Using AI-Generated Songs in Foreign Language Learning

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=oNxseDxFN5" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=oNxseDxFN5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/23362189.2025.4919" target="_blank" >10.14712/23362189.2025.4919</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Using AI-Generated Songs in Foreign Language Learning

Original language description

This study investigates the impact of AI-generated songs on vocabulary acquisition and learner motivation in foreign language education. Conducted at a secondary vocational school in Prague, the research involved learners of German as a second foreign language from the third-year classes. Using a quasi-experimental design with 60 observations - 30 in the experimental conditions and 30 in the control conditions - the study compared conventional vocabulary learning methods with an innovative approach involving the AI music platform Suno. In the experimental conditions, the learners achieved a significantly higher mean post-test score (6.2) compared to the control conditions (4.2), with a statistically significant difference confirmed at p &lt; 0.001 and a large effect size (Cohen&apos;s d &gt; 0.8). The survey data revealed that the learners preferred the song-based activity, citing increased engagement and enjoyment. These findings suggest that AI-generated songs can significantly enhance both vocabulary retention and student motivation, particularly in contexts requiring the acquisition of specialised terminology, which is often more challenging because of its complexity and the limited availability of learning resources.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Pedagogika

ISSN

0031-3815

e-ISSN

2336-2189

Volume of the periodical

75

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

401-422

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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