Do AI-generative tools kill or nurture creativity in EFL teaching and learning?
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Pedagogical redesign includes promoting collaborative learning with AI, where students work in teams to interpret, challenge, or build upon AI-generated work.
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Institutions are exploring the use of AI detection software and plagiarism-checking tools specifically designed to identify AI-generated content.
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- Authors
- Alzubi, A. A. F., Nazim, M., & Alyami, N.
- Affiliations
- Najran University (SA)
- Corresponding author
- Alzubi, Ali Abbas Falah
- Venue
- Education and Information Technologies
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 15147-15184
- ISSN
- 1360-2357 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7608
- OpenAlex
- W4407226745
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 17
- FWCI
- 45.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Education and Information Technologies (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at Najran University (NU/EP/SEHRC/13/178-2)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › English Language Learning and Teaching
- Keywords
- generative AI, ChatGPT, creativity, English as a foreign language, EFL undergraduates, student perceptions, AI-assisted language learning, overreliance on AI, critical thinking, academic integrity, ethical AI use, gender differences in AI use, cooperative learning, writing feedback
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