A Pilot Study of Preservice Teachers Accepting and Using Chatbots to Enhance CFL Education

Yu Ju Lan*, Fu Ling Chung, Maiga Chang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovative Technologies and Learning - 6th International Conference, ICITL 2023, Proceedings
EditorsYueh-Min Huang, Tânia Rocha
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages260-267
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783031401121
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
EventProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2023 - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 2023 Aug 282023 Aug 30

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14099 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning, ICITL 2023
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period2023/08/282023/08/30

Keywords

  • Chatbots
  • Chinese as a Foreign Language
  • Preservice Teacher

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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