2025 Vol.1 No.2

Code-Switching in Multilingual Classrooms: A Bridge or a Barrier to Language Proficiency?

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This literature review examines recent studies on code-switching in multilingual classrooms and its impact on students’ language proficiency. This review analyzed 21 peer-reviewed sources from 2020 to 2025, organized chronologically and thematically. Findings show that strategic code-switching enhances engagement, comprehension, and confidence, making it a helpful scaffold in second language (L... more

Novice Teachers’ Online Discussions of School-Based Scenarios About Immigrant Students

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This study examined the discursive patterns of novice teachers as they engaged with, reflected on, and discussed school-based scenarios about immigrant students in an online, asynchronous course. The purpose of this graduate course was to examine culturally sustaining and critical pedagogies. Students completed various readings on multiple social identities. To reinforce theory to practice, stu... more

Extended Reality in Special Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research (2015–2024)

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This study presents a bibliometric analysis of global research trends on the application of Extended Reality (XR) in special education from 2015 to 2024. XR, which encompasses Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), has demonstrated considerable potential to enhance inclusive and adaptive learning for students with special needs. Drawing on data from Scopus and Web... more

Designing Education Experiences with Horses to Develop Social Skills and Emotional Wellbeing: Supporting the Most Vulnerable

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The benefits of horse riding as a form of physical exercise, particularly for those with disabilities, are well known. However, what is less well known is the socio-emotional benefits of time spent in company with horses. This research focuses on a therapeutic equine care club for young people and adults with impairments, developed on the concept of participants volunteering to look after the h... more

Carbon Literacy Interventions in Business Education: Assessing Students’Attitudes and Performance before and after Training

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As the urgency for addressing climate change intensifies, the integration of carbon literacy into business education emerges as a pivotal strategy for cultivating environmentally conscious business students. This study examines the impact of carbon literacy programs on business students, focusing on how such programs influence their attitudes and behaviors toward sustainability. Employing a mix... more

Examining the Relationship between Chinese EFL Learners’ Self-Perceived Impression of Oral Presentation Performance and Foreign Language Anxiety

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Foreign language anxiety as an influential determinant of foreign language achievement has long been receiving attention by scholars and educators. However, few studies have investigated how specific components of self-perceived oral presentation performance associate with foreign language anxiety. Additionally, how personality traits would moderate the relationship between self-perceived oral ... more