http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/student-engagement Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:23:02 -0400 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:23:02 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1249/exploring-the-impact-of-the-autobiographical-story-on-learning-english-as-a-foreign-language-case-study-in-the-primary-classroom By Miren Askasibar - This case study examines the effects of an EFL teacher’s autobiographical story on 26 Spanish primary students in terms of comprehension, raising interest, engagement, motivation and willingness to communicate in L2, by comparing it to a story in the ELEANITZ multilingualism project. A questionnaire, a behavioural observation instrument and a post-test survey were used to collect data. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test, effect size (Hedge’s g) and content analysis. The results reveal that the students understood the autobiographical story better, found it more... Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:29 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1249/exploring-the-impact-of-the-autobiographical-story-on-learning-english-as-a-foreign-language-case-study-in-the-primary-classroom http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1042/the-influence-of-language-difficulties-on-the-wellbeing-of-international-students-an-interpretive-phenomenological-analysis By Glory Gatwiri - Language difficulties are cited as the most critical issue facing international students today. This study particularly looks into the influence of language difficulties on the wellbeing of international students. The study was conducted at a student accommodation in Melbourne, Australia using an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach (IPA). This explored the subjective experiences of five international students from Colombia, Mongolia, China, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. Results were organized into six themes, all of which supported the hypothesis that language difficulties influence the level of... Sat, 23 May 2015 10:17 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1042/the-influence-of-language-difficulties-on-the-wellbeing-of-international-students-an-interpretive-phenomenological-analysis