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Aree Manosuthikit – TESOL Journal, 2025
Foreign language education research has consistently acknowledged that students not only possess an array of "identities" beyond their role as mere learners, but also exercise "agency" making them active initiators and selectors of their learning actions. However, this conceptual understanding appears insufficiently reflected…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Public Speaking, Communication Skills, Skill Development
Megala Rajendran; Moniza Ray; Ajit Ilangovan; Vinoth Kumar Chokkalingam; Anand Binod Singh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Digital games are increasingly used in education to boost engagement and reduce stress. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has improved the learning experience. However, further investigation is needed to determine the specific impact of commercially available, off-the-shelf (COTS) video games on English language skills. This study provides a…
Descriptors: Video Games, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Amr M. Mohamed; Tahany S. Shaaban; Hassen Alazhar Jmaiel – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the perspectives of English as a Foreign Language Special Education teachers (EFLSE) regarding game-based learning approaches for addressing behavioral disorders in ADHD patients. Method: The study involved a sample (n = 131) of EFLSE teachers who completed a questionnaire to determine how…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, English (Second Language), Teacher Attitudes, Game Based Learning
Yin Sun; Zehang Chen; Li Li – SAGE Open, 2025
This study investigates English teachers' beliefs and classroom practices regarding the teaching of creative thinking (CT) and explores the factors that hinder these practices. A mixed methods approach is adopted, drawing data from 63 middle school English teachers in China through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and classroom…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Creative Thinking, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Raja Bahar Khan Soomro; Rifat Abbas Khan; Irfan Ahmed Rind – Discover Education, 2025
This study examines the experiences of university-level English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in relation to the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based 4Cs (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity) skills in English language teaching and learning. The research aims to explore the impact of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Rida Afrilyasanti; Eko Suhartoyo; Utami Widiati – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2025
Purpose: Through the action research study, this paper aims to examine how e-portfolios improve students' critical, reflective and creative thinking as part of higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). Besides, this paper also explores how e-portfolios enhance students' speaking skills. The study is carried out to improve the current state by…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Educational Technology, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods
Darmawansah Darmawansah; Dzul Rachman; Febiyani Febiyani; Gwo-Jen Hwang – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Argumentation is a complex skill essential for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students to effectively use their English language and reasoning abilities in writing and speaking. Constructing arguments without proper collaborative scaffolding and technological support can be cognitively demanding. Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cooperative Learning, Persuasive Discourse, Scripts
Dan Lu; Ya-Nan Xie – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
The cultivation of critical thinking with the assistance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools has drawn much attention from researchers and practitioners in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). With the purpose of exploring whether the application could help improve students' critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Wenxia Liu; Yunsong Wang – European Journal of Education, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven learning has become an irreversible trend in foreign language education. Scholars are increasingly focusing on this field, yet few have examined its impact within English literature classes. To fill this gap, we designed an 8-week intervention study with mixed methods and recruited 90 students, with 42 in the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Critical Thinking, English Literature
Sarah Hasanen Ali; Aya Raaed Abdullatif; Sanaa Iskandr Oyed – Online Submission, 2024
This study is entitled with The Role of Short Stories in Developing Reading and Writing Skills among EFL Learners. It focuses on the importance of short stories in EFL classrooms. The study is conducted at Cihan University-Erbil (CUE). The importance of this study comes from the fact it focuses on using a specific kind of literature in the EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Literary Genres, Reading Skills
Ayse Tokaç Kan – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
A new reading curriculum incorporating the principles of concept-based instruction and reading strategy instruction was designed and implemented for a previous study. Concept-based instruction was compared with reading strategy instruction to determine the impact of the new curriculum on language learners' reading and reflective thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Skills, Thinking Skills, Reflection
Curriculum-Based Measurement in Languages Other than English: A Scoping Review and Call for Research
Mariana Vazquez; Anna L. Laakman; Elias S. Loria Garro; Samantha X. L. Tan; Milena A. Keller-Margulis – Contemporary School Psychology, 2024
Approximately five million students in US public schools have a home language other than English and are actively learning English (National Center for Education Statistics, 2020), indicating that a large number of students could be considered emergent bilingual (EB). Although measuring student skills in English may be informative, it does not…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Skill Development, Bilingual Students, Native Language
Ying Wang – SAGE Open, 2025
Optimizing communication learning experiences for students is a promising development in English language education, enabled by ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence software that excels in customizing lessons to suit specific requirements, interests, and preferred modes of communication for each student. Given its critical role in enhancing…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education
Widiati, Utami; Sharif, Tengku Intan Suzila bt Tengku; Karmina, Sari; Zubaidi, Nanang – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Developing students' literacy skills remains a challenge for many EFL teachers. The current study explores data about which literacy teaching strategies secondary EFL teachers in Indonesia report they know and practice and what roles they think they can play in developing students' literacy skills to support school literacy initiative programs.…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, English (Second Language)
Sudewi, Putu Wahyu; Fadilah, Nurul – Journal of English Teaching, 2023
Listening is the act of focusing on hearing something or the act of paying attention. Teaching listening skills to students who are learning English as a foreign language is a challenge for teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of the use of audiovisual media in listening classes among the second-grade students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Listening Skills, Skill Development, English (Second Language)