A Learners’ Dictionary versus ChatGPT in receptive and productive lexical tasks
- This study assesses the effectiveness of ChatGPT versus the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE) in supporting English language learners in lexically challenging receptive and productive lexical tasks. With a sample of 223 university students at B2 to C1 proficiency levels, this research investigates whether a leading AI-driven chatbot or a high-quality learners’ dictionary better assists learners in accurately understanding and producing English. The results reveal ChatGPT’s superior performance in both task types. Efficiency, in terms of consultation speed, also favoured ChatGPT, though only in the production task. This study advocates for an integrated approach that leverages both AI, with its interactive and immediate feedback, and more traditional lexicographic tools that may foster learner autonomy and linguistic proficiency.
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| Author: | Bartosz PtasznikORCiD, Sascha WolferORCiDGND, Robert LewORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-127429 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecae011 |
| ISSN: | 1477-4577 |
| Parent Title (English): | International Journal of Lexicography |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Place of publication: | Oxford |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2024 |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2024/07/10 |
| Publishing Institution: | Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) |
| Publicationstate: | Veröffentlichungsversion |
| Reviewstate: | Peer-Review |
| Tag: | ChatGPT; English; LDOCE; dictionary use; production; reception; vocabulary |
| GND Keyword: | Chatbot; Datenanalyse; Künstliche Intelligenz; Wörterbuch |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 15 |
| Note: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in "International Journal of Lexicography" following peer review. The version of record "A Learners’ Dictionary versus ChatGPT in receptive and productive lexical tasks" is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecae011 |
| DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik |
| Open Access?: | ja |
| Leibniz-Classification: | Sprache, Linguistik |
| Linguistics-Classification: | Lexikografie |
| Program areas: | Lexik |
| Licence (German): |  Urheberrechtlich geschützt |