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Getasew Chanie; Yinager Teklesellassie; Kassie Shifere – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2024
The application of corpus to language instruction encouraged the use of data-driven learning (DDL). It is assisted by computer technology, and uses authentic language data as the basis for language instruction. Previously conducted studies have paid little attention to the use of corpus tools in speaking instruction. Thus, this study aimed to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Speech Skills, Data Use, Second Language Instruction
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
Majed Abdullah Alharbi; Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
This study has been conducted with eighty undergraduate EFL students at Qassim University, over a period of six weeks, with forty students each in control and experimental groups. The results from the mixed-method analysis show that the experimental group achieved higher scores in listening skills and general comprehension than the control group.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Listening Skills
Gökmen, Muhammed Fatih – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2023
This classroom-based research emerged out of the purpose of the teacher-researcher to improve students' listening comprehension. The setting is an ELT preparatory class at a Turkish state university with 19 voluntary and convenient English language learners as participants. The intervention of metacognitive listening instruction implemented once a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Listening Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Lingling Lou; Wei Xu; Ruijia Liu – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
Although automatic speech recognition technologies have gained popularity in second language learning, there are still difficulties facing the use of automatic speech recognition in second language learning. Through a bibliometric review and a meta-analysis, this study examines the effects of automatic speech recognition on second language…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Leni Irianti; Abdurrachman Faridi; Hendi Pratama; Suwandi – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aims to assess the impact of flipped classroom on public speaking performance of students, considering various levels of critical thinking. Additionally, it focuses on analyzing the interaction between flipped classroom, levels of critical thinking, and achievements of students in public speaking. The study adopted a quasi-experiment…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Critical Thinking, Public Speaking, Interaction
Elif Ay Kaya; Hayriye Avara – Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2025
The primary purpose of the present study is to ascertain high school students' perceptions of the efficacy of blended learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes based on the Education Informatics Network (EIN) which is used as a learning management system in Turkish K-12 schools. The sample of the study was composed of 122 EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Abdulhamid Ismael, Israa Ismael – Online Submission, 2023
The study aimed to examine the effect of using Blended Content-Based Instruction (BCBI) to enhance EFL university students' oral communication skills. The study begins with a review of literature and previous studies dealing with blended content-based instruction (BCBI) and oral communication skills. The researcher prepared a list of oral…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, College Students, Oral Language
Monib, Wali Khan – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
Twenty-first century skills refer to a broad set of skills that are critically important in the educational system to meet the complex and rapid changes around the world. Of particular concern in the context of Afghanistan is the failure to produce graduates with the essential competencies necessary for success in the workplace. In education,…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Garry Nicholson – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2023
The Thinking Folk project introduced Socratic dialogues as a pedagogical construct to develop critical thinking skills by drawing on the lived experiences of learners in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. The resulting conversations were soon described as "real" talk by learners, which, in a process that not only…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
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
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)
Rozanah Katrina Herda; Pratomo Widodo; Angga Damayanto – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
Teacher professional development (TPD) is interesting to examine since its outcomes relate to the teachers' improvement in professional learning. In this small-scale exploratory study, TPD has been linked to teaching integrated English skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and has become a trend in English Language Teaching (ELT).…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Faculty Development
Kaori Nakao; Quint W. L. Oga-Baldwin; Luke K. Fryer – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
Foreign language was recently added to Japan's national primary school curriculum. Phoneme-Grapheme Recognition (PGR) skills are a critical step in both L1 and L2 development. Due to its simplistic approach and the lack of new investment in teacher training, research regarding the impact on PGR skills are important. This study tested the relative…
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, English (Second Language)