Publication of the edited book "What Really Works in the English Classroom"

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Date: 15.04.2025

Balkan University Press is pleased to share with you the edited book, titled "What Really Works in the English Classroom", which is part of the Education, Linguistics, and Literature series. The book is edited by Prof. Dr. Ana Kechan and Assoc. Prof. Igballe Miftari-Fetishi.

This edited volume explores the evolving landscape of language education, emphasizing the integration of AI, technology, literature, and culture into pedagogy. It presents diverse methodologies, from traditional approaches like translation and dictation to modern strategies such as peer learning, AI-driven modeling, and drama-based teaching. The book highlights the importance of an eclectic, student centered approach in the post-method era, allowing educators to adapt flexibly to students’ needs. Covering frameworks like the Action-oriented Approach and Communicative Language Teaching, it equips teachers with innovative tools to foster linguistic competence and cultural awareness in an increasingly interconnected world.

The foreward is written by Letizia Cignanotto , PhD from the University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy. According to her "The chapters of this book should be able to nurture language professionals' ability to harmoniously balance the traditional and new, allowing development of dynamic, engaging learning environments that provide linguistic and cultural fluency in support of individuals needing to operate naturally in an interdependent world. It does this by being mindful of the students' diverse learning preferences, cognitive processes, and strategies in an ongoing adjustment to language in its ever-changing process due to globalization, technology, and changes within society."

Ana Kechan, PhD, is a full professor at the International Balkan University in Skopje, North Macedonia. She has a BA in English Language and Literature, an MA in English Literature and a PhD in Literary Hermeneutics. She has the CELTA and DELTA from the University of Cambridge and is a CELTA trainer for teachers of English, as well as a Gestalt counselor. Areas of interest include the relationship between psychology and literature, Jungian interpretation of literary works (and psychological hermeneutics in general), fantasy and the fantastic, folklore, as well as English teaching methodology. She is the author of the following books: The Dark Side of Otherness (2019), The Jungian Hermeneutic Method (2020), Day/Night (2021), Dusk/Dawn (2021) and Tolkienian Essays (2022). She is the editor of Reimagining the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (2022).

Igballe Miftari-Fetishi, is Associate professor of English and Linguistics at International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia. She earned her MA and PhD in English Language teaching (ELT) at South East European University (SEEU), Tetovo North Macedonia. Her work experience includes 16 years of teaching ELT to university students, research and published papers and a published book. She is Editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Education and Philology, a bi-annual journal of the Faculty of Education at IBU. Her research interests include: contemporary teaching, teacher professional development, language and assessment, planning and instruction, as well as second language acquisition

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