This study investigated the impact of individual versus collaborative game-based learning on spelling skills among young English language learners in Iran. Fifty male students, ages 9-11, were randomly assigned to three groups: collaborative game-based learning, individual game-based learning, and a control group using traditional methods. A…

In this critical autoethnography, I draw from MotherScholar, entanglement, and border theories to weave my identity as a Latina mother, doing the work of linguistic maintenance for my bilingual son, and my identity as a language teacher educator, grappling with moral injury. I particularly address my own critical consciousness: the ways in which I…

This quantitative action research investigates the effectiveness of a flashcard-based intervention in enhancing French vocabulary acquisition among Sri Lankan undergraduate learners. A sample of 60 beginner and intermediate French students was selected through convenience sampling. The study employed pre-test and posttest design, including a…

This study explores professional social support models in schools in Finland and Estonia. The study sheds light on how Finnish and Estonian minority language schools have organised social support in the frame of their professional development for beginning teachers. Using a structural framework for understanding social support at all systemic…

This report presents two attempts made to promote learner autonomy at a Sino-British university in China. The first is a flipped learning approach in a Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A1 level module, where approximately 600 students were enrolled. It was introduced to run the module effectively without reducing the number of groups…

The emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has sparked heated debates across higher education institutions, particularly concerning how students have been making "use" of it. Faculty mostly approach AI either as a potential tool for plagiarism that poses a threat to academic integrity or as a tool that can be used in…

Teachers' technological knowledge is essential for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into language education. Additionally, teachers' self-efficacy and attitudes toward AI can foster the integration of AI tools in education. This study developed an Artificial Intelligence -- Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AI-TPACK) framework…

There is a recognised need for stronger language skills in the United Kingdom which could be partly addressed by valuing and harnessing the home language skills of its population. One way in which these skills could be supported is through formal accreditation, an opportunity which is not consistently being offered to pupils who speak a language…

This research aimed to determine the factor that had the most significant contribution to students' motivation to learn English and the predictors of each element in the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) model in the Vietnamese context. Quantitative results were collected from 231s to year English major students via the survey questionnaire…

This research is driven by the growing importance of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in the internationalization of education in countries where English is not the native language. A mapping analysis method was adopted, employing a replicable search strategy based on specific criteria to outline the distribution of studies concerning the…

For the past 18 years the Enhancing Catholic Identity Project has dominated discussion about and within Catholic schools in Victoria, Australia. A research initiative begun in 2006 by the Catholic Education Commission, Victoria, and the Centre for Academic Teacher Training of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium,…

In this article, two researcher-educators assert that Black Language should be valued in the English language arts and reading classroom and provide four examples of novels (as well as corresponding activities) that can be taught in the classroom and that demonstrate authentic Black Language.

This study examines the impact of AI-assisted writing feedback on the writing skills of secondary-level EFL students. A sample of 60 Turkish high school students was divided into an experimental group receiving feedback from an AI writing assistant and a control group receiving traditional teacher feedback. Over an 8 week period, students wrote…

Story-time serves as an interactive linguistic tool through which parents encourage their children to share narratives. Grounded in sociocultural and narrative theories, this study employed a visual ethnographic approach to explore how parents perceive and engage in story-time interactions within 33 Chinese families. Data were collected through…

This study investigates the familiarity with and application of Dynamic Assessment (DA) among Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) in Sweden, focusing on its use in diagnosing language disorders in children. Using a mixed-methods approach, survey data were collected from 565 SLPs, revealing that 72% were familiar with DA. However, a significant…