Students in both groups valued the AI speaking app for autonomous practice, and AI-GFCA students reported reduced anxiety and more peer interaction¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Interviewed students in both groups positively perceived the AI speaking app, most often citing communicative speaking practice opportunities. → Darmawansah 2025

Evidence¶

Darmawansah 2025¶

Darmawansah, D., Hwang, G.-J., Lin, C.-J., & Febiyani, F. (2025). An artificial intelligence-supported GFCA learning model to enhance L2 students' role-play performance, English speaking and interaction mindset. Education Tech Research Dev (2025) 73:1451–1479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10453-6

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Qualitative grounded-theory analysis of interviews with 10 students (5 per group) in week 9, coded in ATLAS.ti 9; the article reports that "both groups positively perceived the employment of the AI speak ing learning app" and most mentioned communicative speaking practice.

"both groups positively perceived the employment of the AI speak ing learning app in the learning environment. The learning benefits most mentioned by students were the opportunities to practice their communicative speaking in the role-play tasks."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Academic Anxiety — outcome: instruction changes it

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