Artificial Intelligence in EFL Classrooms: Friend or Foe?

Autor/inn/en	Sumakul, Dian Toar Y. G.; Hamied, Fuad Abdul; Sukyadi, Didi
Titel	Artificial Intelligence in EFL Classrooms: Friend or Foe?
Quelle	In: LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 15 (2022) 1, S.232-256 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2630-0672
Schlagwörter	Artificial Intelligence; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Teacher Attitudes; Language Teachers; Student Motivation; College Faculty; Educational Benefits; Technological Literacy; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Foreign Countries; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Künstliche Intelligenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Lehrerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schulische Motivation; Fakultät; Bildungsertrag; Technisches Wissen; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	The disruptive impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are currently affecting various aspects of society, including education. Despite some doubts and fears, many studies suggest that AI could offer advantages to education, and AI-based applications have been developed for teaching and learning, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms in particular. One way to understand whether AI could be harmful or beneficial to EFL teaching and learning is to see from the teachers' perceptions. Hence, this study investigated how teachers perceive the use of AI in their EFL classrooms. The data was collected through interviews with four EFL teachers in a university in Indonesia who have had the experience of integrating AI in their teaching practices. The results show that all teachers had positive perceptions towards the use of AI in their classrooms. The teachers agreed that AI could help teachers teach and students learn. Moreover, the interview data also indicates that students' motivational levels and teachers' technological and pedagogical competence should be put into consideration when integrating AI into EFL classrooms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01