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Chinese EFL learners’ apology strategies

Applied Pragmatics, 2022
AbstractThis paper presents a multimodal analysis of apologies performed by Chinese EFL learners at two proficiency levels by considering their use of both verbal and nonverbal (i.e., gestures and gaze) strategies. The results showed that both groups used IFID (illocutionary force indicating device, which, in this study, refers to explicit apology ...
Xiaoyu Pei, Lianrui Yang, Ying Chen, Brent Wolter   +3 more
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Effects of technology-enhanced language learning on reducing EFL learners’ public speaking anxiety

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Public speaking is considered the most anxiety-provoking speaking activity for English as a foreign language (EFL) learner. While traditional lecture-based classrooms hinder EFL learners’ constant practice and frequent interaction due to large class ...
Yi-Chen Chen
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The impact of intelligent personal assistants on adolescent EFL learners’ listening comprehension

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) has emerged as a valuable tool for EFL learning by offering interactive authentic contexts. Although IPA is believed to be motivational and useful, empirical evidence is limited and contradictory, especially the ...
Tzu-Yu Tai, Howard Hao-Jan Chen
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Effects of intelligent personal assistants on EFL learners’ oral proficiency outside the classroom

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) are a valuable tool in language learning because they provide opportunities for authentic interaction. However, their effectiveness, compared with that of human interlocutors, in facilitating second and foreign ...
Tzu-Yu Tai
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EFL learners’ self-determination and acceptance of LMOOCs: the UTAUT model

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The Language Massive Open Online Courses (LMOOCs) is a new platform of computer assisted language learning (CALL); since most LMOOCs witness high dropout rates, empirical evidence on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ motivation to accept and ...
Liwei Hsu
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Employing e-tandem language learning method to enhance speaking skills and willingness to communicate: the case of EFL learners

Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The present study adopted a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach to explore the impact of e-tandem on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ speaking skills (i.e.
M. Rahimi, J. Fathi
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Proposing a task-oriented chatbot system for EFL learners speaking practice

Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Many learners of English as a foreign language often feel that learning spoken English is frustrating and quite difficult, especially when they have to talk to English-speaking foreigners.
M. Hsu, Pei-Shih Chen, Chi-Shun Yu
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The Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality on EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension

Journal of educational computing research, 2021
Virtual reality via mobile-rendered head-mounted displays (MVR) has emerged as a valuable language learning tool. However, research has yet to fully access its effects on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) listening.
Tzu-Yu Tai, Howard Hao-Jan Chen
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Utilising artificial intelligence-enhanced writing mediation to develop academic writing skills in EFL learners: a qualitative study

Computer Assisted Language Learning
As innovative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in mediating learners’ language learning, further exploration is necessary to realise how AI contributes to English language learners’ writing skills ...
J. Fathi, M. Rahimi
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Effectiveness of informal digital learning of English on EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge: a mixed-methods investigation

Computer Assisted Language Learning
This mixed-methods study examined the association between informal digital learning of English (IDLE) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ vocabulary knowledge (VK).
Afsheen Rezai, Ali Soyoof, B. Reynolds
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