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To investigate how English as a Foreign Language learners of differing proficiency levels interact with Google Translate during error correction and translation tasks.

June 1, 2026CALICO Journal

Cognitive Activities in Google Translate–Assisted Language Learning: An Exploratory Study

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To investigate how English as a Foreign Language learners of differing proficiency levels interact with Google Translate during error correction and translation tasks.
Assessed 16 EFL university students before and after receiving targeted training in recursive Google Translate-assisted exploration.
Collected behavioral process data and qualitative insights through screen recordings and stimulated recall sessions across translation and error correction tasks.
Grammar and usage errors decreased significantly after training, with the lower-proficiency cohort exhibiting the largest gains.
Learners shifted from basic single-word lookups to evaluating multi-word units, with lower-proficiency students adopting iterative comparisons and higher-proficiency students using the tool primarily for selective refinement.

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Exploratory study demonstrates reduced grammar errors and expanded exploration in foreign language learners using Google Translate, suggesting machine translation effectively aids self-regulated...

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Peichin Chang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7563ae508d802509f5601e https://doi.org/10.3138/calico-2025-0022

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Exploratory study demonstrates reduced grammar errors and expanded exploration in foreign language learners using Google Translate, suggesting machine translation effectively aids self-regulated...

Cognitive Activities in Google Translate–Assisted Language Learning: An Exploratory Study

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