Farah Akbar

Does #ChatGPT really improve ESL writing? Clear gains in vocabulary, grammar, cohesion, and style. BUT learners engaged with it in VERY DIFFERENT ways, suggesting outcomes depend on how the tool is actually used. Abs=English

Enhancing EFL learning through collaborative chatbot development: integrating literature, technology, and language skills tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Model texts as a form of feedback in second language writing: A meta-analysis doi.org/10.1016/j.syst…

🎥 How do I write a strong article? In this talk, Dorothy Chun, LLT’s Editor-in-Chief, answers this question through an engaging Q&A format, offering practical advice for authors who aim to publish in LLT. 📺 Watch Dorothy Chun's talk here: vimeo.com/1133918426?sha…

L2 speech intelligibility | Language Teaching | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3KaXh74

Leontjev, D., Poehner, M. & Huhta, A. (2025). Dynamic and Diagnostic Language Assessment: Learning across Frameworks to Support Second/Foreign Language Education. De Gruyter Mouton. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1515/978311…

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Generative AI and L2 Written Feedback Studies: A Scoping Review - Crosthwaite, Sun. Available OA at RELC journal!

Check our new Voices from LLT episode available with Editor-in-Chief and Podcast Editor, Hayo Reinders, and the special issue editors, Bronson Hui and Matt Kessler about their recent volume on Multimodality in Language Learning & Technology. youtube.com/watch?v=T9IFEA…

Language teachers’ strategic responses to challenges as materials designers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

"A random forest model was then trained using 24 linguistic complexity features to predict the CEFR levels of English texts" Zhang & Lu (in press). Aligning linguistic complexity with the difficulty of English texts for L2 learners based on CEFR levels doi.org/10.1017/S02722…

A scoping review of empirical studies on generative artificial intelligence in language education #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Just out - jbe-platform.com/.../10.1075/js… In sum: *Sample of 433 SLA quantitative reports revealed that sampling rigor in the main is lacking. *ISLA and single authorship could predict the incidence of multisite/single-site usage - journal 'quality' metrics could not *2-6 sites IQR

Developing an AI chatbot for language pragmatics instruction: from algorithms to dynamic assessment in an EFL context tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We updated our open-source AI agent framework Arklex, with a more defined scope. If you want to build a Multi-turn marketing, sales or customer service agent using an open-source tool kit, try it! We have the best intelligent contextual understanding capability for goal-oriented tasks.

New content available - Vol. 29, Issue 1 Zhou, S., & Du Preez, G. D. (2025). Bringing Cinderella into spotlight: GenAI-assisted grammar acquisition in academic writing. Language Learning & Technology, 29(1), 1–25. doi.org/10.64152/10125…

Effects of augmented reality-supported experiential learning on low-achieving EFL students in rural elementary school tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New #openaccess article with Amanda Baker 🥳🥂 Baker, A., & Burri, M. (2025). Learning to teach L2 pronunciation via online and blended on-campus coursework. TEFLIN Journal, 36(1), 1-20. doi.org/10.15639/tefli…

Teachers for Global Englishes: Who Will Likely Implement Global Englishes-Informed Pedagogy in the Classrooms? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij…

My first book is out! 💙 "Generative AI & Language Teaching" w/ @CambridgeUP is FREE until 7/11. We wrote this for teachers: to support, not overwhelm as they navigate the world of AI in education. 📘 Link: cambridge.org/core/elements/… #EdTech #GenAI #LanguageTeaching #AIinEducation