articleEuropean Journal of EducationJun 24, 2025Closed access

Integrating Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) Into the English as a Foreign Language Classroom: Exploring Its Impact on Students' Achievement Emotions and Willingness to Communicate ( WTC )

Suzhou University of Science and Technology · Golestan University

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This intervention study strived to uncover the significance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in L2 classrooms by exploring its impact on English language learners' achievement emotions and willingness to communicate (WTC). The study also examined the interrelationship between English learners' achievement emotions and their WTC in AI‐powered classrooms. To these aims, a group of Chinese English students ( N = 204) was randomly divided into the control and treatment groups. Prior to commencing the experiment, two pre‐designed inventories were administered to both the control and the treatment group. Following the initial assessment, students in the treatment group ( N = 107) received AI‐based…

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Keywords
  • Willingness to communicate
  • Psychology
  • Foreign language
  • Mathematics education
  • Student achievement
  • Academic achievement
  • Social psychology
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