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Which one? AI-assisted language assessment or paper format: an exploration of the impacts on foreign language anxiety, learning attitudes, motivation, and writing performance

Language Testing in Asia
In recent years, language practitioners have paid increasing attention to artificial intelligence (AI)’s role in language programs. This study investigated the impact of AI-assisted language assessment on L2 learners’ foreign language anxiety (FLA ...
Neha Biju, Nasser Said Gomaa Abdelrasheed, Khilola Bakiyeva, K. D. V. Prasad, Biruk Jember   +4 more
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Negotiating writing: a case study of the transition of English second-language Social Science graduates to postgraduate professional disciplines [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This longitudinal, qualitative case study provides thick description of six English second-language (ESL) students' transition from Social Science disciplines to postgraduate study in the professional
Bangeni, Abongwe
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From “Striving to Survive” to “Striving to Thrive”: A Narrative Inquiry Into a Student's Motivational Development via Translanguaging in EAP and EMI Contexts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While English‐medium instruction (EMI) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are designed to promote language and content learning, their prevailing English‐only approaches often undermine students’ learning motivation. Against this backdrop, translanguaging has gained recognition as an effective pedagogical practice to support ...
Yihai Wen, Fan Fang
wiley   +1 more source

'Sink or Swim?' The relationship between Vietnamese postgraduate students' identities and their L2 experiences in the UK [PDF]

, 2011
Advancing the 'social turn' in Second Language Acquisition research requires further research exploring the relationship between identity and L2 acquisition in different contexts and with different groups of L2 learners.
Tong, Dung
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The Impact of AI‐Assisted L2 Learning on Learners’ Emotions: A Meta‐Analysis

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The scope of research on AI‐assisted second/foreign language (L2/FL) learning has expanded beyond learning outcomes to focus on learners’ emotional experiences. Despite their proliferation, existing empirical findings are inconsistent, and few studies have systematically synthesized the impacts of AI‐assisted L2 learning on learners’ emotional
Jiaqi Jing, Xinjie Chen, Timothy Teo, Ziwei Xiao, Nandini Agarwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The future of language education: Teachers’ perceptions about the surge of AI writing tools

Technology in Language Teaching & Learning
Machine translation (MT) tools have been causing language educators distress since 2006, when GoogleTranslate was first launched. With its ever-increasing efficiency, it has become a reference for language learners looking for shortcuts, and the bane of ...
Giovanni Zimotti, Claire Frances, Luke Whitaker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Written Language and Exploring Attitudes towards Learning English in Primary Age ESL Learners in Brunei Darussalam [PDF]

, 2013
This research was conducted in the small sultanate of Brunei Darussalam on the island of Borneo where the researcher was working as an English language teacher at a government primary school.
Dallas, Heather
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Comparing the Effects of Collaborative and Independent Writing on EFL Learners’ Individual Writing Performance: An Intervention Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborative writing has attracted increasing attention in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction due to its potential to enhance learners’ writing competence. However, few studies have examined the comparative effects of collaborative versus independent writing on EFL learners’ individual performance, especially in higher‐order ...
Ting Huang, Chenze Wu, Wenkang Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Changed Minds and L2 Motivation: Reflections of Japanese EFL Students Living, Laboring and Learning in Vietnam

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT English as a lingua franca (ELF) is increasingly used for communication in many EFL contexts, including Vietnam. Although Japan and Vietnam have a long history of economic cooperation, for practical reasons, English typically functions as the medium of communication between the two groups. This study examines Japanese expats who had studied or
Mark R. Freiermuth, Satomi Kanaya
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis on the Sources of L2 Writing Anxiety*

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2020), 2020
openaire   +1 more source