“…Although monitoring progress has become an area of continued educational interest, as evidenced by the increase in the number of patents filed for related technology, there has also been some skepticism towards SE on the basis of mismatches between the descriptors and students’ own perceptions ( García Sanz, 2020 ). Similarly, a review of the literature shows that personalized learning via technology is highly regarded among educationalists, and is one of the most studied resources for language learning ( Zhou et al, 2016 ), prompting a comparable deluge of patents ( Chao et al, 2009 ). The overwhelming interest in the potential of these tools is what led us to research their effectiveness in the L2 learning process, with the aim of identifying positive common results, and complementarily, areas and aspects for improvement.…”