Limited contextual understanding of pragmatic, cultural, and discourse information is a major technical limitation, reported in 16 of 54 studies (30%)¶
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q2 i? Limited contextual understanding — difficulty interpreting pragmatic meaning, cultural references, discourse relationships, emotional tone, and communicative intent — was reported in 16 of 54 studies (30%). → Espinoza-Celi V and Vargas-Saritama A 2026
Evidence¶
Espinoza-Celi V and Vargas-Saritama A 2026¶
Espinoza-Celi V and Vargas-Saritama A (2026) Technical and pedagogical limitations of artificial intelligence in undergraduate EFL higher education: a systematic review. Front. Educ. 11:1948091. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1948091
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Cross-study synthesis of the 54 included empirical studies; the review reports limited contextual understanding in "16 of the 54 reviewed studies (30%)", defined as contextual-interpretive difficulty despite grammatically accurate responses. No effect size is printed.
"Similarly, limited contextual understanding, identified in 16 of the 54 reviewed studies (30%), referred to difficulties interpreting pragmatic meaning, cultural references, discourse relationships, emotional tone, and communicative intent despite grammatically accurate responses."
Discussion¶
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Limited contextual understanding of pragmatic, cultural, and discourse information is a major technical limitation, reported in 16 of 54 studies (30%) |
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Limited contextual understanding of pragmatic, cultural, and discourse information is a major technical limitation, reported in 16 of 54 studies (30%) |
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