Information and communication technology (ICT) tools have been widely used in teaching and learning foreign languages at all universities in Vietnam with a view to improving the quality of teaching and learning. However, little has been known about how ICT facilities have been used in language teaching, as well as the factors which could possibly enable or hinder teachers’ use of ICT. This conf...

Abstract Globally classrooms are increasingly linguistically diverse. Research often oversimplifies lived linguistic heterogeneity as binary variables: native versus non-native. Linguistic distance (LD) measures allow a fine-grained operationalization of diversity in foreign language education. This study investigated associations cognate LDs students’ home languages and classroom with English ...

the development of materials for language teaching has been retraced from different perspectives. for example, some have identified influences of a social view on designing course books and compiling materials for language classes. the purpose of this article is to focus on the specific case of elt material, its design and priorities in the context of iran. this article also offers a detailed a...

Over the last decade, policymakers have been experimenting with competency-based education, an instructional reform that relies on flexible pacing to enable students achieve content mastery at their own pace. In this paper, we draw mixed-methods data from teacher surveys and interviews examine use of in five Michigan school districts implementing education. While was challenging for all distric...

Although university EFL students represent a wide array of social and cultural identities, their multiple and diverse identities are not usually considered in foreign language classrooms. This qualitative case study attempted to examine identity conflicts experienced by Iranian EFL learners at the university context. To this end, two Shiraz University students' identities were investigated. Sem...

This article presents the findings of a study on the use of an electronic portfolio (EP) in 16 elementary classrooms across Canada. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected to understand how teachers used EPs in their classrooms, to what extent they integrated the EP into their practice, and the factors influencing their use. Using expectancy theory, findings indicate that low implem...

Primary school is the foundation of formal schooling which can affect aftermath. This study analyses perception teacher education or PGSD student toward code-switching made by EFL lecturers in English classrooms and benefits for them learning English. using a mixed-method, eligible participant received questionnaire semi-structured interview protocols were carried out Indonesian language. The d...