The integration of technological advancements into the educational settings of many nations is regarded as a key factor for augmenting pedagogical practices and learning outcomes. Consequently, educational policymakers have made substantial investments in establishing and maintaining Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure…

This research discusses the close relationship between visual literacy, the ability to read, understand, and create visual texts -- and elementary school books, particularly children's picture books. It aims to explore the visual literacy parameters in English elementary textbooks published by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. In…

The expanding domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a diverse array of educational applications and tools. However, the scholarly exploration of AI's suitability for enhancing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction at the university level remains notably limited. This research gap impedes educators from fully harnessing AI's…

The purpose of this study is to discuss the benefits of developing a bilingual education program and what this program can offer regarding concerns related to the lives of minority people in Turkey. Explanatory sequential mixed method was used for this study. The first phase of this study was a survey that measured the perspectives of educators…

This paper reports on the rationale for the implementation of a pilot project using a scenario-based Virtual Reality (VR) resource, originally developed by Health Sciences at Coventry University and now being repurposed for Italian language learning as a collaborative project with Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton.…

Youth make up over half of Jordan's population, and almost half of them are unemployed. Young people experience apathy and frustration due to a lack of employment opportunities and an education system that does not prepare them for the workforce. In Jordanian Higher Education Institutions, student success is our focus. However, we still follow a…

Internationalization of Higher Education is one of the key trends of development. Security and Defence Education aims to prepare highly specialized military (officers) and civilian personnel who are able to operate in national as well as international environments with colleagues and people of different nationalities and sometimes in a very…

Course planning is essential for academic success and the achievement of personal goals. Although universities provide course syllabi and curriculum maps for course planning, integrating and understanding these resources by the learners themselves for effective course planning is time-consuming and difficult. To address this issue, this study…

The need to assess and understand students' strengths in choosing their future careers is essential. Aptitude exams like the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and Academic performance via Grades are important data used as the basis for determining student career strength. This study employed descriptive-correlational research, where…

Due to recent unrest around the world, the number of refugees has increased dramatically in the last decade. In order to meet the needs of this population, host countries have had to quickly adapt to provide these refugees with basic needs. One such need is to have quality education for refugee children. The aim of this paper is to compare the…

Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP) modules are a popular option for international students at the University of Reading. Student feedback and module results show that some of these students face particular challenges in relation to their peers. In this paper, we describe how a team teaching Beginners French -- Common European Framework of…

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there was a sudden shift from face-to-face instruction to distance learning (DL) in all schools and universities in Saudi Arabia. This abrupt transition was associated with some challenges and changes. This study aims to find out whether instructors, departments and/or colleges at Saudi universities have changed,…

The ability to spell correctly is a fundamental skill for participating in society and engaging in professional work. In the German language, the capitalization of nouns and proper names presents major difficulties for both native and nonnative learners, since the definition of what is a noun varies according to one's linguistic perspective. In…

There is a mismatch between the availability of learning opportunities on the internet and the optimised use of them by learners. Disruptive technologies have always required time to be integrated into society to fully make use of their benefits. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 'Create your own Personal Language Learning Environment (PLLE)'…

It is well accepted and understood amongst the mathematics education community that numeracy is the responsibility of all teachers, across all levels of schooling. However, the way numeracy is understood and actioned across the Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary contexts is different. This paper reports on a case study of secondary school…