As memes have become ubiquitous and embedded in the Internet and popular culture, a growing body ... more As memes have become ubiquitous and embedded in the Internet and popular culture, a growing body of literature has investigated incorporating digital humor in the form of Internet memes as a new approach to increase learners’ motivation and engagement. This paper conducts a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the impact of humor and meme-related pedagogical activities on language learning and to provide guidelines for incorporating meme-based learning in language classrooms. It seeks to address the following question: What is the effect of meme-related pedagogical activities in EFL/ESL classrooms? The revealed findings should encourage instructors to adopt this innovative approach to meet the needs and expectations of today’s language learners. The results show that using meme-based learning in language classrooms increases learners’ motivation and interest in the topic; creates a positive, fun, interesting, and engaging learning environment; enhances retention and underst...
Assessment plays a central and important role in teaching and learning as it measures and estimat... more Assessment plays a central and important role in teaching and learning as it measures and estimates whether learners achieved the desired goals and met the expectations; and therefore, instructors can make decisions regarding instruction, curricula, and learners’ proficiency and placement. Nevertheless, there is no single assessment tool which is fully adequate to provide both instructors and students with all the information needed to make judgments about learners’ actual abilities; however, performance-based assessment (PBA) is considered as one of the effective alternative and authentic assessments for evaluating students’ English competence. This paper is an appraisal of the washback effect of PBAs in EFL/ESL classrooms and the potential challenges faced by instructors when implementing PBAs. It provides a comprehensive review of literature relating to L2 assessment; compares between different modes of assessment; discusses the benefits and drawbacks of PBAs; and provides genera...
As memes have become ubiquitous and embedded in the Internet and popular culture, a growing body ... more As memes have become ubiquitous and embedded in the Internet and popular culture, a growing body of literature has investigated incorporating digital humor in the form of Internet memes as a new approach to increase learners’ motivation and engagement. This paper conducts a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to examine the impact of humor and meme-related pedagogical activities on language learning and to provide guidelines for incorporating meme-based learning in language classrooms. It seeks to address the following question: What is the effect of meme-related pedagogical activities in EFL/ESL classrooms? The revealed findings should encourage instructors to adopt this innovative approach to meet the needs and expectations of today’s language learners. The results show that using meme-based learning in language classrooms increases learners’ motivation and interest in the topic; creates a positive, fun, interesting, and engaging learning environment; enhances retention and underst...
Assessment plays a central and important role in teaching and learning as it measures and estimat... more Assessment plays a central and important role in teaching and learning as it measures and estimates whether learners achieved the desired goals and met the expectations; and therefore, instructors can make decisions regarding instruction, curricula, and learners’ proficiency and placement. Nevertheless, there is no single assessment tool which is fully adequate to provide both instructors and students with all the information needed to make judgments about learners’ actual abilities; however, performance-based assessment (PBA) is considered as one of the effective alternative and authentic assessments for evaluating students’ English competence. This paper is an appraisal of the washback effect of PBAs in EFL/ESL classrooms and the potential challenges faced by instructors when implementing PBAs. It provides a comprehensive review of literature relating to L2 assessment; compares between different modes of assessment; discusses the benefits and drawbacks of PBAs; and provides genera...
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