I Felt “Safe and Heard”: Nurturing English Majors’ Social-Emotional Skills through the Discussion of Controversial Issues in the Hungarian University Context
Amidst contemporary challenges (e.g. pandemics, wars), integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes is crucial for fostering students’ growth and emotional well-being. This study aimed to reveal how a language seminar can contribute to nurturing universi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of English Studies
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://anglica-journal.com/resources/html/article/details?id=624797 |
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| Summary: | Amidst contemporary challenges (e.g. pandemics, wars), integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes is crucial for fostering students’ growth and emotional well-being. This study aimed to reveal how a language seminar can contribute to nurturing university students’ SEL skills while also developing their language skills by engaging in discussions about controversial issues (CIs). Two groups of students, taught by the two authors, participated in the study. The results reveal that the students appreciated the discussions about CIs, found them challenging but enjoyable, and conducive to developing SEL skills. The results imply that creating an SEL-based syllabus focusing on CI could be both feasible and worthwhile. |
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| ISSN: | 0860-5734 2957-0905 |