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Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Volume 14. Number 4 December 2023
Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College
Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College
Vice-director of International Cooperation & Exchange Department
& Mara Teknologi University, Malaysia
The effectiveness of using video-based instruction to teach English to young Chinese autistic language learners is the focus of the following article. The present study employed several methods such as online questionnaires, commentaries, interviews, and quantitative and qualitative methodologies to assess data and accomplish its objectives. The research’s relevance is limited by the reality that Chinese students struggle academically and find it difficult to socialize with their peers on a daily basis. The purpose of this study is to present the results of educating young Chinese autistic students through video-based instruction and visual learning activities. The research’s practical value is strongly reinforced by the content’s usefulness in teaching English to students with special needs. The results demonstrate that visual learning activities and video-based education promote inclusivity in the classroom and encourage peer social engagement.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, ESL proficiency, international schools, second language learning,
video-based teaching, young Chinese learners
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Luo Haifa- English lecturer at Jiujiang Polytechnic Vocational College, Lianxi District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, a Ph.D. student at the University of Technology, Malaysia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3445-8988
Gevorg Grigoryan-Ph.D. in Philology, English teacher at Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College, China, Nanchang, published more than 15 scholarly articles, email: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-8375
Lili Karapetyan-Associate Professor at Yerevan State University, Armenia, Yerevan, author of more than 15 scholarly articles, editor of the international journal ”Armenia Foila of English Studies” ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2899-6239
Ning Huichun- Jiangxi Tellhow Animation Vocational College: Vice-director of International Cooperation & Exchange Department, Ph.D student in Mara Teknologi University, Malaysia, email: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-2006