Research has shown that world language learners' listening comprehension skills develop at a slower pace than reading or speaking skills, possibly because a systematic approach to developing listening skills is often neglected in classroom contexts. To address this issue, the present study investigated whether listening skills can be improved…

Recently, Saudi Arabia announced Vision 2030, which aims to improve the quality of education in the country. Despite extensive efforts to improve the quality of English language teaching, Saudi students in the local primary schools have a poor level of proficiency in the language. This is a significant issue, as English is an essential language…

A professional training or staff development endeavor is known as an in-service program. During these programs, professionals get training and have the opportunity to discuss their work with others who are in their peer group. In the context of the field of education, the term "in-service classes" refers to the process by which…

Teachers' psychological wellbeing is defined as their evaluation and contentment with their own fulfillment, wellness, and profession as a concept best observable in positive psychology. Therefore, the psychological well-being of teachers is intertwined with a variety of other concepts. In the past, investigations mirrored that emotional…

The improvement in critical reading skills (CRSs) plays a central part in college students' academic achievement, in the realization of which online collaborative learning (OCL) could perform a prominent role. This mixed-methods case study sets out to examine the influence of OCL on college students' CRSs due to the lack of research into it in the…

With the growing acknowledgment of schools as potential sites for making gender equity and gender justice and fairness possible, incorporating the gender perspective in education has become imperative. The field of English language teaching (ELT) has been part of this development as well with issues of gender and sexuality receiving considerable…

Purpose: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted changes to child assessment procedures in schools such as the use of face masks by assessors. Research with adults suggests that face masks diminish performance on speech processing and comprehension tasks, yet little is known about how assessor masking affects child performance. Therefore, we…

Purpose: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted changes to child assessment procedures in schools such as the use of face masks by assessors. Research with adults suggests that face masks diminish performance on speech processing and comprehension tasks, yet little is known about how assessor masking affects child performance. Therefore, we…

The present research explores the perspectives of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers at a Thai university regarding "ChatGPT" as a language teaching tool. Seventeen EFL teachers completed an online interview survey, while three of these teachers engaged in a subsequent individual interview in person. Utilising a qualitative…

The present study adopts the four-step framework of course development processes proposed by Graves (1996) to develop a writing course for EFL Vietnamese undergraduates. A total of 60 students were asked to take a writing test and a survey about writing problems to identify their "objective needs". Then "subjective needs" were…

This study will examine the United States undergraduate student. It will focus on students' perceptions of how the study of foreign language curriculum at a higher educational institution is vital for a student's chosen profession and becoming a part of the global economy. A qualitative approach will be the method used to organize and investigate.…

In this era of information and communication technology boom, applying this advancement to all areas is a matter of course. This is a general tendency for technology integration into foreign language teaching at universities and schools in Vietnam. Following this trend, this paper reports the results of a study investigating teachers' beliefs…

Librarians love stories, and libraries are among the few forums that can offer exposure to collections of stories in various formats as well as encourage independent exploration and group discussion. Librarians read, encourage talking, writing about, and searching for stories, but this is text-based. What of the students new to the English…

Throughout the learning process, English learners should meaningfully engage with both their peers and the mathematics. How do mathematics teachers provide the "just-right" supports for English learners to insure this happens? What scaffolds are best? How do teachers make adjustments to these scaffolds based on the needs of the…

Affective factors, such as anxiety, are located among the obstacles that hinder language learning and can result in language learners who are resistant to language input, especially in foreign language learning contexts. Thus, the current research effort aimed at examining the level of speaking anxiety among foreign language learners (English and…