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Scenarios for the Use of Chatbots in Teaching a Foreign Language in the Higher Educational Institution (HEI)

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  • Kateryna Poseletska

    (Candidate of Science in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of the Department of German Philology, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University)

  • Svitlana Kyrychenko

    (Candidate of Science in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of the Modern Languages Department, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuildi)

  • Olha Vlasenko

    (Candidate of Science in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of the Department of Professional, Pedagogical and Special Education, Andragogy and Management, Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University)

  • Iryna Koval

    (Candidate of Phsychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Departament of Foreign Language Education and Intercultural Communication, Khmelnytskyi National University)

  • Iryna Potiuk

    (Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University)

  • Silviia Shpenyk

    (Candidate of Pedagogical Science, Associate Professor, Department of foreign languages, Uzhhorod National University)

Abstract

Nowadays, there are a huge number of applications that help to learn foreign languages in HEIs. The article gives a concept of chatbots, their application scenarios for the development of speaking skills of HEI students learning English; defines the role of chatbots in acquiring language practice; analyzes today's chatbots for learning foreign languages; investigates the functions of chatbots for modeling language behavior. Despite their imperfect intelligence, large companies (e.g., Apple, Google, and Amazon) have already placed chatbots in the center of their flagship devices. Chatbots are now filling the Internet, acting as guides, salespersons, and assistants. However, chatbots designed as communicators have yet to make a meaningful contribution. Perhaps the most natural vocation is to be a partner in learning foreign languages. In this article, we'll look at some of the chatbots developers are offering to help you learn foreign languages. Now chatbots can radically change interacting with the digital world, from reading and writing to listening and speaking. Although this reality has been possible for more than a decade, there is little direct evidence that the golden age of spoken-agent language learning opportunities has arrived.

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  • Kateryna Poseletska & Svitlana Kyrychenko & Olha Vlasenko & Iryna Koval & Iryna Potiuk & Silviia Shpenyk, 2023. "Scenarios for the Use of Chatbots in Teaching a Foreign Language in the Higher Educational Institution (HEI)," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 15(3), pages 347-359, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:15:y:2023:i:3:p:347-359
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/15.3/770
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    Keywords

    Virtual interlocutors; artificial intelligence; robot; learning English; language practice;
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    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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