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Veronika Timpe-Laughlin; Tetyana Sydorenko; Judit Dombi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
To examine the utility of spoken dialog systems (SDSs) for learning and low-stakes assessment, we administered the same role-play task in two different modalities to a group of 47 tertiary-level learners of English. Each participant completed the task in an SDS setting with a fully automated agent and engaged in the same task with a human…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, In Person Learning, Standard Spoken Usage, Role Playing
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Yeh, Ellen; Swinehart, Nicholas – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Online participatory cultures (e.g. social media) present a number of opportunities and challenges for language learners. Learners can collaborate with like-minded peers in online affinity spaces or get crowd-sourced information from the locals of a target culture, but they also run the risk of getting lost in the overwhelming amount of noise and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Social Media, Media Literacy, Use Studies
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Ali Khodi; Hossein Khezerlou; Hassan Sahraei – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Regarding the whispered use of technology in instruction and assessment of language skills, the present study investigates the effect of e-portfolio assessment on EFL learners' speaking proficiency. To this end, 60 intermediate students were randomly selected and homogenized to participate in the study. Samples of the IELTS speaking tests were…
Descriptors: Reliability, Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Student Evaluation
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Han Luo; Pan Gao – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This study reports on the results of a semester-long Chinese-American telecollaborative exchange via WeChat, in which students from China and the U.S. shared thematically similar songs in their respective languages and discussed relevant cultural topics that were suggested by the students. Various types of qualitative data collected from the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication, Computer Software, Group Discussion
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García-Gómez, Antonio – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
By using small focus group discussions, the present study aims to gain insight into students' perceptions about the impact of WhatsApp use in their learning process. More specifically, this study presents a cross-cultural analysis of British and Spanish university students' personal beliefs about the effectiveness of using WhatsApp to complete…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software, Pragmatics