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Sandra Aurand Bosch; Donna Mowery Rice – SAGE Open, 2024
A mismatch remains between the skills employers seek in new hires and the skills applicants possess. This study encompassed an evaluation of the impacts of the Quality Enhancement Program on students' work readiness competencies, including oral, written, and digital communication skills, at Nunez Community College. The Quality Enhancement Program…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Community Colleges, Program Evaluation, Career Readiness
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Kanako Tabuchi; Sho Kobayashi; Steve T. Fukuda; Yuya Nakagawa – Technology in Language Teaching & Learning, 2024
Second language learners, particularly those with lower proficiency, often struggle with insufficient practice and heightened anxiety when speaking. This case study investigates the impact of one-on-one online conversation lessons on a university student's speaking skills and language anxiety. The participant, a university student with low…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Speech Skills, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication
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Nutprapha K. Dennis – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the impact of AI-powered Speech Recognition Technology (AISRT) in improving English pronunciation and speaking skills among EFL learners. Additionally, it explored the opinions and responses of EFL learners towards the use of this technology for pronunciation and speaking skill enhancement. The research employed a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Audio Equipment, Speech Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Paul Richards – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
This study experimentally investigated the effectiveness of feedback on learner refusals in a computer-simulated academic advising session. Ninety participants were assigned to one of three conditions: implicit feedback, explicit feedback, and comparison group. Oral and written discourse completion tasks (DCTs) were administered in a pretest…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Computer Simulation, Academic Advising, Pretests Posttests