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Direct linkFryer, Luke K.; Coniam, David; Carpenter, Rollo; Lapu?neanu, Diana – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
Bots are destined to dominate how humans interact with the internet of things that continues to grow around them. Despite their still budding intellectual capacity, major companies (e.g., Apple, Google and Amazon) have already placed (chat)bots at the centre of their flagship devices. (Chat)Bots currently fill the internet acting as guides,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology, Internet
Coniam, David – ReCALL, 2008
This paper investigates the linguistic worth of current "chatbot" programs--software programs which attempt to hold a conversation, or interact, in English--as a precursor to their potential as an ESL (English as a second language) learning resource. After some initial background to the development of chatbots, and a discussion of the Loebner…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Educational Resources, English (Second Language)
