Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ICOLALS 2024 - THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF LANGUAGE AND APPLIED LINGUISTIC STUDIES, Ankara, Türkiye, 11 - 12 Ekim 2024, ss.54, (Yayınlanmadı)
A Systematic Review of Research on AI Chatbots in EFL Classrooms
Innovative technologies have revolutionised the process of learning and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). Chatbots, in particular, have made a big impact on language education and become an indispensable part of the field. Despite their widespread use by EFL learners and teachers, research on chatbots in EFL teaching and learning remains limited. As a result, the aim of this systematic review of research published in high-quality journals between 2020 and 2024 in Web of Science (WOS) is to identify and analyse chatbots used in EFL classrooms, as well as provide specific pedagogical implications on how to use them in EFL at different language levels. The methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. The results of the detected studies, which were published by high-quality journals, revealed that there was a serious lack of studies in the literature on chatbots and EFL learning and teaching. In addition, the majority of the studies were conducted in higher education; therefore, more research should be conducted in elementary or high school EFL settings. The findings also demonstrated that qualitative research is needed, as over half of the studies are experimental.