JALT2025 - Tokyo

Education Technologies for Spoken Fluency: Perceptions and Practices Reviewed

Nov 1, 2025, 12:50 PM

20m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Room 401

Speaker

Ms Shereen Wong (Subprogram in English Language Education, Master's and Doctoral Programs in Humanities, University of Tsukuba)

Description

The review, through PRISMA 2020, analyses 20 studies (2010–2025) on how educational technologies enhance and assess spoken fluency in elementary and secondary schools. Findings show improvements in speech rate, fewer pauses, and reduced self-corrections, supported by task repetition and pre-task planning. Web 2.0, CALL/MALL, social media, and generative AI are widely adopted, with assessment shifting from manual rubrics to reliance on automated technologies. Despite challenges and bias, technology proves effective in improving fluency.

Summary

The review, through PRISMA 2020, analyses 20 studies (2010–2025) on how educational technologies enhance and assess spoken fluency in elementary and secondary schools. Findings show improvements in speech rate, fewer pauses, and reduced self-corrections, supported by task repetition and pre-task planning. Web 2.0, CALL/MALL, social media, and generative AI are widely adopted, with assessment shifting from manual rubrics to reliance on automated technologies. Despite challenges and bias, technology proves effective in improving fluency.