Howard Hao-Jan Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 9611671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Howard Hao-Jan Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Howard Hao-Jan |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN H H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Taiwan Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8943-5689 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
L2 vocabulary learning through a Cots adventure game
The impact of intelligent personal assistants on learners’ autonomous learning of second language listening and speaking
Research has revealed the positive impact of intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) on L2 learners’ oral development and learning attitude. These studies, however, focused mostly on the in-class use of IPAs, with existing research on the out-of-class use being exploratory. To fill the gap of lacking empirical investigations on IPA-based autonomous second language learning (ASLL), this study recruited 34 college EFL learners to use Google Assistan…
The effectiveness of automated writing evaluation in EFL/ESL writing
The present study performs a three-level meta-analysis to investigate the overall effectiveness of automated writing evaluation (AWE) on EFL/ESL student writing performance. 24 primary studies representing 85 between-group effect sizes and 34 studies representing 178 within-group effect sizes found from 1993 to 2021 were separately meta-analyzed. The results indicated a medium overall between-group effect size (g = 0.59) and a large overall withi…
Improving elementary EFL speaking skills with generative AI chatbots
Learner Corpora
A study on the effect of adding L1 glosses in the subtitle of an adventure game for vocabulary learning
Vocabulary learning is vital for second language development, and the use of technology has greatly changed how second language vocabulary can be acquired. Some adventure video games were found to be beneficial for vocabulary learning. These games offer engaging plots, rich input, and immersive learning context. Despite these advantages, many games often include difficult vocabulary items and fleeting subtitles. Researchers have suggested that ga…
The impact of Google Assistant on adolescent EFL learners’ willingness to communicate
Willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered to be an important factor contributing to successful foreign language learning. Many studies aim at finding effective tools for enhancing WTC. With the support of AI and Automatic Speech Recognition technology, intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) seem to have potentials in improving foreign language learners’ WTC. However, few empirical studies focus on the possible impact of IPAs on learners’ WTC…
Investigating the impact of the Amazon Alexa on the development of L2 listening and speaking skills
With advances in technology, intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) have become available to assist users with a variety of tasks using voice commands. Because IPAs may induce dialogic interactions, researchers speculated that they may benefit second language learning, especially regarding pronunciation, listening and speaking skills. So far, very few experimental studies have examined the effects of IPAs. The present study examined the effects o…
Investigating college EFL learners’ perceptions toward the use of Google Assistant for foreign language learning
Recent studies on the use of Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) for second language (L2) learnring have found that IPAs such as Amazon’s Alexa is useful and motivating for L2 learners and that learners’ language proficiency might influence their perceptions toward IPAs. However, most existing studies focused on the potentials of Alexa and paid little attention to Google Assistant (GA). This study was thus conducted to investigate how L2 learner…
A Systematic Review on Inquiry-Based Writing Instruction in Tertiary Settings
In science disciplines, students need sufficient and well-designed support to successfully gain writing competence along the different stages of their writing development. This study examines effective inquiry-based writing pedagogies and the contextualization of scientific writing instruction for supporting student writers in the scientific community. The researchers first systematically reviewed effective pedagogical practices that can help stu…
A phraseological exploration of university lectures through phrase frames
Analyzing the functions of lexical bundles in undergraduate academic lectures for pedagogical use
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Analyzing the functions of lexical bundles in undergraduate academic lectures for pedagogical use
A phraseological exploration of university lectures through phrase frames
Learner Corpora
A study on the effect of adding L1 glosses in the subtitle of an adventure game for vocabulary learning
Vocabulary learning is vital for second language development, and the use of technology has greatly changed how second language vocabulary can be acquired. Some adventure video games were found to be beneficial for vocabulary learning. These games offer engaging plots, rich input, and immersive learning context. Despite these advantages, many games often include difficult vocabulary items and fleeting subtitles. Researchers have suggested that ga…
The impact of Google Assistant on adolescent EFL learners’ willingness to communicate
Willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered to be an important factor contributing to successful foreign language learning. Many studies aim at finding effective tools for enhancing WTC. With the support of AI and Automatic Speech Recognition technology, intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) seem to have potentials in improving foreign language learners’ WTC. However, few empirical studies focus on the possible impact of IPAs on learners’ WTC…
Investigating the impact of the Amazon Alexa on the development of L2 listening and speaking skills
With advances in technology, intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) have become available to assist users with a variety of tasks using voice commands. Because IPAs may induce dialogic interactions, researchers speculated that they may benefit second language learning, especially regarding pronunciation, listening and speaking skills. So far, very few experimental studies have examined the effects of IPAs. The present study examined the effects o…
Investigating college EFL learners’ perceptions toward the use of Google Assistant for foreign language learning
Recent studies on the use of Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) for second language (L2) learnring have found that IPAs such as Amazon’s Alexa is useful and motivating for L2 learners and that learners’ language proficiency might influence their perceptions toward IPAs. However, most existing studies focused on the potentials of Alexa and paid little attention to Google Assistant (GA). This study was thus conducted to investigate how L2 learner…
A Systematic Review on Inquiry-Based Writing Instruction in Tertiary Settings
In science disciplines, students need sufficient and well-designed support to successfully gain writing competence along the different stages of their writing development. This study examines effective inquiry-based writing pedagogies and the contextualization of scientific writing instruction for supporting student writers in the scientific community. The researchers first systematically reviewed effective pedagogical practices that can help stu…
The impact of intelligent personal assistants on learners’ autonomous learning of second language listening and speaking
Research has revealed the positive impact of intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) on L2 learners’ oral development and learning attitude. These studies, however, focused mostly on the in-class use of IPAs, with existing research on the out-of-class use being exploratory. To fill the gap of lacking empirical investigations on IPA-based autonomous second language learning (ASLL), this study recruited 34 college EFL learners to use Google Assistan…
The effectiveness of automated writing evaluation in EFL/ESL writing
The present study performs a three-level meta-analysis to investigate the overall effectiveness of automated writing evaluation (AWE) on EFL/ESL student writing performance. 24 primary studies representing 85 between-group effect sizes and 34 studies representing 178 within-group effect sizes found from 1993 to 2021 were separately meta-analyzed. The results indicated a medium overall between-group effect size (g = 0.59) and a large overall withi…
Improving elementary EFL speaking skills with generative AI chatbots
L2 vocabulary learning through a Cots adventure game
Computer Science (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Mathematics education (8 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (7 works) · Active listening (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Communication (4 works) · AI in Service Interactions (3 works)