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Twee: Artificial Intelligence Assistant to Generate Versatile Materials for Language Education Twee：为语言教育生成多功能材料的人工智能助手

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241282471

Zhenchun Chen, Tongyi Liu, Xiaobin Liu

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Post-elicitation Wait Time in the Japanese University English as a Foreign Language Classroom 日本大学英语作为外语的课堂上的领读后等待时间

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Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241280987

Benjamin Neil Smith, Jim King

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Emotion–Identity–Agency Triangle in Practicum Experience: A Pre-service Second Language Teachers Development of Critical Emotional Reflexivity 实习经验中的情感-身份-机构三角关系：职前第二语言教师的批判性情感反思能力发展

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241279463

Şeyma Toker Bradshaw, Yasemin Tezgiden-Cakcak

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Cultivating Teacher Identity in a Graduate Program: A Holistic Approach 在研究生课程中培养教师的身份认同：整体方法

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241269570

Rhonda Philpott, Roumiana Ilieva

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EFL Learner Perceptions and Engagement of a Customized AI-led Class 英语学习者对人工智能定制课堂的看法和参与度

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241268662

Seungeun Lee

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Designing Curriculum for Student Feedback Literacy: Student Appreciation for and Engagement with Teacher Feedback 设计学生反馈素养课程：学生对教师反馈的欣赏和参与

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241269632

Angela Frattarola, Alvin Ping Leong, Yi-Chin Hsieh

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Online Learner Engagement: Insights from a University Language Centre 在线学习者的参与：大学语言中心的启示

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241269603

Sal Consoli, Samantha Curle

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Effects of Automated Feedback on English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Writing Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-experiment 自动反馈对英语作为外语学习者写作成绩的影响：来自准实验的证据

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241268359

Giang Thi Linh Hoang

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InVideo AI: Creating Instructional Audiovisual Input for English Learning InVideo AI：为英语学习创建教学视听输入

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241267773

Han Lin, Xiaobin Liu

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ChatGPT Over My Friends: Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners’ Preferences for Editing and Proofreading Strategies ChatGPT Over My Friends：日本外语学习者对编辑和校对策略的偏好

IF 3 2区文学

Relc Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1177/00336882241262533

Todd J Allen, Atsushi Mizumoto

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