Flipped Classroom in English Language Teaching and Learning: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Flipped or inverted classroom has been a new trend in the education world. The idea of this educational practice has been widely accepted by most of the countries, and being applied in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The perceptions, effectiveness, and challenges of implementing flipped classroom has always been one of the popular fields of studies by researchers all over the world. The literature review shows an internationally extensive view of international studies on the perceptions of teachers and learners towards the implementation of flipped classroom, especially in the English Language teaching and learning classroom. This systematic literature review comprehensively analysed 18 articles from the year 2016 until 2020 including full-text articles from online sources for better review. The main findings of the past studies were being displayed in tables for better understanding. Findings of this review indicated that most of the English teachers and learners participated in the past studies, agreed that Flipped Classroom approach brings benefits to the English language teaching and learning practice.