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EFL STUDENTS' USE OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARD AI TOOLS TO LEARN ENGLISH. CASE STUDY OF L1 STUDENTS AT AHMED ZABANA UNIVERISTY OF RELIZANE
Artificial intelligence is increasingly revolutionizing the field of English as Foreign Language. As a consequence, the use of AI tools has become a significant learning habit for the EFL students. Using them particularly outside the classroom, the EFL students generally use such tools to practice speaking, check grammar, learn vocabulary and translate expressions from the mother language to English. Such AI tools provide the students with an engaging, immersive, personalized and adaptive learning environment. This learning habit doesn't only allow the students to improve their English proficiency and fluency, but it also enhances their confidence and motivation. This study aims to investigate EFL students' use of and attitudes towards the integration of AI tools in learning English. More specifically, it examines the types of AI tools which are commonly employed, the linguistic purposes for which the students use these tools as well as their perceptions towards the effectiveness of these tools in developing their language skills. To this end, a questionnaire was administered to L1 students at Ahmed Zabana University of Relizane. The findings indicated that the use of AI tools has become an important learning practice for most of the EFL learners, employing them with different frequencies for several purposes. In addition, most of the students perceive these tools as both motivating and limiting for their critical thinking. Finally, the it was found that the students encounter some challenges when using such tools and they showed awareness toward their effective use.