Empowering EFL Writers: Integrating Human and AI for Academic Excellence

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 1:45 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 4
  In Roundtable Session: AI and Teaching and Learning (Table 1)

Abstract

Recent attention on ChatGPT, a prominent AI language model, highlights its potential in assisting EFL writing through grammar correction, vocabulary enrichment and sentence structuring. However, its full potential alongside human scaffolding in EFL writing classrooms remains unexplored. The study addresses this gap using the cognitive process model of writing. Nineteen EFL learners were engaged in think-aloud sessions and interviews. The collaborative writing process with ChatGPT involved iterative stages of planning, translating and reviewing, supported by teacher guidance and peer collaboration. Prompt crafting and interpreting ChatGPT responses were crucial in this process. The study highlights an essential collaborative synergy, driven by teacher and peer support, in enhancing metacognitive awareness and effective use of ChatGPT for writing refinement in EFL classrooms.

Author

• Yoo-Jean Lee, Kangwon National University