Through Chapelle's CALL evaluation criteria, participants experienced ASR writing as useful, authentic, meaning-focused, and matched to their proficiency level¶

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q2 i? Interpreting the TAM results via Chapelle's (2001) criteria, the authors report participants found ASR useful and authentic, that it fostered a focus on meaning rather than form, and that it offered learner fit by letting them work at their level of English. → Johnson 2021

Evidence¶

Johnson 2021¶

Johnson, C., & Cardoso, W. (2021). Speaking to write: examining language learners’ acceptance of automatic speech recognition as a writing tool. In N. Zoghlami et al. (Eds), CALL and professionalisation: short papers from EUROCALL 2021 (pp. 167-171). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2021.54.1327

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Authors' interpretation (type e) in the Results and discussion section, mapping survey and interview data onto Chapelle's (2001) CALL criteria including usefulness, authenticity, focus on meaning, and learner fit.

"Participants found the technology useful (it promoted language learning) and authentic (it was used to write authentic texts) , and it fostered a focus on meaning (not form). There was learner fit, as ASR allowed participants to work at their level of English on texts for their ESL class"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Among TAM constructs, result demonstrability, intention to use, and ease of use received the highest ratings while output quality was lowest — related
• Adult ESL learners report above-neutral perceptions of ASR as a writing tool on usefulness, ease of use, and intention to use — a broader claim this one bears on
• Some ESL learners felt their English was not high enough to use ASR because their speech was not always intelligible to it, although overall perceived usefulness was positive — reports the opposite
• Interviews reveal ESL learners valued ASR for bypassing orthography and grammar concerns, pronunciation practice, self-efficacy, and user-friendly voice commands — related