Panorama of Hi-tech and Hi-touch English language instruction: Precursor to a hybrid teaching model

Abstract

The evolving landscape of English language instruction exacerbated by the paradigm shift in education provides rich areas for scholarly investigation through research. In such context, this basic qualitative study aimed to provide an extensive overview of the landscape of hi-tech and hi-touch English language instruction. Through thematic analysis of various instructional practices in English language instruction, the study underscores the critical integration of digital tools and interpersonal interactions in contemporary educational settings. Analysis of the extended texts yielded the teaching mechanisms of teachers in a hi-tech and hi-touch English language instruction which were dubbed as KINASIGOM (Keyboarding through the Digital