A case study of using Alexa for out-of-class, self-directed Japanese language learning

• Published in: Computers and education. Artificial intelligence Vol. 3; p. 100088
• Main Authors: Dizon, Gilbert, Tang, Daniel, Yamamoto, Yumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Informal language learning; Intelligent personal assistants; Japanese learning; Self-directed language learning; Informal language learning; Intelligent personal assistants; Self-directed language learning; Japanese learning

Intelligent personal assistants, otherwise known as virtual assistants, are artificial intelligence-powered conversational agents that utilize machine learning to understand and appropriately respond to user requests. In recent years, research interest on the use of this emerging technology for fore...