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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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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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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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How unique is the foreign language classroom enjoyment and anxiety of Chinese EFL learners?

System, 2019
Yan Jiang, Jean–marc Dewaele
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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 role of grit and classroom enjoyment in EFL learners’ willingness to communicate

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This interdisciplinary study investigates whether, and to what extent, grit (consisting of perseverance of effort and consistency of interests) and classroom enjoyment are linked with EFL learners’ willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC),
Ju Seong Lee
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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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Technology-Assisted Vocabulary Learning for EFL Learners: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
This meta-analysis reviewed research between 2012 and 2018 focused on technology-assisted second language (L2) vocabulary learning for English as a foreign language (EFL) learner.
Tao Hao, Zhe Wang, Yuliya Ardasheva
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The Impact of Authentic Materials on Reading Comprehension, Motivation, and Anxiety Among Iranian Male EFL Learners

Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2021
This study aimed to investigate the effect of using authentic materials on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ reading comprehension, reading motivation, and reading anxiety.
Ehsan Namaziandost, Mohammad Hasan Razmi, Shouket Ahmad Tilwani, Abbas Pourhosein Gilakjani   +3 more
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The impact of Google Assistant on adolescent EFL learners’ willingness to communicate

Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered to be an important factor contributing to successful foreign language learning. Many studies aim at finding effective tools for enhancing WTC.
Tzu-Yu Tai, Howard Hao-Jan Chen
semanticscholar   +1 more source