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From tool to scaffold: structured human-AI collaboration and its effects on academic writing and digital critical thinking among Saudi EFL learners. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Alshehri OAO, Lamouchi A, Abdellatif MS, Al-Dosari MNA, Mekheimer M, Nemt-Allah MA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Seeing the Speaker's Face Enhances Second Language Shadowing: Neural and Behavioral Evidence

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated how facial cues influence second language (L2) shadowing among 42 Japanese learners of English. Participants completed four conditions that varied by task type (listening vs. shadowing) and visual input (face vs. mosaic).
Hyeonjeong Jeong, Shuhei Kadota, Mayumi Kajiura, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Koji Kazai, Mariko Kawasaki, Yoko Nakano, Naoya Hase   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking fluency and critical thinking among Egyptian EFL business students: a mixed-methods study. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Ismael I, Luo X, Li S, Ali N.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Use of Concordances in EFL/ESL Writing Instruction.

BULLETIN of Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Language and Culture Studies, 2014
openaire   +1 more source

Vocabulary Opens the Door; Creativity Guides the Search: Complementary Contributions to Second Language Semantic Fluency Across Domains

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
wiley   +1 more source

ChatGPT use and learner autonomy among EFL university students: the mediating role of English speaking anxiety. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Alsuwaylim AM, Alshehri MA, Lamouchi A, Abdellatif MS, Ibrahim AR, Nemt-Allah MA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Second Language Interactional Competence in Roleplay: Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence and Human Interlocutors

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Climate-control ChatGPT for EFL writing and AI literacy. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Aldamen H, Alawneh SM, Almashour M, Al-Deaibes M, Alsharefeen R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Differential Effects of Age, Linguistic Distance, Gender, and Education on English Proficiency: A Comparative Crosslinguistic Study of Immersion and Nonimmersion Learners

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Do immersion and nonimmersion learners’ English grammaticality judgment test (GJT) scores reflect the same underlying processes in language learning? Drawing on data from Chen and Hartshorne's (2021) study, we argue that they do not. Using generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs), we found that age of onset was the strongest predictor of GJT ...
Frans van der Slik, Roeland van Hout
wiley   +1 more source

Linguistic complexity of EFL writing with different levels of English proficiency: A stratified study of an application-oriented university. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source