With the trend toward internationalization and globalization, English-medium instruction (EMI) programs emerge as an innovation of the curriculum in different departments of universities in Asian countries for promoting the development of internationalization in higher education. This study thus targets both the teachers who are responsible for…

This study investigates the presence and distribution of speech acts in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks used in Thai primary and secondary schools. Additionally, this study explores the perspectives of Thai EFL teachers on the effectiveness of these textbooks in supporting the teaching and learning of speech acts. A mixed methods…

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly limited access to vital services and resources required to support the health, education and development of neurodivergent children, especially children with Down syndrome (DS). We undertook qualitative analysis of responses to open-ended questions exploring caregiver (n = 194) concerns about the impact of the…

The advent of graduate level athletic training education programs, including those with online didactic curriculum, encourages instructors to incorporate higher level thinking strategies into their curricula. "Create" and "synthesize" are highlevel verbs in Bloom's Taxonomy. Pathomechanics, the study of how musculoskeletal…

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze audiovisual speech perception strategies in children with dyslexia, specifically addressing difficulties in phonological processing and reading. Our objective was to investigate the impact of different training programs (phonetic and visual) on learning and assess individual differences in strategy preferences…

Interdisciplinary complex problem-solving relies on psychologically safe teamwork where individuals feel confident to speak up with unique knowledge, or voice dissent. Existing studies on psychological safety (PS) have mainly concentrated on developing diagnostic tools and categorising the antecedents to psychologically safe interactions in…

As language teacher educators, we studied how teachers in April's English as a Second Language (ESL) graduate-level assessment course for practicing teachers planned to talk with families about ESL identification, including home language surveys (HLS). We studied how 30 mostly in-service teachers planned to reassure families they had students'…

This paper makes a novel contribution to international doctoral education scholarship by offering a detailed examination of pre-application doctoral communications (PADC) between prospective applicants and various university staff members. While PADC is currently an under-considered phenomenon within extant research literature, the paper argues…

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced substance prevention work, exacerbating existing challenges and providing new opportunities for community-based substance prevention networks (CSPNs). CSPNs are interorganizational networks that include various providers, such as nonprofits and government agencies, that collaborate to provide…

This paper integrates studies from Intercultural Communication and Multimodal Discourse Analysis, aiming to reveal how Chinese English textbooks conduct ideological education. By adopting studies of cultural products and practices, along with the system of interactive meanings, it develops a new approach to evaluating the cultural representations…

Background/purpose: This study analyzes the commognition of students with low Working Memory Capacity (WMC) when solving calculus problems, particularly in integral material. Commognition, which merges cognition and communication, is explored through four indicators: keywords (stating knowns and unknowns), visual mediators (graphical…

This study investigates the efficacy of artificial intelligence in facilitating networked learning that aids educators in creating inclusive and academically responsible learning environments in Indian English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classrooms. Designed as a qualitative case study, the intervention involves twenty participants from an…

Businesses use facial recognition software, fingerprint scanning, and other biometric tools in the workplace and/or commercial establishments. Concerned with the collection, use, retention, and security of biometric data, and the impact of these practices, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act in 2008. We designed a project that…

Online learning offers increased flexibility to students but also poses new complexities. For example, there are challenges in digitizing teaching approaches that rely on the coconstruction of knowledge through social interaction and collaboration between learners. This study explores a novel pseudo-synchronous approach using 360-degree video to…

This study investigates performance ethnography as a tool for cultivating culturally responsive teaching skills in virtual learning environments for preservice teaching students. The study outlines a framework that prepares them for ethnographic fieldwork interviews and role-play performances reflecting the lived experiences of adolescents they…