Teacher identity reconstruction plays a key role in the successful implementation of educational reforms in the field of second and foreign language teaching. Most of the previous studies have explored this process on the tertiary level and with beginning teachers via the implementation of new teaching approaches, media, and content. However, few…

The COVID-19 pandemic has notably increased the use of distance education, particularly in Türkiye's higher education English courses. Even after the normalisation process, compulsory English courses in Türkiye, the learners of which receive education in English for general purposes, are still being taught via distance education. Such a practice…

An English competency-based curriculum (CBC) policy has recently been proposed and implemented by the Ministry of Education (MoE) at public sandbox schools in education innovation areas around Thailand. Little is known about CBC policy implementation in Thailand's Deep South. This study explores voices of the key stakeholders--school…

An ever-increasing trend of early foreign language teaching requires adequate responses to the university training of future kindergarten teachers. However, research in this area, including policies, suggests that the situation is not entirely satisfactory. This paper aims to determine the level of preparation of future teachers for teaching…

Guided by the onion model theory of language policy, this study aims to investigate the multi-level implementation of the English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022 Edition) in China. Data were collected from both macro and micro-level policy texts, along with interviews with English teachers in five middle schools. One school was…

This study attempts to explore the links between research, policy and practice. Specifically, it investigated how teachers enact a national policy on the implementation of formative assessment practices and explored what affects their capacity and will to carry out educational reform. Using a case study approach, formative assessment-related…

This article describes the design and implementation of a training model on Multimodal Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (M-MALL) for EFL pre-service (PSTs) teachers. Albeit EFL teachers' positive attitude towards technology integration into language teaching, they may still lack guidance and support on how to implement mobile technologies in…

In recent years, gamification has appeared to be an enjoyable and appealing instructional approach in educational settings. This paper reports the implementation and evaluation of gamified instruction to support learners of English as a foreign language in a linguistics course. Several gamification elements, such as experience points, badges,…

This study investigated how English teachers in Vietnam exercise their agency in the implementation of the new multiple textbooks policy, introduced under the 2018 curriculum, from the ecological perspective. The study employed a case study methodology to gain in-depth insights into the perceptions and practices of two upper secondary school…

The ways in which teachers perceive, interpret, and respond to curriculum reforms can make or break any potential for innovation in their curriculum implementation journey. This study explored the perceptions, interpretations, and actions of teachers at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools with regard to implementing a recently embedded course plan for…

One of the most essential competencies for teachers of English as a foreign language in Türkiye is the ability to implement curricula with complete comprehension in their classes, as Türkiye has mandated centralized curricula in schools. In other words, it is the teacher's responsibility to comprehend the curricula properly; otherwise, what is…

This study aimed at exploring how English as a foreign language (hereafter, EFL) preservice teacher (hereafter, PSTs) who had no teaching experience perceived Informal Digital Learning of English (hereafter, IDLE) and their IDLE implementation ideas for their future students' out-of-class activities to support formal classroom instruction. The…

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training issued a new general education curriculum and Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2. Teachers are crucial to implementing Getting-to-know-English for Grades 1 and 2. However, teacher agency has been understudied, despite recent studies in Vietnam. These studies examined teacher agency in executing…

The study's purpose is to reveal the implementer's opinions toward the use of the Station Rotation Model (SRM) of blended learning, in terms of features, challenges and effectiveness of the model including further implementation and suggestions for the station rotation model. A mixed research approach was conducted using qualitative data analysed…

This study analyzes interviews, observations, and documents to explore eight Taiwanese elementary school English teachers' beliefs and classroom practices regarding the alternative curriculum, the school-based curriculum of alternative learning required courses under Taiwan's 12-Year Basic Education plan. A conceptual framework on curriculum…