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Insuk Han – SAGE Open, 2025
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach that helps learners develop (meta)cognitive and social skills. In PBL, students identify problems, design strategies, implement them, and reflect on their resolution process. When applied in English language teaching (ELT), students interact throughout these phases, developing language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ali Orhan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
Problem based learning (PBL) has great potential to enhance learning outcomes and this potential has been investigated and proved in different disciplines by many meta-analysis studies. However, there are not any meta-analysis studies aiming to investigate the effectiveness of problem based learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL)…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Anjali A. N.; Viju M. J. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2025
Critical thinking is integral to English language teaching (ELT) as it enhances both linguistic competence and higher-order cognitive abilities such as analysis, evaluation, and problem-solving. This paper explores how critical thinking can be systematically embedded in ELT to foster intellectual maturity and independent learning. It examines…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Second Language Instruction
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Manli Long; Shifang Tang; Zhuoying Wang; Kara L. Sutton-Jones; Fuhui Tong – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2025
In this mixed-methods study, we investigated the relationship between instructional approach, students' self-efficacy beliefs, and students' English language proficiency, as well as the perceptions of the instructor and students regarding problem-based learning (PBL) in a College English course in China. Using path analysis, we assessed the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Self Efficacy