Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning

[EN] Voice-activated Personal Assistants (VAPAs), such as Alexa or Siri, can be utilised for autonomous language learning purposes ranging from asking simple questions about the culture of the target language to interaction in the target language with the intelligent assistant. These technologies ca...

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Autor: Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/232089
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Voice-activated Personal Assistants
Intelligent Assistants
Mobile-assisted language learning
Autonomous learning
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title Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
spellingShingle Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
Voice-activated Personal Assistants
Intelligent Assistants
Mobile-assisted language learning
Autonomous learning
title_short Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
title_full Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
title_fullStr Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
title_full_unstemmed Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
title_sort Alexa Teach me Spanish: A Study of Autonomous Use of Voice-activated Personal Assistants for Language Learning
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
author Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
author_facet Rosell-Aguilar, Fernando
author_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Voice-activated Personal Assistants
Intelligent Assistants
Mobile-assisted language learning
Autonomous learning
topic Voice-activated Personal Assistants
Intelligent Assistants
Mobile-assisted language learning
Autonomous learning
description [EN] Voice-activated Personal Assistants (VAPAs), such as Alexa or Siri, can be utilised for autonomous language learning purposes ranging from asking simple questions about the culture of the target language to interaction in the target language with the intelligent assistant. These technologies can help with tasks such as looking up words, spelling, and pronunciation checking, as well as motivating learners to produce output in their target language. However, VAPAs are primarily designed to be utilised in the user s first language rather than a second language, and learners often overlook their potential to assist in their language learning process. This paper reports on a study to gather data on university student use of VAPAs. The research questions asked students taking Spanish language modules at a UK Higher Education institution about their use of VAPAs for language learning. The results show that most participants own a device with a VAPA, and some use it for language learning purposes, although this is a relatively small proportion. They also identify potential further user engagement. The paper concludes that the potential of VAPAs for language learning needs to be included in the range of resources that students are directed to for autonomous language learning study and practice.
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