STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AI USE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: HELP OR HINDRANCE?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47390/SPR1342V6I3Y2026N57Keywords:
Artificial intellegence (AI), Generative AI, ChatGPT, EFL learners, TESOL context, Uzbek EFL students, Academic writing support, grammar checking, students' motivation.Abstract
The study was performed as part of a qualitative research using semi structured interviews. This research involved 10 students who are studying English in order to get certificate and enter to MA in Uzbekistan. The data was collected with the help of individual interviews and analysed by thematic analysis, which helped to identify persistent patterns in the perception and experience of AI using.
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