Employing TALKPAL.AI to Enhance Speaking Proficiency for Vietnamese Adult Learners: A Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.54855/ijaile.25223Keywords:
adult learners, proficiency speaking skills, AI tools, TALKPAL.AIAbstract
This paper focuses on adult learners in Vietnam, specifically those who want to improve their speaking skills with the help of an AI tool, namely TALKPAL.AI. The study recognizes classes conducted earlier with the help of the TALKPAL.AI application. Similar studies suggest that learners who had the opportunity to use AI tools were able to speak better than those who did not even have such opportunities. The use of TALKPAL.AI brought the practice of speaking the English language with fluency, the accuracy of pronunciation, and the learners' confidence in themselves when speaking the language at an advanced level. This study employs a literature review and analyzes previous studies to evaluate the effectiveness of TALKPAL.AI in improving speaking skills among adult learners. However, this research suggests using AI tools in the teaching process of speech communication to provide directions in which the application of TALKPAL.AI would be salient. The paper also remarks on the need to apply other AI tools in educational processes and research their effects from a time perspective.
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