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Education worldwide is experiencing a significant upheaval due to technological breakthroughs. It shifts societal needs, changing pedagogical philosophies and moving away from traditional classroom settings and standardised curricula. The flipped classroom method, or inverted classroom, has been the new education trend for several years. This study presents a comprehensive systematic review of the literature on the flipped classroom, particularly emphasising teachers’ perceptions regarding the flipped classroom implementation in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms. This systematic literature review thoroughly examined 15 publications published between 2019 and 2023, including full-text articles from three databases: Scopus, WoS (Web of Science), and ERIC, to enhance the review’s quality. The main findings of previous research, categorised by both positive and negative perspectives, were presented in tables for better understanding. The findings indicate that most teachers had positive perceptions of the flipped classroom methodology despite the challenges associated with its implementation. Finally, this systematic review offers teachers recommendations for enhancing the success of the flipped classroom method in the language classroom.
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