English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time
Conversational artificial intelligence enables opportunities for practicing speaking the target language while giving individualized feedback in a low-anxiety environment offered in spoken dialogue systems with conversational agents. In this paper, we present results from a longitudinal study conduc...
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| description | Conversational artificial intelligence enables opportunities for practicing speaking the target language while giving individualized feedback in a low-anxiety environment offered in spoken dialogue systems with conversational agents. In this paper, we present results from a longitudinal study conducted on Swedish lower-secondary students who used a spoken dialogue system as an integrated part of their ordinary English lessons. They interacted orally with embodied conversational agents to solve given tasks in everyday-life scenarios and self-reported their experiences in questionnaires and systematic logbook reflections. Analytical methods were mainly non-parametric tests. Results revealed that the students sustained practicing, socially and emotionally engaged with a slightly positive trend in their educational experience. These insights can inspire teachers and stakeholders in the integration of conversational artificial intelligence in language education and designers in the development of such systems for this age group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99bfdaa1eed64d6b88701c4542653f3f2023-12-21T07:38:01ZengElsevierComputers and Education: Artificial Intelligence2666-920X2023-01-015100164English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over timeElin Ericsson0Stefan Johansson1Department of Applied Information Technology, Division of Learning, Communication and IT, University of Gothenburg, Forskningsgången 6, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden; Corresponding author.Department of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg, Box 300, 405 30, Gothenburg, SwedenConversational artificial intelligence enables opportunities for practicing speaking the target language while giving individualized feedback in a low-anxiety environment offered in spoken dialogue systems with conversational agents. In this paper, we present results from a longitudinal study conducted on Swedish lower-secondary students who used a spoken dialogue system as an integrated part of their ordinary English lessons. They interacted orally with embodied conversational agents to solve given tasks in everyday-life scenarios and self-reported their experiences in questionnaires and systematic logbook reflections. Analytical methods were mainly non-parametric tests. Results revealed that the students sustained practicing, socially and emotionally engaged with a slightly positive trend in their educational experience. These insights can inspire teachers and stakeholders in the integration of conversational artificial intelligence in language education and designers in the development of such systems for this age group.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666920X23000437Conversational artificial intelligenceDialogue-based computer-assisted language learningLongitudinal educational experienceSpoken dialogue systemVirtual human |
| spellingShingle | Elin Ericsson Stefan Johansson English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence Conversational artificial intelligence Dialogue-based computer-assisted language learning Longitudinal educational experience Spoken dialogue system Virtual human |
| title | English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time |
| title_full | English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time |
| title_fullStr | English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time |
| title_full_unstemmed | English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time |
| title_short | English speaking practice with conversational AI: Lower secondary students' educational experiences over time |
| title_sort | english speaking practice with conversational ai lower secondary students educational experiences over time |
| topic | Conversational artificial intelligence Dialogue-based computer-assisted language learning Longitudinal educational experience Spoken dialogue system Virtual human |
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