AI Examiners Score IELTS Speaking Tests Differently Than Humans — And Differently Than Each Other
A comparative study of 30 Indonesian English learners found that AI systems diverge sharply from human IELTS speaking raters and ...
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AI-Generated Priming Beats Vocabulary Lists in Second-Language Listening Study
A classroom study of Vietnamese EFL learners found that five minutes of AI-generated priming material—whether read, heard, or watched—significantly outperformed ...
Mindful Minds, Steadier Voices: The Inner Resource That Tames Speech Anxiety
A survey of 492 Chinese university students found that trait mindfulness reduces English public speaking anxiety both directly and indirectly ...
AI Voice Chatbots Boost English Speaking Confidence in University Learners, Review Finds
A scoping review of 37 studies finds that voice-based AI chatbots improve EFL university students' speaking skills and confidence, while ...
How Human Feedback Trains AI Chatbots to Flatter Us
A critical discourse analysis argues that sycophancy in RLHF-trained language models is a structurally embedded feature that encodes Anglophone communicative ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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