Volume 30 Number 1 - Language Learning and Technology

Articles

Unpacking EFL students’ engagement with GAI in digital multimodal composing

Yu Zhang, Lawrence Jun Zhang, Li Jia & Yumei Yang

While existing studies underscore the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) to streamline digital multimodal composing (DMC) and elevate product …

Sep 14

When readers’ minds wander: How cognitive and affective variables shape mobile-assisted L2 reading comprehension

Xiaoming Yang & Tengfei Wang

Mind-wandering, characterized by a shift of attention away from the task at hand, poses a significant challenge to effective reading …

Aug 31

Language teaching with high-immersion virtual reality: Developing TPACK through lesson planning

Claudia Schnellbögl & Theresa Summer

High-immersion virtual reality (HiVR) offers engaging experiences to foreign language learners, and numerous empirical studies support its effectiveness for language …

Aug 24

Who wrote this? An EAP think-aloud study on AI detection

Zainab Teraif

Generative AI (GenAI) is a rising trend in Higher Education (HE); it is not only reshaping how students learn but …

Aug 17

Technology-specific L2 motivational quality and persistence in mobile-assisted language learning: A self-determination theory perspective

Hyun-Bin Hwang

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study examined how learners’ motivation to use technology for L2 learning (i.e., technology-specific L2 …

Aug 6

Beyond grammar: How ChatGPT-4.0 shapes writing self-efficacy and performance in CSL writing

Guan Huang & Huijing Chen

This study examined ChatGPT-4.0 as a feedback tool in Chinese as a Second Language writing instruction, focusing on writing performance …

Aug 3

Promoting revision in L2 writing: A mixed-methods study on the role of specialized AI feedback agents

Yujong Park & Jeeho Ryoo

Standard generative AI interfaces allow L2 learners to bypass cognitively demanding writing processes by generating complete texts with minimal effort. …

Jul 30

AI literacy in L2 writing and its association with L2 writing engagement

Chenxi Du & Yingli Yang

AI literacy in L2 writing (AILL2W) has the potential to maximize AI’s affordances and mitigate risks, but its factor structure …

Jul 27

Collaboratively interpreting GenAI output in Chinese as an Additional Language classrooms: Creating an AI-mediated translanguaging space

Xinyi Wang, Kevin Wai Hin Tai & Chin-Hsi Lin

Amid the ongoing integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into language education, classroom-based research on how GenAI output is taken …

Jul 23

The development of EFL learners’ self-efficacy in technology use environments

Xuelian Li & Manzhen Yang

Self-efficacy plays a critical role in language learning motivation, performance, and achievement. However, limited research has examined how different dimensions …

Jul 20

Scaffolding early-stage simultaneous interpreting learning using computerized dynamic assessment

Zhaokun Jiang

Computerized Dynamic Assessment (CDA) integrates assessment and instruction by algorithmically delivering immediate, adaptive scaffolding to uncover and cultivate learners’ developmental …

Jul 16

AI-generated vs teacher feedback: A comparative study on EFL learners’ public speaking anxiety and oral presentation performance

Hafize Ayaz Yilmaz & Gülay Er

This comparative study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated feedback versus teacher-provided feedback on public speaking anxiety (PSA) and …

Jul 9

Investigating the impact of chatbot design features on affective variables: A mixed-methods study

Jang Ho Lee, Hansol Lee & Kyungmin Kim

This study investigated how chatbots, designed with distinct personality traits (more engaging vs. less engaging) and feedback features (basic vs. …

Jul 6

Enhancing student researchers’ move construction in literature review writing through genre learning supported by corpus-based language pedagogy

Jiahao Yan, Qing Ma & Pascual Pérez-Paredes

This study addresses a challenging pedagogical task for English academic writing educators: move instruction. It explores how corpus-based language pedagogy …

Jul 2

Generative AI, visual scaffolds, and metacognition in EFL writing

Mei-Rong Alice Chen

Fostering metacognitive awareness and reflective thinking remains a challenge in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing instruction. These cognitive …

Jun 29

The role of arousal in L2 readers’ engagement and comprehension during pedagogical agent–guided online reading

Jack Drobisz, Sanghoon Park & Glenn Smith

Reading comprehension is essential for second language (L2) learners’ academic success, yet many struggle in English–speaking schools due to their …

Jun 25

Virtual reality in the Spanish classroom: A longitudinal control-experimental research study

Tricia Thrasher, Kara Yarrington, Lorena Alarcon & Elif Varlik

Research has found that high-immersion virtual reality (HiVR) can improve language learners’ speaking skills (Dooly et al., 2023; Thrasher, 2022a, …

Jun 22

Enhancing college students’ listening performance and self-efficacy using mobile annotated vlogs

Hui-Tzu Hsu

Previous research has demonstrated that annotated or captioned videos can enhance second language learners’ listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. However, …

Jun 15

Generative AI and metaverse in developing pre-service teachers’ content knowledge

Seongyong Lee & Jaeho Jeon

Although essential for teachers’ professional development, developing content knowledge (CK) remains a challenge in pre-service language teacher education, where applied …

Jun 8

Teaching pronunciation online: A sociomaterial study of Swedish as a second language instruction in adult education

Andreas Lagerlöf

This paper examines how pronunciation instruction is enacted in online Swedish as a Second Language (SSL) within Municipal Adult Education …

Jun 1

Teachers’ assessment journeys in a virtual exchange

Hülya Tuncer, Eric Hagley, Andrew Johnson & Matthew Cotter

Virtual Exchange (VE) has been gaining popularity amongst Foreign Language (FL) teachers as it allows students the opportunity to use …

May 26

Sentiment analysis in virtual exchange: Comparing lingua franca and L1-L2 synchronous interactions

Margarita Vinagre, Marta Giralt & Ciara Wigham

This study aims to contribute to the growing body of literature examining the socio-emotional and cognitive trajectories of participants in …

May 18

GenAI-mediated activity theory (GMAT) for L2 teachers

Jang Ho Lee, Yohan Hwang & Seongyong Lee

This study proposes the GenAI-Mediated Activity Theory (GMAT) as a conceptual framework for understanding how generative AI (GenAI) reshapes second …

May 4

Distributed agency in AI-assisted L2 writing

Pin-Hsi Patrick Chen & Yichun Liu

This longitudinal qualitative study examines distributed agency between human writers and generative AI in the context of L2 writing. Grounded …

Apr 13

Beyond borders and screens in China: L2 motivation, digital literacy, and virtual intercultural experience in GenAI-mediated informal digital learning of English

Minlin Zou, Meiqi Li & Xueyun He

Against the backdrop of the rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into informal digital learning settings, this study investigates …

Apr 6

Task-based language teaching in VR versus traditional settings

Koyo Ogawa

This study compared Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) delivered in virtual reality (VR) and in traditional settings, examining learning gains, transfer, …

Mar 23

Critical semiotic awareness in virtual exchange using digital cultural artefacts

Wala Almijiwl & Müge Satar

Virtual Exchange (VE) is a technology-enabled, people-to-people interaction (EVOLVE, n.d.). It can facilitate the digital-intercultural turn in language education, where …

Mar 9

Custom GPT as mediator: Dynamic Assessment with beginner KFL learners

Minjin Kim

This study examines how a custom GPT-based chatbot can mediate learner development within the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) through …

Feb 23

AI as a debate coach: A mixed-methods analysis of student self-efficacy and perceptions in an AI-assisted debate

Joan Wan-Ting Huang

Debate is an effective pedagogical approach, yet it presents significant challenges for EFL learners. While Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots are …

Feb 17

Learning grammar the explorative way: Integrating interactive grammar animations into CALL

Daniel Pust

Interactive grammar animations (InGA) represent a further development of conventional grammar animations by building on their theoretical foundations in cognitive …

Feb 11

Agency to autonomy in mediated data-driven learning: A longitudinal study

Sun-Young Oh & Soyeon Moon

Drawing on Sociocultural Theory (SCT), this longitudinal case study examines how secondary EFL learners exercise agency, engage, and develop autonomy …

Feb 2

Effects of virtual exchanges on learners’ affective and speaking outcomes

Kanako Tabuchi, Sho Kobayashi, Yuya Nakagawa & John Roberts

Interactive speaking performance—understood as dialogic communication through peer exchanges, discussions, and collaborative dialogues involving real-time negotiation of meaning—together with affective …

Jan 26

Research Syntheses

Edited by Yu-ju Lan

GenAI chatbots in language learning: A systematic review of emerging affordances

Luis Lopez & Galyna Arabadzhy

Educators are increasingly using GenAI chatbots in language learning classrooms. However, without a guiding theoretical framework, GenAI use may emphasize …

Jul 13

Columns

Technology in Practice

Edited by Matt Kessler

Using GenAI tools in advanced Korean language classes for cultural competence development

Susie Kim & Taena Kim

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has rapidly expanded in educational contexts, offering new opportunities for multimodal and interactive learning. In this …

Aug 6

Teaching social-emotional learning through AIDT in EFL classrooms

Sooyeon Pak & Lee Jin Choi

As the Korean Ministry of Education prepares to mandate Korean Social-Emotional Learning (K-SEL) across all grade levels starting in 2026, …

Jul 9

Multimodal visualization reflections for collaborative pre-task planning in L2 Spanish

Juan M. Rostrán Valle

Within L2 writing research, pre-task planning has gained increasing attention over the past couple of decades, yet multimodal approaches in …

Jun 22

Multiliteracies for generative artificial intelligence-assisted digital multimodal composing: A technology-in-practice approach

Alexander Fukin Tang & David Byron Honeycutt

With recent trends toward integrating generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the second language (L2) classroom, there has been a surge …