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Using AI-driven chatbots to foster Chinese EFL students’ academic engagement: An intervention study

Wang, Yongliang, Xue, Lina·2024·Computers in Human Behavior

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Authors: Wang, Y., & Xue, L.
Affiliations: North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (CN)
Henan University (CN)
Corresponding author: Xue, Lina
ORCID: Wang, Yongliang
Xue, Lina
Venue: Computers in Human Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2024-10
Volume: 159
Pages: 108353
ISSN: 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2024.108353
OpenAlex: W4399851955
Semantic Scholar: a68f3266774b49456b6421fb13769c69883678ea
Cited by: 328
References: 62
Citations by year: 2026: 122 · 2025: 153 · 2024: 53
FWCI: 123.58
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
Funders: Henan University
Foundation of Henan Educational Committee
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Artificial Intelligence in Education
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Social Sciences › Education › English Language Learning and Teaching
Keywords: academic engagement, EFL learners, Chinese university students, behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement, emotional engagement, second language teaching, educational technology intervention

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