner Engagement
Writing Metacognitive Strategy-Based Instruction through Flipped Classroom: An Investigation of Writing Performance, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy
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Khosravi, Rahele; Dastgoshadeh, Adel; Jalilzadeh, Kaveh – Smart Learning Environments, 2023
This study aimed at exploring the effect of implementing writing metacognitive strategies via flipped classrooms on the Iranian EFL learners' achievement, anxiety, and self-efficacy in writing. The study involved 45 intermediate learners of both genders, selected using a random convenience sampling method. The participants' English proficiency was…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Strategies, Metacognition, Flipped Classroom
Language Learners' Surface, Deep, and Organizing Approaches to ChatGPT-Assisted Language Learning: What Contextual, Individual, and ChatGPT-Related Factors Contribute?
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Amir Reza Rahimi; Zahra Mosalli – Smart Learning Environments, 2025
Researchers have significantly explored language learners' attitudes toward ChatGPT through the lens of technology acceptance models, particularly with its development and integration into computer-assisted language learning (CALL). However, further research in this area is necessary to apply a theoretical framework with a pedagogical-oriented…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education