Student Engagement in Online Business English Instruction
Student Engagement in Online Business English Instruction

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the essential role student engagement has acquired in online modern language instruction by providing literature definitions of the construct and by suggesting practical strategies for its acknowledgement, enhancement, and management. There is an overall multifaceted complexity associated with the concept of student engagement that reflects itself in the provision of numerous definitions and possible useful applications to the context of language teaching and learning. Student engagement informs instructors’ decision-making process as well as influencing the quality level and efficiency of online exchanges. When language instructors tap into the richness potential of student engagement, academic language courses gain in both aim achievement and humane rapport developments. This paper focuses on defining student engagement, offers an overview of important online engagement frameworks in the literature, finally arguing for pragmatic politeness strategies as being key in promoting student engagement in online higher education.

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