As a consequence of the advent of new technologies, teaching and learning methods have
evolved dramatically. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in educational settings are …

The recent release of very large language models such as PaLM and GPT-4 has made an
unprecedented impact in the popular media and public consciousness, giving rise to a …

Language is more than words: it includes the prosodic features and patterns that we use,
subconsciously, to frame meanings and achieve our goals in our interaction with others …

The extensive use of automated speech scoring in large-scale speaking assessment can be
revolutionary not only to test design and rating, but also to the learning and instruction of …

To examine the utility of spoken dialog systems (SDSs) for learning and low-stakes
assessment, we administered the same role-play task in two different modalities to a group …

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world's leading scholars in second language
acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and …

Technology has paved the way for new modalities in language learning, teaching, and
assessment. However, there is still a great deal of work to be done to develop such tools for …

Purpose: Multiple methods have been suggested for quantifying syntactic complexity in
speech. We compared eight automated syntactic complexity metrics to determine which best …

Second language (L2) researchers regard automaticity as an important facet of proficiency.
Thus, it is an important consideration in L2 research how automaticity can be validly and …

This mixed methods study examined holistic, analytic, and part marking models (MMs) in
terms of their measurement properties and impact on candidate CEFR classifications in a …