Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students

This study aims to determine Yemeni EFL learners' potential opinions, benefits, and challenges regarding using ChatGPT as an AI-based writing tool in academic writing. A quantitative approach was employed in this study. Data were collected through surveys distributed to Yemeni EFL learners at t...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Abdulkareem A. Alkamel, Nasim Amin Saleh Alwagieh
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124002924
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description This study aims to determine Yemeni EFL learners' potential opinions, benefits, and challenges regarding using ChatGPT as an AI-based writing tool in academic writing. A quantitative approach was employed in this study. Data were collected through surveys distributed to Yemeni EFL learners at the university level. The survey included questions about the participants' perceptions and experiences with ChatGPT. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data and identify key themes. The findings revealed that Yemeni EFL learners had positive perceptions towards using ChatGPT. Participants reported that ChatGPT improved their writing fluency, accuracy, and overall quality of their academic work. The tool was helpful in language correction, grammar checking, and proofreading. However, some challenges were also identified, including concerns about academic integrity and the potential for plagiarism. The study highlights the potential benefits of ChatGPT for Yemeni EFL learners, including improved writing fluency, accuracy, and overall quality of academic writing, as well as the challenges associated with using AI-based writing tools, such as concerns about academic integrity. The study recommends that EFL students use ChatGPT as a supplementary tool to enhance their academic writing skills while maintaining academic integrity, developing their own critical thinking, and avoiding over-reliance on the AI-based writing tool.
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spelling doaj-art-9af2f675573b4db9ac9ba68bea79d39e2024-11-21T06:06:07ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112024-01-0110101095Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL studentsMohammed Abdulkareem A. Alkamel0Nasim Amin Saleh Alwagieh1Department of English, Al-Qalam University for Humanities and Applied Sciences, Ibb, Yemen; Corresponding author.Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Ibb University, Ibb, YemenThis study aims to determine Yemeni EFL learners' potential opinions, benefits, and challenges regarding using ChatGPT as an AI-based writing tool in academic writing. A quantitative approach was employed in this study. Data were collected through surveys distributed to Yemeni EFL learners at the university level. The survey included questions about the participants' perceptions and experiences with ChatGPT. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data and identify key themes. The findings revealed that Yemeni EFL learners had positive perceptions towards using ChatGPT. Participants reported that ChatGPT improved their writing fluency, accuracy, and overall quality of their academic work. The tool was helpful in language correction, grammar checking, and proofreading. However, some challenges were also identified, including concerns about academic integrity and the potential for plagiarism. The study highlights the potential benefits of ChatGPT for Yemeni EFL learners, including improved writing fluency, accuracy, and overall quality of academic writing, as well as the challenges associated with using AI-based writing tools, such as concerns about academic integrity. The study recommends that EFL students use ChatGPT as a supplementary tool to enhance their academic writing skills while maintaining academic integrity, developing their own critical thinking, and avoiding over-reliance on the AI-based writing tool.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124002924Artificial intelligenceAI-Based writing toolsChatGPTEFL learnersPerceptionsAcademic writing
spellingShingle Mohammed Abdulkareem A. Alkamel
Nasim Amin Saleh Alwagieh
Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Artificial intelligence
AI-Based writing tools
ChatGPT
EFL learners
Perceptions
Academic writing
title Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
title_full Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
title_fullStr Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
title_full_unstemmed Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
title_short Utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool (ChatGPT) to enhance academic writing skills among Yemeni university EFL students
title_sort utilizing an adaptable artificial intelligence writing tool chatgpt to enhance academic writing skills among yemeni university efl students
topic Artificial intelligence
AI-Based writing tools
ChatGPT
EFL learners
Perceptions
Academic writing
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291124002924
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