Integrating Community Service in Language Education: Fostering Social Change via Inclusive and Transformative Learning Experiences DOI Open Access
Thobias Sarbunan

Qeios, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 20, 2023

This article discussed how language classes might benefit from including community service to equip students better utilize for social change. Its bedrock principles were cultural sensitivity, responsibility, and participation in one's local society. Once teacher education programs rethought emphasize diversity, equality, inclusion, teachers provided with the tools strategies needed build inclusive classrooms. Digital identities multilingual learning communities have potential foster inclusion cross-cultural understanding. Finding out about different methods effective they are helped developing critical reflective thinking skills. When can help others via teaching service, more engaged their problem solvers. mixture developed people a strong command of keen awareness needs others.

Language: Английский

Learner Autonomy: EFL Teachers’ View DOI Creative Commons

Aziza Rahimjonova

Pubmedia Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(2), P. 7 - 7

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Learner autonomy is a critical concept in language education, emphasizing students' responsibility for their own learning and having with modern educational goals of fostering thinking, problem-solving, lifelong learning. This study explores teachers' perspectives on learner autonomy, examining understanding, strategies, challenges its implementation. The findings underscore the pivotal role teachers bridging gap between theoretical principles classroom application, ensuring that becomes sustainable element education

Language: Английский

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A collaborative approach to EFL practice in Costa Rica: The Talk-to-me (TTME) Project! DOI Creative Commons
Roberto Arguedas Zúñiga, Patrícia López-Estrada

Región Científica, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

Worldwide, the pandemic abruptly stopped teaching and learning process at all educational levels. Beginning in 2020, face-to-face lessons Costa Rica switched from in-person instruction to virtual asynchronous synchronous sessions. This reduced some interaction processes that are essential for a second language. The Talk Me (TTME) project's academic approach evolved this setting. was done an effort encourage autonomy leadership among college students, but more importantly, it created real environment purposeful use of English, which is still being as 2023. proposal sought evince perceptions two groups students different public universities TEC UNA) studying Business Administration English Teaching about collaborative EFL practice. data acquired by means reflective narratives recordings, were then subjected thematic analysis coding. findings point satisfying, good experiences, while did mention difficulties. Students gain great deal implications inter-institutional collaboration, case, regional since fosters negotiation, criticality, self-regulation process, enhance students' experiences language learners.

Language: Английский

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The Contribution of Digital Portfolios to Higher Education Students’ Autonomy and Digital Competence DOI Creative Commons
Jordi Mogas Recalde, Ana María Cea Álvarez, Carlos Pazos Justo

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Education Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 829 - 829

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

Education is continuously evolving, even more with rapid technological advances and the needs possibilities detected from COVID-19 pandemic experience. In current social context for higher education students, their need to have skills competences related autonomy, increasingly acknowledged, they must be capable of conducting better self-regulated learning. Digital competence another elementary value tackle quality education: not only online hybrid modalities, also in face-to-face teaching learning, use digital tools proven enrich process make learning efficient. Among resources explored education, one most valuable are e-portfolios or reflexive portfolios. Thus, this study intends give response following two questions students experience a portfolio promotion autonomous competence? How portfolios The sample gathered within European project; 355 six universities five countries responded questionnaire. main results confirm that used appear likely show remarkable differences some items competence, compared those e-portfolios. Not all responses point at significant differences, but least given aspects, we affirmatively conclude may ease terms competences.

Language: Английский

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Elevating Language Acquisition through Deep Learning and Meaningful Pedagogy in an AI-Evolving Educational Landscape DOI Open Access
Edgar R. Eslit

Published: Sept. 11, 2023

In an ever-evolving landscape of higher education, this study delves into the transformative potential merging deep learning principles and meaningful pedagogy in language acquisition, aided by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Drawing from a qualitative research design, it navigates post-pandemic educational landscape, examining shifts student perspectives, adaptations. Through comprehensive data collection methods, including literature review, interviews, classroom observations, presents insights 30 participants SMC. The findings reveal emerging themes related to learning, AI integration, underscoring their profound impact on teaching methods engagement. This contributes field shedding light innovative approaches that elevate acquisition AI-evolving environment. concludes with implications for school administrators, teachers, students, offering recommendations future directions, ultimately striving enhance education modern era.

Language: Английский

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Revitalizing English Language Teaching (ELT): Unveiling Evolving Pedagogies and AI-Driven Dynamics in the Post-Pandemic Era DOI Open Access
Edgar R. Eslit

Published: Aug. 25, 2023

This study delves into the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and English Language Teaching (ELT) within post-pandemic educational landscape. Grounded in Constructivism, Connectivism, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), this research explores how AI integration impacts language instruction efficiency, benefits challenges perceived by St. Michael's College students, differences learning outcomes, its potential to address digital divide. Employing a qualitative approach, employs rigorous method that includes intensive in-depth reviews literature, maximum purposeful sampling, informal interviews, observation, thematic analysis. Through these methods, data was collected from 30 participants, leading identification five key themes. Findings suggest enhances instructional offers personalized experiences, bridges gaps remote settings. However, importance pedagogical balance emerged. The underscores need for adaptive strategies fully harness AI's potential. Future directions limitations are discussed, emphasizing study's implications shaping future ELT.

Language: Английский

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Exploring teacher agency in online foreign language teaching (FLT) during and after the COVID-19 pandemic—a systematic review DOI Creative Commons
Wei Hu, Xuan Shen

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Dec. 19, 2024

Language: Английский

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Integrating Community Service in Language Education: Fostering Social Change via Inclusive and Transformative Learning Experiences DOI Open Access
Thobias Sarbunan

Qeios, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 20, 2023

This article discussed how language classes might benefit from including community service to equip students better utilize for social change. Its bedrock principles were cultural sensitivity, responsibility, and participation in one's local society. Once teacher education programs rethought emphasize diversity, equality, inclusion, teachers provided with the tools strategies needed build inclusive classrooms. Digital identities multilingual learning communities have potential foster inclusion cross-cultural understanding. Finding out about different methods effective they are helped developing critical reflective thinking skills. When can help others via teaching service, more engaged their problem solvers. mixture developed people a strong command of keen awareness needs others.

Language: Английский

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