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The aim of this study was to explore how preservice teachers of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) perceive the integration of chatbots into CFL teaching. A group of 18 preservice CFL teachers participated in the study and were given two three-hour training sessions on chatbot editing. During the training, they had the opportunity to create their own chatbots to assist CFL learners in practicing conversation. Following the activities, the participants were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the potential benefits of chatbots for CFL education. The findings indicate that the majority of preservice CFL teachers enjoyed the chatbot editing activity and agreed that chatbots should be incorporated into CFL teaching. Additionally, the CFL skills that they believed could be improved through the use of chatbots were identified and may be useful for future research and for educators.
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We thank the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, ROC, under grant numbers MOST 110-2511-H-003 -038 -MY3 and MOST 111-2410-H-003 -006 -MY3 for financially supporting this research.
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Your Opinion on Using Chatbots for Language Teaching or Learning
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How often do you feel frustrated or confused while using chatbots to practice a foreign language?
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How important is it for chatbot technology to evolve to better support language learners’ needs and expectations?
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If you wanted to incorporate chatbots into Chinese teaching, what language skills would you use chatbot to teach or what skills would you have students use chatbot to practice/learn?
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Lan, YJ., Chung, FL., Chang, M. (2023). A Pilot Study of Preservice Teachers Accepting and Using Chatbots to Enhance CFL Education. In: Huang, YM., Rocha, T. (eds) Innovative Technologies and Learning. ICITL 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14099. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40113-8_25
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