While second language (L2) engagement has gained increasing attention in recent years,
most empirical research to date has examined this construct in the context of single tasks …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to perspective shifts in the approach of English language
classrooms in the online higher education context. The current empirical study aims to …

Although it has been well noted that peer interaction can affect language learning outcomes,
how it specifically impacts the learning process in group reading tasks remains …

2.1 The communicative turn in foreign language teaching p. 18 2.2 Task-based language
learning and teaching p. 23 2.3 Computer-assisted language learning p. 26 2.4 Language …

The chapter aims to discuss conceptual and methodological issues related to the construct
of learner engagement in general or synchronous online learner engagement (SOLE) in …

I work as a teacher-researcher in the Japanese tertiary educational system in which student
silence, resistance and disengagement have been observed as systemic (King, 2013). The …

Pedagogies of second language acquisition (SLA) presuppose that working in groups
enhances language learning. Groups provide a context for meaningful language exchange …

In this chapter, the editors posit that STEM English for students needs more than the
development of teaching materials. What is needed in the current times of globalization is …

This research investigated how two STEM students learned English during the first year at
university. First-year university students go through a major life change and many of them …

This study explores if and to what degree improvements could be made in learning
motivation and prosocial engagement among STEM students during English as a foreign …