Exploring English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Adoption and Utilisation of ChatGPT for Speaking Practice Through an Extended Technology Acceptance Model

IF 1.7 3区文学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI:10.1111/ijal.12658

Bin Zou, Chenghao Wang, Yiwen Yan, Xiaoman Du, Yuan Ji

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Abstract

ChatGPT has garnered significant interest for its potential educational benefits, particularly in aiding English as a foreign language (EFL) learners to develop language skills. This study aims to explore how various internal and external factors, as outlined in the proposed extended technology acceptance model (TAM), influence EFL learners’ acceptance and use of ChatGPT to enhance their oral English. Drawing on the extended TAM questionnaires from 212 Chinese EFL learners and semi-structured interviews with 12 participants, the research underscores that a positive attitude toward ChatGPT significantly influences learners’ intention to adopt ChatGPT for English-speaking practice. Moreover, facilitating conditions significantly predict the perceived ease of use. The qualitative results shed light on ChatGPT's effectiveness and convenience in developing English-speaking skills, its potential to simulate IELTS exams and situational dialogues, and identifying certain scenario-specific limitations.

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通过扩展的技术接受模型探讨作为外语的英语学习者在口语练习中对ChatGPT的采用和利用

ChatGPT因其潜在的教育效益而获得了极大的兴趣，特别是在帮助英语作为外语（EFL）学习者发展语言技能方面。本研究旨在探讨所提出的扩展技术接受模型（TAM）中概述的各种内部和外部因素如何影响英语学习者对ChatGPT的接受和使用，以提高他们的英语口语水平。通过对212名中国英语学习者的扩展TAM问卷调查和对12名参与者的半结构化访谈，研究强调了对ChatGPT的积极态度显著影响了学习者在英语练习中采用ChatGPT的意愿。此外，便利条件显著地预测了感知的易用性。定性结果揭示了ChatGPT在培养英语技能方面的有效性和便利性，它在模拟雅思考试和情景对话方面的潜力，以及确定某些特定场景的局限性。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL) publishes articles that explore the relationship between expertise in linguistics, broadly defined, and the everyday experience of language. Its scope is international in that it welcomes articles which show explicitly how local issues of language use or learning exemplify more global concerns.