LINGUISTS : JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TEACHING
Vol 12, No 1 (2026): July (In Press)

INTEGRATING E-PORTFOLIOS IN FLIPPED ENGLISH CLASSES: IMPACTS ON NURSING ESP SPEAKING

Budiani, Bridgita Berlian (Unknown)
Fitriati, Sri Wuli (Unknown)
Widhiyanto, Widhiyanto (Unknown)
Wahyuni, Sri (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study examines the effectiveness of integrating e-portfolios into a flipped English classroom to enhance English for Specific Purposes (ESP) speaking performance and speaking self-efficacy among nursing students. Grounded in ESP pedagogy, communicative language teaching, and self-efficacy theory, the study addresses the persistent gap between students’ linguistic knowledge and their ability to perform professional oral communication in healthcare contexts. A quasi-experimental one-group pre-test-post-test design was implemented with 40 second-year nursing students at a private health sciences college in Central Java. The instructional intervention combined pre-class input, in-class communicative practice, and iterative speaking development through e-portfolio-based recording, feedback, and reflection over one academic semester. Speaking performance was assessed through task-based ESP speaking tests, while self-efficacy was measured using a Likert-scale questionnaire. The findings revealed statistically significant improvements in both speaking performance and speaking self-efficacy, with large effect sizes indicating substantial educational impact. The results suggest that integrating e-portfolios within a flipped classroom expands opportunities for structured practice, fosters reflective learning, and strengthens learners’ confidence, thereby supporting both linguistic and psychological dimensions of professional communication. The study underscores the pedagogical value of technology-supported, contextually grounded speaking instruction in health sciences education and recommends the combined use of flipped learning and e-portfolio-based formative assessment to promote sustainable ESP speaking development.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

linguists

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

The aim of this Journal is to promote a principled approach to research on language and language-related concerns by encouraging enquiry into relationship between theoretical and practical studies. The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in: Second and foreign language ...