This study investigated the effects of ChatGPT-assisted instruction on Vietnamese English majors' writing skills and motivation. Using a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, the study compared two groups of first-year English majors (N = 76) over a 15-week semester. The experimental group received ChatGPT-assisted writing instruction,…

In response to the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings, particularly in language learning, there is a pressing need to understand the psychological and pedagogical factors that influence learners' emotional and academic experiences. EFL learners were selected for this study because language learning involves…

Despite the recognised importance of communicative competence in language acquisition, many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners persistently grapple with affective barriers such as speaking anxiety, shyness, and demotivation, alongside underdeveloped social-emotional competence (SEC), challenges that traditional speaking instruction…

Writing in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a special chance for students to improve their language skills and develop their social awareness. Through the use of writing prompts that promote values like tolerance, respect for others, and critical thinking, students are able to express themselves more effectively in English and gain a deeper…

In Canada, growing awareness of multilingualism in language teacher education requires educators to rethink how we practice language education. Many are increasingly questioning how established English-French official language programming can be reconciled with the reviving and reclaiming of Indigenous languages, and how we might think across…

This study investigates the presence and distribution of speech acts in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks used in Thai primary and secondary schools. Additionally, this study explores the perspectives of Thai EFL teachers on the effectiveness of these textbooks in supporting the teaching and learning of speech acts. A mixed methods…

Background/purpose: The research aimed to develop listening and speaking skills in English as a foreign language among elementary school students by designing a smart voice assistant application based on artificial intelligence technology. Materials/methods: The research used the experimental methodology and was applied to a sample of two groups.…

Nonverbal sound effects, such as background music and sound enhancements, have been widely used in children's eBooks; however, the impact of these effects on children's language learning remains inconclusive. This study examined Mandarin-English bilingual children's attention on sound-enhanced words during static eBook viewing. Fifty-seven 4-5…

Digital tools such as audiobooks enable language learners to read and listen to a text simultaneously. Access to such bimodal input has been argued to enhance L2 vocabulary learning from reading by directing learners' attention to novel words and facilitating the development of form-meaning links (Long, 2017). However, research on the cognitive…

This study examines the impact of written corrective feedback (WCF) timing on the collaborative writing process and writing accuracy development of adult learners of French as a second language. Forty-eight learners were divided into three groups to complete a collaborative writing task in pairs. The first group received immediate WCF via Google…

This study aims to identify EFL learners' prompting behaviors observed during ChatGPT-assisted English writing revision and examine how these behaviors affect the quality of their revised writings. Specifically, we investigated learners' objectives for using ChatGPT during revision, their prompt-writing approaches, and the alignment between these…

In Austria and other European countries, the initial segregation of learners of the language of instruction reflects the dominance of monolingual educational traditions. While prior research has extensively explored principals' and teachers' self-reported strategies for addressing the needs of language of instruction learners, little is known…

This study investigated the effectiveness of online forum-based collaborative learning versus traditional instructional methods for vocabulary acquisition among English as a foreign language learners. Twenty-one first-year translation and interpreting students participated in a comparative study examining two distinct vocabulary teaching…

Background: Differentiating typical language development (TD) and developmental language disorder (DLD) in a bilingual context is difficult. The societal language is often the only mutual language of the child and the SLT. It has been shown that when assessing second language (L2) performance using tools developed for monolingual children,…

While artificial intelligence in language learning has garnered extensive research attention, the specific roles of motivation and digital literacy (DL) in shaping students' self-regulated language learning within AI remain largely unexplored. Based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study endeavoured to understand how learning…