The impact of generative AI on foreign language enjoyment: the roles of gender, English proficiency and usage duration among Chinese EFL learners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) technology in language educational settings, the impact of GenAI tools has garnered increasing attention. Yet extant research has predominantly examined GenAI's cognitive impacts on learners' linguistic abilities, leaving the empirical landscape of learners' emotional experiences largely uncharted. This study, drawing on Positive Psychology, investigated the impact of GenAI tools on Chinese EFL students' foreign language enjoyment (FLE), as well as the roles of three factors-gender, English proficiency, and GenAI usage duration-on students' FLE.

Methods

A mixed-methods design was applied. Ninety-eight Chinese EFL university students completed the survey and 10 participated in the interview after the 12-week interventio

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857136 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature