The Influence of Artificial Intelligence Assistance on Writing Capabilities of EFL Learners in Chinese Universities: A Study on Chongqing University of Technology as an Example
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Artificial intelligence, language learning, EFL students, English Writing.Abstract
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), its application in education has gradually attracted the attention of the relevant academic circles, especially in the field of language learning. However, the question of how AI can help EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners, especially in Chinese colleges and universities, is still worth further research. Based on the semi-structured interview method and using Nvivo12 to encode the interview data, 16 EFL students from Chongqing University of Technology were interviewed to explore the influence of AI-assisted English writing on undergraduate EFL learners’ writing capabilities. Through conducting consistent data analysis of students of different majors in some dimensions, the study figures out that in the subjective evaluation and cognition, almost all students talk about the positive and negative effects of AI from various perspectives of AI itself and personal changes. However, there are some differences in the results of previous studies, including the focus on the feedback of EFL learners in developing countries.
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