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Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) improves EFL learners' language achievement and multidimensional engagement more effectively than traditional instruction, with the pattern of improvement varying across different proficiency levels. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate whether Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) enhances English as a Foreign Language learners' language achievement and multidimensional engagement across different proficiency levels.

September 5, 2026Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Unlocking the impact of ICALL across proficiency levels: EFL learners’ language achievement and multidimensional engagement

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孔孔令会Lanzhou Jiaotong University FOFatemeh OwliaeiIslamic Azad University, Tehran

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Quasi-experimental study demonstrates improved language achievement and engagement in EFL learners, indicating benefits of adaptive instruction.

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To evaluate whether Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) enhances English as a Foreign Language learners' language achievement and multidimensional engagement across different proficiency levels.
Assigned Chinese EFL learners across elementary, intermediate, and advanced proficiency levels to either an ICALL condition or a traditional instructional condition.
Implemented adaptive grammar, reading, and vocabulary modules with automated feedback and task sequencing in the ICALL group, while the traditional group received teacher-centered instruction with printed materials.
Evaluated outcomes before and after intervention using proficiency-specific General English Tests and multidimensional engagement questionnaires, analyzed via multivariate and univariate analyses of variance.
ICALL instruction resulted in superior language achievement compared to traditional teacher-centered instruction across all examined proficiency levels.
Learners using ICALL reported significantly higher behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement than those receiving traditional instruction.
Improvement trajectories varied across elementary, intermediate, and advanced tiers, demonstrating that the efficacy of adaptive feedback depends on baseline instructional readiness.

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孔令会 et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3f16b95aff0620eb292 https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2026.2723022

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Quasi-experimental study demonstrates improved language achievement and engagement in EFL learners, indicating benefits of adaptive instruction.

Unlocking the impact of ICALL across proficiency levels: EFL learners’ language achievement and multidimensional engagement

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