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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 16. Number 1, March 2025 Pp.207-220
Filology and Translation Department
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine
English and German Department, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Department of English for Engineering 1, National Technical University of Ukraine
“Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine
laboratory of preschool education, Institute of Problems on Education
National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Department of Fundamental, Medical and Preventive Disciplines
International European University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Department of Greek Philology and Slavic Philology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
The study aimed to reveal the capacity of discussion-oriented flipped classrooms exploiting educational video materials on self-development to increase students’ motivation in a Professional English course. The authors exploited a mixed-methods research methodology, represented by a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative-based (pedagogical experiment; analysis of the data collected in a statistically valid manner, i.e., via the method of mathematical statistics to establish quantitative values of the level of students’ motivation to learn professional English through integrating into the educational process a discussion-oriented flipped classroom with video materials on developing personal potential) and qualitative-based (survey; observation of the participants in the educational process; analysis and generalization of the problem under research) design. The significance of the study lies in increasing efficiency of the educational processes of a Professional English course grounded on adequate content integration of videos concerning developing personal potential of students, on the one hand, and on the organizational integration of a discussion-oriented flipped classroom, on the other hand. The data collected can contribute to further research on enhancing the motivation of medical students to learn English for professional use through different multimodal resources. A discussion-oriented flipped classroom is viewed as an effective teaching method which has a positive impact on student’s motivation when implemented in a Professional English course. The positive dynamics of the student’s motivation to learn English for professional use were experimentally proven.
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Appendix A: Video Texts
– The 7 Essential Pillars of Personal Development (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWGayyX9I6o);
– What is potential? (Part 1) How do you unlock your potential? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvm10flZ7n8);
– Unlock Your Potential (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6iatEpjYg);
– Unlock Your True Potential – Watch To Know How! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QWJi30xC54);
– Unlock Your True Potential: Effortless Power Revealed | Personal Growth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dea4RG8TDaM);
– Unlock You True Potential (Part 2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3c5hPeTNw);
– A Dynamic Prescription for Personal Growth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-7RkG3p4U);
– 10 years of self-improvement knowledge in 14 minutes 52 seconds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYU-zNKdh0);
– 5 HABITS that CHANGED my LIFE in 1 WEEK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EmzPk0cuHc);
– Personal Potential: The Power of One – Respect, Optimism, Positive Energy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw_Oz1Waprw);
– What is Self-Realization? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLvALi-gKCc);
– The Dark Side of Self Improvement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wljRiAofFJ8)
Svitlana Fedorenko, Doctor of Science in Education and Pedagogy, is currently a full professor at the Filology and Translation Department of Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design and a researcher at the University of Granada (Spain). Her research interests include: ESP teaching, sci-tech translation, modern trends in higher education, intercultural communication. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-9975
Tetiana Anoshkova gained her Ph.D. in Pedagogical/Educational Sciences from the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. She is an ESP teacher at the Department of English for Engineering 1 of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”. Her research interests focuses on ESP teaching. ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-942X
Olha Reipolska, Doctor of Science in Education and Pedagogy, full professor, is a head of the Laboratory of Preschool Education at the Institute of Problems on Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. She does research on personal development in education context. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-7110
Nataliia Davydenko got her Ph.D. in Filology from Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Fundamental, Medical and Preventive Disciplines of the International European University, and a researcher at the University of Granada (Spain). Her research interests are in liberal education and pedagogical techniques in teaching ESP. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-2694