Indonesian university students' perspectives on integrating AIEd into English language learning

Nurul Aini, Iwan Kurniarahman
Universitas Negeri Malang, and Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kediri, Indonesia
Utami Widiati
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
Bambang Yudi Cahyono
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia
Yazid Basthomi
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

This research aims to determine the integration of artificial intelligence in education (AIEd) and focuses on Indonesian university students' perspectives. Employing quantitative methods with a survey design, the research employed a questionnaire framework called the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The framework focused on the perceived usefulness modified by adding items related to affective aspects: interest, needs, excitement, and enjoyment; and cognitive aspects: listening and speaking skills with vocabulary and pronunciation components; reading skills focused on vocabulary enrichment; and writing skills with features of translation, vocabulary buildings, grammar checkers, sentence paraphrasers, idea content generators, and citation management. The questionnaire had 14 items, consisting of 13 items measured using a 4-point Likert-style scale and one question about the types of AIEd. The study encompassed a cohort of 285 university students from four islands in Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan and Nusa Tenggara. The findings recorded 39 types of AIEd used by students. Most of the respondents have positive perceptions of the integration of AIEd, with index scores ranging from 79.1 to 84.6, while only a few of them expressed negative perceptions. Future research can consider exploring the students' perceptions through qualitative research that uses interview data.
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Authors: Nurul Aini is a doctoral student in the Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) and an English teacher in the Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri, Indonesia. She holds a masters degree in English education. Her research interest is in English teaching methodology and artificial intelligence. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7929-0512 Email: florida_aini@iainkediri.ac.id, nurul.aini.2302219@students.um.ac.id Iwan Kurniarahman is a doctoral student in the Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang (UM) and is an English teacher in the Faculty of Education, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN), Kediri, Indonesia. His research interests are English teaching and learning, translation and linguistics. Email: iwan.kurniarahman.2302219@students.um.ac.id Utami Widiati is a professor in the Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, and in the Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. As a professor in ELT she has researched and published extensively in the areas of TEFL, curriculum and material development, second language acquisition, and teacher professional development. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8603-4556 Email: utami.widiati.fs@um.ac.id Bambang Yudi Cahyono is a Professor in Applied Linguistics at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. He earned an MA from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and PhD from The University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include second language writing, English teacher professional development, and ICT. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-5208 Email: bambang.yudi.fs@um.ac.id Yazid Basthomi is a professor in the Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, and in the Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. He is a researcher in applied linguistics and has co-supervised PhD theses at University of New England and Charles Darwin University, Australia. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-3334 Email: ybasthomi@um.ac.id Please cite as: Aini, N., Kurniarahman, I., Widiati, U., Cahyono, B. Y. & Basthomi, Y. (2024). Indonesian university students' perspectives on integrating AIEd into English language learning. Issues in Educational Research, 34(3), 803-824. http://www.iier.org.au/iier34/aini.pdf