dialogue-based CALL

Dialogue-based computer-assisted language learning (CALL) encompasses applications that allow a learner to practice a foreign language …

We propose a common definition for dialogue-based CALL and establish a first overview of the literature in the domain, from a systematic literature review of 138 papers. Results show a scattered research field, with 4 main disciplinary approaches, each preferring a certain keyword for referring to the domain.

Conversational agents are seen as a way to offer an anxiety-free L2 practice environment for learners, in the hope that it would …