RESEARCH IN TESOL: A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF TRENDS AND TYPES OF RESEARCH IN ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

Waheeb S. Albiladi

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This paper provides a systematic review of the research around teaching English as a second or foreign language over the last ten years. The review aims to help second and foreign language researchers to recognize the trends that have impacted English teaching and learning research. More than 400 articles from leading journals were reviewed to examine the trends and method that were used. The findings suggested that the research interests in the TESOL field have changed as many topics and trends have risen based on students’ academic and social needs. Topics such as teaching methodology, digital literacy, and using technology to teach English have dominated the research during the last decade.

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TESOL, English teaching; ESL; EFL; English learning; research interests

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v4i3.221

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