This book review evaluates Developmental Language Disorder and Social-Emotional Development: An Introduction to Theories, Concepts, and Research, written by Jenny Gibson and Umar Toseeb (2024), which presents a multidimensional analysis of how Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) intersects with mental health, emotional functioning, and s...

Assessment literacy remains a critical yet underdeveloped dimension of English First Additional Language (EFAL) teaching in many rural South African schools. This study explored how Grade 4 EFAL teachers in the Vhembe Cluster conceptualise and implement assessment practices within the constraints of multilingual and resource-constrained classrooms. Guided by Vygotsky’s Social Constructivist The...

Discussion of artificial intelligence in education often moves too quickly from access to tools to claims of improved efficiency. The interview evidence in this study does not support such a direct conclusion. This article explores how teachers and administrators in Shandong, China, described their use of AI in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It focuses on the situations...

This study explored how storytelling-based instruction supported the speaking development of Chinese primary school pupils in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. A qualitatively dominant mixed-methods design was used so that the study could move beyond outcome comparison and examine how pupils experienced storytelling lessons in classroom practice. The research was conducted in a pu...