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Microlearning with Chatbots

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Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities

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This chapter introduces and defines learning chatbots and explores the role they play in language teaching and learning. It includes microlearning activities making use of chatbots that practitioners can incorporate into their classes.

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Kohnke, L. (2023). Microlearning with Chatbots. In: Using Technology to Design ESL/EFL Microlearning Activities . SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2774-6_7

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