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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
doaj   +1 more source

Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang, Yuqing Wang, Wenqian Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher educators beliefs on EFL pre-service teachers willingness to communicate in the L2 [PDF]

, 2018
Tesis (Profesor de Inglés para la Enseñanza Básica y Media y al grado académico de Licenciado en Educación)This qualitative study is set up on the perceptions that four English teachers, from a private university in Santiago, have regarding their beliefs
Alvear Saldías, Francisca Alejandra, Cáceres Valeria, Denisse Andrea, Marín Navarro, Simone Andrea, Morales Coria, Javiera Constanza   +3 more
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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

Promoting Foreign Language Enjoyment Through Displaying Affiliation in Collaborative Digital Multimodal Composing in Hong Kong ESL Classrooms: Insights From Translanguaging and Transpositioning Perspectives

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies on classroom interactions suggest that displaying affiliation through linguistic and multimodal resources could promote positive emotions like enjoyment, thereby enhancing engagement and enthusiasm in second/foreign language learning.
Karen C. K. Choi, Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTICING IN IMPROVING EFL STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS [PDF]

, 2013
The role of noticing in the second language acquisition has been increasingly considered by some researcher in L2 acquisition. Previous studies of the effect of noticing on EFL students’ task performance have shown that noticing has significant roles ...
Utami, Amrih Bekti
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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

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

Picturing another culture: Developing language proficiency, empathy, and visual literacy through art [PDF]

, 2019
Integrating art (paintings, sculptures, photography, and other types of images) into second language (L2) instruction, can have a positive effect on language acquisition and developing intercultural understanding.
Fegely, Kathy, Hoecherl-Alden, Gisela
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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