SEL strategies to improve EFL and ESL students' communication skill

Social and emotional learning concepts are central to improving EFL (English as a Foreign Language) and ESL (English as a Second Language) students' verbal and nonverbal communication skills.However, students struggle during discussions and oral presentations, as documented in Prleros (2019) podcast.This has led to presentation anxiety and low self-esteem for many students, including EFL and ESL.Gibbons (2006) addresses that ESL students know the basics of the English language but cannot differentiate between academic and conversational usage.As middle school teachers and passionate communicators, we became interested in this field.The aim is to answer two questions: (1) how do SEL strategies impact EFL and ESL students' verbal and non-verbal communication skills?and ( 2) what role does it play in improving speaking and active listening in students' interactions?The literature review is split into sections, to address these questions.The first section introduces the area and defines key terms like communication, EFL, ESL, SEL and English language learning.The second section presents the methodological approach, selected articles and inclusion and exclusion criteria.The third section presents the results from other studies and shows their connection to specific themes.The fourth section discusses the relevance of our aim and question and the challenges and limitations.The final section summarises the literature review and concludes with three statements.This relates to SEL and acknowledges areas that will be further explored in future research.With this abstract, the reader clearly understands what the literature review will provide.