Volume 25 Number 3, October 2021 Special Issue: 25 Years of Emerging Technology in CALL Voice-user interfaces for TESOL: Potential and receptiveness among native and non-native English speaking instructors

Voice-user interfaces for TESOL: Potential and receptiveness among native and non-native English speaking instructors

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Volume 25 Number 3, October 2021 Special Issue: 25 Years of Emerging Technology in CALL
contributor.author:
Kent, David
contributor.editor:
Greg Kessler
date.accessioned:
2021-10-05T21:13:32Z
date.available:
2021-10-05T21:13:32Z
date.issued:
2021-10-01
description.abstract:
Initial research, although limited, demonstrates promise for the use of a voice-user interface via a digital assistant (i.e., Google Assistant) for English language learners seeking language skill development. However, no research has sought to determine the adult English as a foreign language instructor response toward the application of such devices. This study addresses that gap by seeking to determine the pedagogical value of such an interactional modality by native-English speaking (NES) and non-native English speaking (NNES) instructors (n=12) enrolled in an MA(TESOL) program in Korea. Particular focus centers on the potential regarding the deployment of such a device with learners by these instructors, and their receptiveness toward using such a device from within their educational contexts. An exploratory qualitative method employing a semi-structured interview technique was undertaken. A concept driven coding approach in data analysis was then employed to develop a framework of pedagogical prospects regarding digital assistant use, built on aspects emerging from the concepts of comfortability, comprehension, usability, enjoyability, and worthwhileness. Results highlight that instructor perceptions regarding the potential use of voice-user interfaces in the classroom tend to align, although some minor differences did emerge, and that all are receptive to its use in a multitude of ways.
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endingpage:
39
identifier.citation:
Kent, D. (2021). Voice-user interfaces for TESOL: Potential and receptiveness among native and non-native English speaking instructors. Language Learning & Technology, 25(3), 27–39. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/73444
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/73444
llt.topic:
Language Teaching and Technology Forum
number:
3
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology (co-sponsored by Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning, University of Texas at Austin)
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/item/10125-73444/
startingpage:
27
subject:
Computer-Mediated Communication Digital Assistants EFL Instructors Voice-User Interfaces
title:
Voice-user interfaces for TESOL: Potential and receptiveness among native and non-native English speaking instructors
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Column
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Text
volume:
25