![Meng Yu](/newimages/person-profile/2022b/photo-mengyu.x755c4298.jpg?w=160&h=213&crop=160,160,0,27&f=webp)
Meng Yu PhD Student in Language Learning
Research interests
- Education
- Languages
Biography
Meng's research interests lie in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), with a particular focus on leveraging emerging technologies (e.g. AI, AR, VR) to enhance second language acquisition (SLA).
Thesis Title: The Potentials of Embodied AI for L2 English Learning
Meng’s PhD thesis explores the impact of student-chatbot interactions on L2 English learning from an interdisciplinary perspective. It aims to unveil the learning processes, students’ perceptions & attitudes towards chatbots, and the relationship between learning processes, language proficiency, and attitudes. Meng welcomes research collaboration in the field of computer-assisted language learning.
Principal supervisor: Mary Webb
Secondary supervisor: Ursula Wingate
Research
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Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Research
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Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)
Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)