About the webinar
The English Connects Action Research project started in 2021 to support and mentor English teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa to carry out their own action research projects. In 2022, a second cohort of teachers from Sudan, Nigeria and Ethiopia reflected and proposed solutions for their classroom issues through exploratory action research.
This webinar provided a description of the project and most importantly, showcased the 19 projects carried out. These research projects focused on various topics such as promoting speaking practice, managing mixed and large classes, improving reading comprehension, and developing writing among others. Participants explained the focus of their study, their methods for data collection and key findings. They also shared the action plan implemented and the impact this had in their classrooms.
About the speakers
| Name | Surname | Country | Role, job or post | Topic of research |
| Dagnachew | Adefris | Ethiopia | Teacher | Improving First-Year Pedagogical Science Students' speaking Skills |
| Isaac Oluwafemi | Akinseye | Nigeria | Teacher | Students' difficulties in spelling tasks |
| Mayyada | Assadig | Sudan | English Teacher | Difficulties and challenges of speaking English in primary schools. |
| Ahmed | Shareef | Sudan | Lecturer | Effectiveness of The Use of Flipped Classroom Strategy |
| Oluwatimilehin Amos | Akinade | Nigeria | Teacher | Errors in Essay Type Writing |
| Bethel | Udeh | Nigeria | English Teacher | Students' Poor Performance in Speaking English |
| Sarah | Balogun | Nigeria | Teacher | Creating motivation for reading recommended literary texts by teachers-in-training |
| Sufian | Mabarook | Sudan | Teacher | Exploring of using Smartphones in doing Writing Tasks at Secondary Schools |
| Anita Nchat | Kevin | Nigeria | Teacher | Difficulties with Reading Comprehension |
| Ibtisam Sabahelzain | Alzian | Sudan | English Teacher | Difficulties in reading |
| Tarig | Ahmed Adam Elamin | Sudan | Teacher | Promoting speaking |
| Chinenye | Bernard-Nnabuike | Nigeria | Special Education Teacher | Deaf students challenges with reading comprehension in the English Language class |
| Helen | Ogudugu | Nigeria | Teacher | The development of speaking skills |
| Aliyi Hassen | Mohammed | Ethiopia | Lecturer | Developing programming skills of students |
| Abdisalan | Hussein | Ethiopia | Lecturer | Managing a large class. |
| Tewodros | Gebremichael | Ethiopia | Teacher | The use of correct grammar in writing |
| Mohamed Abdalla Ibrahim | Himaida | Sudan | Teacher Trainer | Difficulties in reading Comprehension |
| Geremew Garda | Garda | Etiopia | Teacher | Appropriacy of reading texts to develop reading skills |
| Alemayehu Getachew | Anberbir | Ethiopia | English teacher | Effectiveness of Group Work in the Language Classroom |