Research team
Expertise
I specialize in Learner Corpus Research and L2 English writing with a focus on stance. My research interests also include register variation, AI-assisted L2 writing, and technology-enhanced learning.
Keeping the Human in the Text: Learner Voice and GenAI
Abstract
First, I will revise and resubmit the FWO project proposal entitled "Why mAI Voice Matters: Voice Expression in GenAI-Assisted and Unaided L2 English Writing", incorporating the reviewer feedback received during the previous evaluation round. This project aims to provide the first empirical account of how GenAI assistance shapes voice expression in L2 English writing. Drawing on a newly developed corpus of GenAI-assisted and unaided L2 texts across two registers, complemented by chatlogs, process data, and interviews, the project examines (1) linguistic manifestations of voice in GenAI-assisted and unaided writing, (2) lay raters' perceptions of voice strength in these texts, and (3) the relationship between writers' beliefs and attitudes towards GenAI-assisted writing and their actual voice expression in writing. Second, I will continue my ongoing collaborative research at the University of Antwerp. This includes the collection of additional learner data for the corpus described above, the finalisation and publication of a collaborative paper on functional adequacy in unaided and GenAI-generated texts, and the co-preparation of a methodological paper describing the development of the corpus.Researcher(s)
- Promoter: Thewissen Jennifer
- Fellow: Jadoulle Pauline
Research team(s)
Funding
- BOF
Project type(s)
- Research Project