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Applying the total physical response (TPR) method to online one-to-one Chinese vocabulary instruction to children
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Chinese as a second language (CSL) learners can now access a wide range of online Chinese learning resources and use them as their primary means of learning Chinese. Meanwhile, online CSL learners are showing a trend of younger age, and...
Publication · June 06, 2026
From teachers to influencers: Exploring edu-influencers’ social media practices through uses and gratification theory
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The popularity of social-media platforms has led to the emergence of edu-influencers: teachers who actively cultivate large audiences of social-media users and, in many cases, monetize their engagement. However, there has been relativel...
Publication · June 06, 2026
High heels, compass, spider-man, or drug? Metaphor analysis of generative artificial intelligence in academic writing
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This research employed metaphor analysis to explore 277 postgraduate students’ perceptions of the role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in academic writing. All participants were international students, from a total of 14 c...
Publication · June 06, 2026
Integrating generative AI into digital multimodal composition: A study of multicultural second-language classrooms
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This study examines the integration of generative AI tools into digital multimodal composition (DMC) within a multicultural context, examining their impact on students’ motivation, writing processes, and outcomes. Eleven culturally dive...
Publication · June 06, 2026
Video visualisation of classroom talk in a pre-service teacher-training programme: Design and implementation
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Acquiring strong classroom-talk skills is vital to pre-service teachers’ future career success. However, they often find this challenging, and their classroom talk tends to be limited to simple phrases that seldom facilitate students’ r...
Publication · June 06, 2026
Studying the use of and motivation for vlog-assisted informal language learning (VAILL): Questionnaire development and validation
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Purpose: Video blogs, commonly called vlogs, are increasingly popular tools for informal digital learning of English (IDLE), offering learners multimodal, interactive, and culturally embedded learning experiences. This has prompted grow...
Publication · June 06, 2026
Talking the talk: Unleashing pre-service teachers’ classroom-talk self-reflection through video visualization-enhanced training
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Self-reflection allows educators to evaluate their teaching practices and identify areas for improvement, and it is therefore seen as a crucial means of enhancing teaching quality. Although multiple kinds of video-visualization technolo...
Publication · June 06, 2026
网络国际汉语教学中学生汉语学习观与学习投入研究
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To gain a deeper understanding of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) learners’ learning psychology and behavior, and to improve online learning outcomes, a mixed-method research study was conducted to explore the conceptions and engagem...
Publication · June 06, 2026
Disciplinary and educational level differences in AI-mediated informal digital Learning of English (AI-IDLE): A qualitative epistemic network analysis
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Background: As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes more deeply integrated into AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (AI-IDLE), understanding how learners organise their acceptance of these tools is increasingl...
Publication · June 06, 2026
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