A Study on Higher Education Policy Makers’ Perceptions Towards the Use of AI in English Language Learning

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10.2991/978-2-38476-348-1_15How to use a DOI?

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Higher education; policy maker; Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been one of the powerful tools to teach and learn a new language. The presence of AI is also potential to transform the traditional English language teaching and learning methods into technology-based teaching and learning. On one side, the presence of AI is beneficial to teacher and students as it can be teachers’ assistant in the class. However, on the other side, the presence of AI also challenges teachers and school managers to wisely place AI as learning assisting tools. The presence of AI has also called attention on the application of assessments. There have been previous studies related to AI in language teaching and learning focusing on students or teachers’ voices but studies towards policy makers’ stances and perceptions of the use of AI to enhance English language learning in higher education are still limited. This study is trying to take an inventory of how the higher education policy makers perceive the use of AI in English language teaching and learning. This study applied qualitative method in its data collection and analysis by employing open-ended questionnaire and interviews involving 10 respondents from various universities in Indonesia. Purposive sampling was employed in collecting the data. The results of this study emphasized the significant role of AI as assisting tools which are supposed to promote academic honesty, creativity, and critical thinking; concern on the students’ dependency on the AI; and the importance of university to provide policy related to AI use by students and teachers.

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AU  - Heny Hartono
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DA  - 2024/12/31
TI  - A Study on Higher Education Policy Makers’ Perceptions Towards the Use of AI in English Language Learning
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th Celt International Conference (CIC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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