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The Impact of ChatGPT on Vocabulary Learning in L3 German Class

ChatGPT’nin Üçüncü Dil olarak Almanca Dersinde Kelime Öğrenimine Etkisi

Muhammet Yaşar Yüzlü(ZONGULDAK BULENT ECEVİT UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-5377-7329
Pages
339–348
Publication Date
2024-08-30
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Pedagogical implications are discussed.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Although technology is an established issue in applied linguistics, integrating chatbots, particularly ChatGPT into language learning, especially third-language (L3) learning, is a novel and mystic issue.
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Key Findings & Data:To demystify this integration, the current study explores the role of ChatGPT in enhancing vocabulary learning, which makes up the skeleton of language, in L3 German class since multilingualism is becoming a norm nowadays.
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Although technology is an established issue in applied linguistics, integrating chatbots, particularly ChatGPT into language learning, especially third-language (L3) learning, is a novel and mystic issue. To demystify this integration, the current study explores the role of ChatGPT in enhancing vocabulary learning, which makes up the skeleton of language, in L3 German class since multilingualism is becoming a norm nowadays. The participants of this exploratory qualitative case study, who are A1-level German learners, are three university students. They read and analyse five different ChatGPT-created texts and adapt the topic of texts to themselves via ChatGPT in which they are supposed to incorporate theme-related keywords throughout five weeks. Data is gathered through semi-structured interviews, vocabulary tests, and reflective journals. Grounded theory was conducted to analyse the data. The findings provide insights into the participants’ academic achievement through cognitive and affective dimensions. Pedagogical implications are discussed.

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Teknoloji, uygulamalı dilbilim alanında yerleşik bir konu olmasına rağmen, sohbet robotlarının, özellikle ChatGPT’ nin dil öğrenimine, bilhassa üçüncü dil (L3) öğrenimine dahil edilmesi yeni ve gizemli bir konudur. Bu ilişkiyi aydınlatmak amacıyla, mevcut çalışma ChatGPT’nin L3 Almanca dersinde dilin temel yapı taşı olan kelime öğrenimini geliştirmedeki rolünü araştırmaktadır çünkü çok dillilik günümüzde bir norm haline gelmektedir. Bu keşfedici nitel durum çalışmasının katılımcıları, A1 seviyesinde Almanca öğrenen üç üniversite öğrencisidir. Katılımcılar, beş hafta boyunca ChatGPT tarafından oluşturulmuş beş farklı metni okur ve analiz eder, ardından tema ile ilintili anahtar kelimeleri dahil ettikleri metinlerin konusunu ChatGPT aracılığıyla kendilerine uyarlarlar. Veri, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler, kelime bilgisi testleri ve yansıtıcı günlükler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verileri analiz etmek için gömülü teori kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, katılımcıların akademik başarılarına dair bilişsel ve duyuşsal boyutlar aracılığıyla içgörüler sunmaktadır. Pedagojik çıkarımlar irdelenmiştir.

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Yüzlü, M. Y. (2024). The Impact of ChatGPT on Vocabulary Learning in L3 German Class. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2, 339–348. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1417301

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