ランバッカー スティーヴン ジョージ   LAMBACHER, Stephen G.   LAMBACHER, Stephen G    所属   青山学院大学  社会情報学部 社会情報学科    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2019
形態種別	学術雑誌
標題	Improving the English skills of native Japanese using Artificial Intelligence in a Blended Learning Program
執筆形態	共同
掲載誌名	CALL and Complexity–Short papers from EUROCALL 2019
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
巻・号・頁	pp.327-333
担当範囲	Edited by Fanny Meunier, Julie Van de Vyver, Linda Bradley & Sylvie Thouësny
著者・共著者	Hiroyuki Obari & Stephen Lambacher
概要	A constructivist approach to langauge learning can motivate students by activating their brains to create new knowledge and reflect more consistently and deeply on their language learning experience. The present study focused on assessing the use of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) speakers Google Home Mini and Amazon Alexa as part of a blended learning (BL) environment to improve the English skills of two groups of native Japanese undergraduates. Pretest and posttest TOEIC scores, as well as results from a post-training survey, were used in evaluating the overall effectiveness of the program. Gains in TOEIC scores indicated the BL learning program incorporating AI speakers improved the students’ overall English skills, particularly listening comprehension. The results suggest the integration of AI, along with social media and 21st-century skills, may be an effective means to improve the English language proficiency of adult L2 learners.