Examining ChatGPT's Influence on Assisting Students with L2 Writing Tasks

• In Event: Applications of AI II

Abstract

This study reconceptualizes educational inequities by examining AI's role, notably ChatGPT, in second language learning. It explores its effect on L2 writing in a Mandarin context, comparing students' performances on AP Chinese writing tasks. The research focuses on differential outcomes and potential improvements with AI assistance in learning.

Authors

• Dan Song, University of Iowa

• Alexander Tang, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa