This study examines the portrayal of cognitive, social, and teaching presence among postgraduate students using mobile instant messaging in a fully online learning environment. Understanding the portrayal of these presences can help researchers to gain insights into the specific dynamics of these presences and develop strategies to optimize the learning experience among postgraduate students. However, a lack of evidence on how cognitive, social, and teaching presence is portrayed in this platform makes it difficult to identify possible gaps where postgraduates may need more assistance. This study conducted a qualitative content analysis of 2074 messages from four groups on WhatsApp’s mobile instant messaging application. From the research, 68% of the messages demonstrated social presence, 25% teaching presence, and 7% indicated cognitive presence. The cognitive presence on WhatsApp was the least demonstrated, as students preferred rich mediums like video conferencing to engage in discussions that require higher-order thinking skills. Future research can consider analyzing how students show presences using multiple mediums and explore how cognitive, social, and teaching presences are dynamically interplayed in different mediums using a qualitative approach.
{"title":"Cognitive, Social, and Teaching Presences among Postgraduate Students on the Mobile Instant Messaging Platform","authors":"Siti Norzaimalina Abd Majid, A. Salam","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.15","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the portrayal of cognitive, social, and teaching presence among postgraduate students using mobile instant messaging in a fully online learning environment. Understanding the portrayal of these presences can help researchers to gain insights into the specific dynamics of these presences and develop strategies to optimize the learning experience among postgraduate students. However, a lack of evidence on how cognitive, social, and teaching presence is portrayed in this platform makes it difficult to identify possible gaps where postgraduates may need more assistance. This study conducted a qualitative content analysis of 2074 messages from four groups on WhatsApp’s mobile instant messaging application. From the research, 68% of the messages demonstrated social presence, 25% teaching presence, and 7% indicated cognitive presence. The cognitive presence on WhatsApp was the least demonstrated, as students preferred rich mediums like video conferencing to engage in discussions that require higher-order thinking skills. Future research can consider analyzing how students show presences using multiple mediums and explore how cognitive, social, and teaching presences are dynamically interplayed in different mediums using a qualitative approach.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45389296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The present study investigates the effect of the modality principle in multimedia learning during the teaching of drama at the English department at a Saudi university, the University of Ha’il. It compares explicitly the impact of using static pictures and narration concurrently with on-screen text for the control group with the impact of using pictures with narration only for the experimental group. A sample of 69 male English-majoring students was selected and divided into control and experimental groups. The aim was to determine which group performed better than the other with the hypothesis that audio-visual presentation of the selected content would enhance students’ knowledge retention and mental skills and would lead to better learning outcomes for the experimental group. A quasi-experimental design was adopted and ANCOVA test was used to observe variation in the scores of the two groups after studying Hamlet’s play. The results support the hypothesis. Students in the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in the control group. This was observed in the post-tests on the retention of knowledge and mental skills. The findings of this study provide additional evidence of the superiority of audio-visual presentation in a previously unstudied context related to the teaching of literary content.
{"title":"The Impact of Using the Multimedia Modality Principle to Teach Shakespearean Drama","authors":"F. Aljabr, Zakariya A. Bani-Salameh","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.19","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigates the effect of the modality principle in multimedia learning during the teaching of drama at the English department at a Saudi university, the University of Ha’il. It compares explicitly the impact of using static pictures and narration concurrently with on-screen text for the control group with the impact of using pictures with narration only for the experimental group. A sample of 69 male English-majoring students was selected and divided into control and experimental groups. The aim was to determine which group performed better than the other with the hypothesis that audio-visual presentation of the selected content would enhance students’ knowledge retention and mental skills and would lead to better learning outcomes for the experimental group. A quasi-experimental design was adopted and ANCOVA test was used to observe variation in the scores of the two groups after studying Hamlet’s play. The results support the hypothesis. Students in the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in the control group. This was observed in the post-tests on the retention of knowledge and mental skills. The findings of this study provide additional evidence of the superiority of audio-visual presentation in a previously unstudied context related to the teaching of literary content.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43752879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The recent Large Language Models (LLMs) use advanced algorithms to identify areas where sentence structure and word choice can be improved and to detect grammar, syntax, and spelling mistakes in sentences. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) in detecting English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ writing errors compared to human instructors. This study examines the ChatGPT as a recent and advanced LLM in analyzing and processing EFL learners’ writing issues. This paper provides valuable insights into the potential benefits and challenges of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into EFL writing education. Our results revealed that ChatGPT successfully identified most surface-level errors but could not detect writing errors related to deep structure and pragmatics. Conversely, human teachers could spot most of these issues. These findings suggest that while ChatGPT can be a valuable tool in identifying surface-level errors, it cannot replace human instructors’ expertise and nuanced understanding in detecting errors related to the more complex aspects of writing. The writing error types (data) are statistically analyzed. The descriptive analysis displays valuable insights into the reliability of the data and its potential implications, where the F-score, which measures the statistical model accuracy, is found to be 1.5. In the meantime, the p-value score, which shows the probability of obtaining results as extreme as the detected data, is calculated to be 0.23. The results suggest that the collected data is statistically significant, and further analysis may yield valuable insights.
{"title":"ChatGPT’s Capabilities in Spotting and Analyzing Writing Errors Experienced by EFL Learners","authors":"J. Algaraady, Mohammad Mahyoob","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.1","url":null,"abstract":"The recent Large Language Models (LLMs) use advanced algorithms to identify areas where sentence structure and word choice can be improved and to detect grammar, syntax, and spelling mistakes in sentences. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) in detecting English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ writing errors compared to human instructors. This study examines the ChatGPT as a recent and advanced LLM in analyzing and processing EFL learners’ writing issues. This paper provides valuable insights into the potential benefits and challenges of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into EFL writing education. Our results revealed that ChatGPT successfully identified most surface-level errors but could not detect writing errors related to deep structure and pragmatics. Conversely, human teachers could spot most of these issues. These findings suggest that while ChatGPT can be a valuable tool in identifying surface-level errors, it cannot replace human instructors’ expertise and nuanced understanding in detecting errors related to the more complex aspects of writing. The writing error types (data) are statistically analyzed. The descriptive analysis displays valuable insights into the reliability of the data and its potential implications, where the F-score, which measures the statistical model accuracy, is found to be 1.5. In the meantime, the p-value score, which shows the probability of obtaining results as extreme as the detected data, is calculated to be 0.23. The results suggest that the collected data is statistically significant, and further analysis may yield valuable insights.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47873844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Tarnavska, N. Glushanytsia, E. Akilli, O. Nahorna, D. Kostenko
Miscommunication in pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ radio exchange has always been a deep concern in aviation. Standard phraseology provides pilots and air traffic controllers with special phrases to minimize the risk of miscommunication in a multilingual environment. It is designed to facilitate unambiguous and concise radio exchange. In non-standard situations, which are not covered by standard phraseology, the ability to use plain language is a must. The language training aims to ensure that language activity does not distract pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ attention and saves time to make the right decisions. The authors believe that improvement of professionally significant personality traits such as motivation, emotional stability, the accuracy of reaction, thinking elasticity, logical reasoning as well as the ability to process information quickly, select reasonable hypotheses, picture flight environment, predict the development of the situation, and anticipate the result of the activity can be a highly efficient way to reach this goal. The authors also consider soft power skills as an indispensable part of pilots’ skill sets and distinguish the most significant of them. The problem is that the points mentioned above are not included in the pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ language training. Therefore, the research aims to identify a set of professionally significant personality traits and develop ways of their improvement. The most efficient digital resources are distinguished. The research outcomes will significantly contribute to flight safety.
{"title":"Professionally Significant Personality Traits and Soft Power Skills Development in Esp Teaching","authors":"T. Tarnavska, N. Glushanytsia, E. Akilli, O. Nahorna, D. Kostenko","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.14","url":null,"abstract":"Miscommunication in pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ radio exchange has always been a deep concern in aviation. Standard phraseology provides pilots and air traffic controllers with special phrases to minimize the risk of miscommunication in a multilingual environment. It is designed to facilitate unambiguous and concise radio exchange. In non-standard situations, which are not covered by standard phraseology, the ability to use plain language is a must. The language training aims to ensure that language activity does not distract pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ attention and saves time to make the right decisions. The authors believe that improvement of professionally significant personality traits such as motivation, emotional stability, the accuracy of reaction, thinking elasticity, logical reasoning as well as the ability to process information quickly, select reasonable hypotheses, picture flight environment, predict the development of the situation, and anticipate the result of the activity can be a highly efficient way to reach this goal. The authors also consider soft power skills as an indispensable part of pilots’ skill sets and distinguish the most significant of them. The problem is that the points mentioned above are not included in the pilots’ and air traffic controllers’ language training. Therefore, the research aims to identify a set of professionally significant personality traits and develop ways of their improvement. The most efficient digital resources are distinguished. The research outcomes will significantly contribute to flight safety.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46775903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohd Haniff Mohd Tahir, Intan Safinas Mohd Ariff Albakri, Mazlin Mohamed Mokhtar, Puteri Zarina Megat Khalid, Haddi Junaidi Kussin
Recently, online vocabulary learning aids have been integrated into the curriculum to accommodate the new standards. This study investigates the effects of using online teaching materials for vocabulary development on ESL students in Perak’s primary level. The perspectives of students regarding the use of these instruments are also investigated. The results of the pre- and post-tests will be analysed using independent sample t-tests, paired sample t-tests, and descriptive statistics due to the quasi-experimental design of this study. In addition, the results and improvement percentages are compared. The mean ratings and standard deviation of the questionnaires are examined descriptively. The qualitative data from the semi-structured interview session is summarised, classified, and coded using content analysis. The experimental group’s paired sample t-test results were (t=-57.643, df=29, p.05) and (t=-16.389, df=29, p.05) for the control group. On the post-test, both the experimental and control groups demonstrated significant improvement (p=.000*). Nonetheless, the experimental group improved more than the control group (M difference = 21.47). To assist students in learning the proper vocabulary, online instructional aids are utilised. Additional research on the effectiveness of ESL primary students use of online instructional materials for language acquisition.
{"title":"Online Teaching Materials for Vocabulary Learning: Assessing Its Effects Among ESL Primary Students","authors":"Mohd Haniff Mohd Tahir, Intan Safinas Mohd Ariff Albakri, Mazlin Mohamed Mokhtar, Puteri Zarina Megat Khalid, Haddi Junaidi Kussin","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.12","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, online vocabulary learning aids have been integrated into the curriculum to accommodate the new standards. This study investigates the effects of using online teaching materials for vocabulary development on ESL students in Perak’s primary level. The perspectives of students regarding the use of these instruments are also investigated. The results of the pre- and post-tests will be analysed using independent sample t-tests, paired sample t-tests, and descriptive statistics due to the quasi-experimental design of this study. In addition, the results and improvement percentages are compared. The mean ratings and standard deviation of the questionnaires are examined descriptively. The qualitative data from the semi-structured interview session is summarised, classified, and coded using content analysis. The experimental group’s paired sample t-test results were (t=-57.643, df=29, p.05) and (t=-16.389, df=29, p.05) for the control group. On the post-test, both the experimental and control groups demonstrated significant improvement (p=.000*). Nonetheless, the experimental group improved more than the control group (M difference = 21.47). To assist students in learning the proper vocabulary, online instructional aids are utilised. Additional research on the effectiveness of ESL primary students use of online instructional materials for language acquisition.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46287465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The pandemic and military actions in the country triggered our study in considering the challenges Ukrainian higher education faces referring asynchronous learning. We assume that the challenges are threefold – namely – psychological, technical (availability of means for providing asynchronous communication and technological (scientifically grounded methods of quality asynchronous learning). In our study the focus is on the methods of asynchronous learning specialized terminology. The background of the research was the study of the literature concerning benefits and limitations of asynchronous learning and implementing online courses into the learning process. The purpose of this research was to prove the effectiveness of asynchronous learning specialized vocabulary with the help of the Moodle-based course. The aim was achieved by fulfilling the following tasks: literary review to study the benefits and limitations of asynchronous and synchronous learning for finding the most suitable mode of communication for the Ukrainian students, to design a Moodle-based course, to verify it in the experimental learning. The experiment was conducted in 2020 in the time of Covid-19 pandemic at the National Technical University of Ukraine, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and involved seventy students of the Power Engineering Department. The research purpose of both the article and the experiment was to assess the effectiveness of the developed online simulator which included audio recordings of native English specialists’ communication, interdisciplinary and industry-specific terminology, training tasks, and instructional guidelines. The outcome of the research proves the efficiency of applying an online simulator in the development of students’ professional competence in terms of adequate using interdisciplinary and industry-specific terminology.
{"title":"Online Asynchronous Learning English for Specific Purposes Terminology","authors":"S. Kolomiiets, L. Guryeyeva, S. Kulieznova","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.8","url":null,"abstract":"The pandemic and military actions in the country triggered our study in considering the challenges Ukrainian higher education faces referring asynchronous learning. We assume that the challenges are threefold – namely – psychological, technical (availability of means for providing asynchronous communication and technological (scientifically grounded methods of quality asynchronous learning). In our study the focus is on the methods of asynchronous learning specialized terminology. The background of the research was the study of the literature concerning benefits and limitations of asynchronous learning and implementing online courses into the learning process. The purpose of this research was to prove the effectiveness of asynchronous learning specialized vocabulary with the help of the Moodle-based course. The aim was achieved by fulfilling the following tasks: literary review to study the benefits and limitations of asynchronous and synchronous learning for finding the most suitable mode of communication for the Ukrainian students, to design a Moodle-based course, to verify it in the experimental learning. The experiment was conducted in 2020 in the time of Covid-19 pandemic at the National Technical University of Ukraine, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and involved seventy students of the Power Engineering Department. The research purpose of both the article and the experiment was to assess the effectiveness of the developed online simulator which included audio recordings of native English specialists’ communication, interdisciplinary and industry-specific terminology, training tasks, and instructional guidelines. The outcome of the research proves the efficiency of applying an online simulator in the development of students’ professional competence in terms of adequate using interdisciplinary and industry-specific terminology.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48037964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vipin K Sharma, Kiran Kumar Kalapala, S. Sreejana, Narasimha Murthy S V
The current study provides a broad overview of intercultural interaction in virtual reality (VR) settings made feasible by technology innovations, cultural components, and the usage of literary texts. The extensive usage of technology and social media by Generation Z molds their individuality and creates a new cultural realm. This study intends to analyze intercultural communication and language use in virtual spaces. It examines how the literary-based-cyber-culture influences, especially Generation Z. Additionally, the study delineates social media and literary texts usage to develop intercultural communication and how the students’ engagement in VR or digital space shapes their perceptions, attitudes, behavior, identities, and culture. A qualitative descriptive technique as a methodological instrument is used to collect information to compare it to other approaches and conceptualize it from the standpoints of different EFL learners. The pedagogical potential of using literary texts in the digital world offers to develop intercultural discourse, foreign language acquisition, and instruction in the context of technology-integrated educational practices in foreign language education. Finally, the study suggests educational institutions and think tanks adopt an innovative and constructive view to improve global acceptance, tolerance, and communication.
{"title":"Using Literary Texts in Developing Intercultural Competence of Foreign English Language Learners in Virtual Space","authors":"Vipin K Sharma, Kiran Kumar Kalapala, S. Sreejana, Narasimha Murthy S V","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.2","url":null,"abstract":"The current study provides a broad overview of intercultural interaction in virtual reality (VR) settings made feasible by technology innovations, cultural components, and the usage of literary texts. The extensive usage of technology and social media by Generation Z molds their individuality and creates a new cultural realm. This study intends to analyze intercultural communication and language use in virtual spaces. It examines how the literary-based-cyber-culture influences, especially Generation Z. Additionally, the study delineates social media and literary texts usage to develop intercultural communication and how the students’ engagement in VR or digital space shapes their perceptions, attitudes, behavior, identities, and culture. A qualitative descriptive technique as a methodological instrument is used to collect information to compare it to other approaches and conceptualize it from the standpoints of different EFL learners. The pedagogical potential of using literary texts in the digital world offers to develop intercultural discourse, foreign language acquisition, and instruction in the context of technology-integrated educational practices in foreign language education. Finally, the study suggests educational institutions and think tanks adopt an innovative and constructive view to improve global acceptance, tolerance, and communication.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45908529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Students in non-native English-speaking countries like China showed low engagement in English learning. To foster student engagement, educators have adopted different teaching strategies like Blended learning to improve the effectiveness of English classrooms. The station rotation model in the blended classroom has the potential to enhance students’ engagement. However, there is still a need to make learning more exciting to retain engagement, especially when the classes are conducted entirely online in a pandemic. The study aims to identify the effectiveness of the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach to improve students’ engagement in online learning English. Two research questions are involved in the study. 1) What features of the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach can be integrated into LMS to improve students’ engagement in English vocabulary learning? 2) What effect do the station rotation and gamification approach have on students’ engagement in English learning, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioural engagement? The methodology chosen is qualitative research with data triangulation using observation, self-report and interview. The findings revealed significant effects on improving students’ learning engagement in three dimensions, enhancing students’ interests, boosting motivation, and fostering engagement. The findings offered several implications and recommendations for further research and contributed to the literature by sharing practical ways to incorporate the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach.
{"title":"Station Rotation with Gamification Approach to Increase Students’ Engagement in Learning English Online","authors":"Xiangze Zhao, Z. Abdullah","doi":"10.24093/awej/call9.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/call9.7","url":null,"abstract":"Students in non-native English-speaking countries like China showed low engagement in English learning. To foster student engagement, educators have adopted different teaching strategies like Blended learning to improve the effectiveness of English classrooms. The station rotation model in the blended classroom has the potential to enhance students’ engagement. However, there is still a need to make learning more exciting to retain engagement, especially when the classes are conducted entirely online in a pandemic. The study aims to identify the effectiveness of the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach to improve students’ engagement in online learning English. Two research questions are involved in the study. 1) What features of the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach can be integrated into LMS to improve students’ engagement in English vocabulary learning? 2) What effect do the station rotation and gamification approach have on students’ engagement in English learning, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioural engagement? The methodology chosen is qualitative research with data triangulation using observation, self-report and interview. The findings revealed significant effects on improving students’ learning engagement in three dimensions, enhancing students’ interests, boosting motivation, and fostering engagement. The findings offered several implications and recommendations for further research and contributed to the literature by sharing practical ways to incorporate the Station Rotation and a Gamification approach.","PeriodicalId":45153,"journal":{"name":"Arab World English Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45924218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siham Al Aamri, Cécile Gabarre, Serge Gabarre, Salwa Al Anqoudi
In Oman, novice in-service primary English teachers struggle with the theoretical content of professional training programs, which impedes knowledge acquisition and transfer into teaching practices. This research stems from the benefits of continuous professional development, communities of practice, and practical and reflective learning on teachers’ exposure to teaching methods resulting in improved teaching skills and techniques. Considering the affordances of mobile learning, Padlet training was designed as an alternative to face-to-face programs during the Covid-19 pandemic to support in-service primary teachers with online synchronous teaching. The objectives were to improve participation, content acquisition, and knowledge transfer into teaching practices. Six novice Omani in-service English primary teachers participated in training for seven months. The data from semi-structured interviews, observations, interactions, peer feedback, and teaching e-portfolios were analysed with a systematic grounded theory three-step coding, which were performed until model emergence and saturation. The findings confirmed the contributions of the Padlet training to the enhancement of content acquisition and transfer due to ubiquitous access, simplified multimedia content, hands-on practice, instructor-peer feedback, and digital self-reflective e-portfolios. The teachers were enthusiastic about the program, which led to a virtual circle. Participants viewed Padlet as an engaging platform to host a community, access, create, and share content. Ubiquitous access and support within a peer community resulted in regular attendance, engaged participation, and increased confidence, which led to improved content acquisition and content transfer. The resulting Padlet training model presented in this article could be replicated to design mobile professional development training programs in similar contexts.
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Syeda Saima Ferheen Bukhari, Manal Mohammed Taher Qutub, Sahar Ali Fadel, Hind Sulaiman Abdulkader Aljuhani
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, with the emergence of educational technologies and digital innovations, makes it essential for the Higher Education sector to review the teaching-learning practices to reshape the futuristic plans for 21st Century learners. English language education has been focused in regions, where the language-learning environment and procedures are transforming with the bend of new technological intrusions and AI intervention. Therefore; the present study aims to investigate the future of EFL Teaching and Learning given the 4IR in the MENA Region. The study is significant as it probes the teaching-learning strategies and examines the readiness of teachers, learners, and the learning environment. The study’s main question is, ‘To what extent is the learning environment concerning English language teaching and learning at universities in the MENA Region ready to cope with the 4IR demands?’ A survey, with 39 items under four sub-divisions, and a fully-structured interview were used. A total of 70 EL teachers participated from universities in the MENA and its neighboring regions. Linear Regression and Thematic analysis of the data show quantitative and qualitative results, respectively. Findings reveal an evident level of readiness in teachers. Results show that Teachers’ awareness seems to impact their tendency toward integrating educational technologies. The findings suggest careful curriculum revision because the resources are often reported as outdated. Since the role of EFL in the MENA is to prepare learners for 4IR socio-economic systems and their diversified challenges, the study recommends a thorough review to upgrade the teaching-learning resources, materials, and procedures.
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