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Hanieh Shafiee Rad – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based applications has become increasingly significant due to its transformative potential in various fields including language learning. These applications have the potential to enhance second language (L2) learners' speaking proficiency, willingness to communicate (WTC), and perception,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students, Required Courses
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Zarrinabadi, Nourollah; Lou, Nigel Mantou; Darvishnezhad, Zeinab – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study examined the effects of praise for intelligence and praise for effort on Iranian EFL learners' language mindsets, perceived communication competence, speaking anxiety, and willingness to communicate (WTC). The students in three English classes (N = 63, all junior high school students) in a private language institute filled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Reinforcement, Ability, Anxiety
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Muzakki Bashori; Roeland van Hout; Helmer Strik; Catia Cucchiarini – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Practicing pronunciation through language learning systems incorporating Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology has been effective in helping improve foreign language pronunciation. One of the ASR affordances is that it can provide immediate, personalized feedback on learners' pronunciation. We investigated the effects of two ASR-based…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, English (Second Language), Pronunciation, Speech Communication
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Yuko Hayashi; Yusuke Kondo; Yutaka Ishii – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: This study builds a new system for automatically assessing learners' speech elicited from an oral discourse completion task (DCT), and evaluates the prediction capability of the system with a view to better understanding factors deemed influential in predicting speaking proficiency scores and the pedagogical implications of the system.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Japanese
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Pawliszko, Judyta – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
The present study draws on the theoretical framework of translanguaging and seeks to shed light on the patterns of translanguaging and how translanguaging affects meaning-making processes among bilingual children in preschool. This case study focuses on 8 months of observation and recordings of pupils ranging in age from 3 to 6 years. The gathered…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Bilingualism, Speech Communication, Code Switching (Language)
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Han, Yeji; McDonough, Kim – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
The role of individual differences in second language (L2) learning is widely acknowledged; however, how teachers can accommodate individual differences in L2 classrooms receives relatively less attention. Focusing specifically on motivation, this study explores the effectiveness of communicative tasks on Korean L2 speakers' complexity, accuracy,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Prevention