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Speech-enabled language translation (SELT) was applied to support learning of students during lectures in English as a medium of instruction (EMI). We aimed to investigate whether SELT support can facilitate students’ learning satisfaction in EMI lectures. A qualitative research method was used in this study to address the research question. Thirty-three university students were hired for the study. All of them were non-native speakers of English and attended lectures in EMI. Their learning satisfaction was measured via a questionnaire and compared across two groups (i.e. low and high English as a foreign language ability). The results showed that all students had high level of learning satisfaction. In addition, we found that level of perceived learning satisfaction of low language ability students was significantly higher compared to that of high language ability students. Based on the results of this study, we suggest that educators and researchers may consider applying SELT technology during lectures in EMI because it is beneficial for the students with low linguistic competency as to have high level of learning satisfaction.
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Shadiev, R., Shadiev, N., Fayziev, M., Halubitskaya, Y. (2020). Improving Student Learning Satisfaction in Lectures in English as a Medium of Instruction with Speech-Enabled Language Translation Application. In: Huang, TC., Wu, TT., Barroso, J., Sandnes, F.E., Martins, P., Huang, YM. (eds) Innovative Technologies and Learning. ICITL 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12555. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63885-6_62
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