English Teaching: Practice & Critique: Volume 23 Issue 4

An ecological perspective into the role of case-based instruction in developing EFL student-teachers’ agency

Yasaman Sadat Haj Seyed Javadi, Hussein Meihami

Teacher agency plays a crucial role in teachers’ professionalism and makes them capable of acting powerfully in their teaching context. The purpose of this study was to explore…

Possibilities and missed opportunities for generative dialogue: professional networking, online platforms and the English classroom

Chelsey Barber, Bob Fecho

Social media is increasingly vital for educators to extend their professional networks and engage in meaningful conversations. This study aims to explore how Reddit facilitates…

Pathways to motivation and learning in English language education: a case of two youths engaging in multiliteracies

Miranda Karjagdi Çolak

This study investigates the effect of digital multimodal composing (DMC) on student motivation and literacy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. It explores how…

Can a zoom class be dialogic? An examination of a virtual English methods class

Todd Reynolds

Synchronous virtual classes are becoming more common as universities expand access. However, instructors can feel hesitant as they move to a new style of teaching, especially if…

““The last bastion of democracy”: teachers’ perceptions of the democratic potential of English curriculum”

Georgina Barton, Stewart Riddle, Nathan Lowien

Faced with increasing systemic constraints and pressures, secondary school English teachers often implement transactional approaches to pedagogy and curriculum aimed at improving…