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Investigating Knowledge Management Practices in an EFL Context in Pakistan

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  • Ushaque Ahmed
  • Rabia Aslam
  • Najmonnisa Khan
  • Muhammad Mujtaba Asad

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Currently, English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers are supposed to recognize that, creativity among students can be developed through knowledge management practices. The current study aimed to investigate EFL teachers’ knowledge management practices from learner insight. The explanatory mixed method research design was used to investigate the phenomenon. Quantitative data was collected from 298 A-Level students through a survey questionnaire, and qualitative data was collected through 7 A-Level students through an in-depth semi-structured interview. The findings suggested that EFL teachers arrange seminars and co-curricular activities to create knowledge; discussion in and outside classrooms are used to share knowledge; social media and movies are used to utilize knowledge; and notebooks are used to store knowledge in the EFL classroom. The study revealed that benchmark and technological devices to manage knowledge are not frequently practiced by EFL teachers. The study concluded that teachers should be trained in the area of knowledge management regularly.

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  • Ushaque Ahmed & Rabia Aslam & Najmonnisa Khan & Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, 2022. "Investigating Knowledge Management Practices in an EFL Context in Pakistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(2), pages 21582440221, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:12:y:2022:i:2:p:21582440221094593
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440221094593
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