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Toward personalized scaffolding and fading of motivational support in L2 learner–dialogue agent interactions: an exploratory study

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Ayedoun, Emmanuel, Hayashi, Yuki, Seta, Kazuhisa·2020·IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

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This article proposes a computer-based approach to effectively enhance second language learners' willingness to communicate in the target language. To do so, we implemented a conversational agent embedding a dialogue management model based on two conversational strategies (i.e., communication strategies and affective backchannels), serving as scaffolds for enhancing learners' willingness to communicate in the target language. Here, we report on differences observed among second language learners' preferences for both conversational strategies according to their initial level of willingness to communicate and on variations of their willingness with respect to such differences. Although we found that most students generally preferred a combination of both strategies, learners' preferences and the effects of the support provided by these strategies varied according to their level of willingness to communicate. Learners with lower willingness to communicate tended to prefer affective backchannels, whereas those with higher willingness to communicate seemed to favor communication strategies. These results were consistent with post-test results, which showed that learners' expected willingness to communicate tended to be higher after interacting with systems embedding their preferred strategies. In sum, these results are preliminary evidence of the meaningfulness of accounting for such learners' preferences in adaptively using and fading the strategies employed by conversational agents to motivate second language learners to communicate in the target language.

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Authors
Ayedoun, E., Hayashi, Y., & Seta, K.
Affiliations
Osaka Prefecture University (JP)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Published
2020-07-01
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
604-616
ISSN
  • 1939-1382 (ISSN-L)
  • 2372-0050
OpenAlex
W3020383060
Cited by
24
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80
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 1
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0.98
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
JSPS KAKENHI (17K18017, 18H03345, 18J22445)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Speech and dialogue systems
Keywords
second language acquisition, willingness to communicate, chatbots, dialogue management, scaffolding, fading, communication strategies, learner preferences, adaptive systems, student motivation, human-agent interaction

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