APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

When the globalization and international integration occurs across all sectors, the role of foreign language proficiency is inevitable for both students and lecturers in higher education institutions. Language competency certificates function as effective assessment instruments which provide the access to international professional environments for the workforce. Moreover, the demand for helping learners achieve these certification provides impetus for innovation in teaching methods. Nonetheless, obstacles including inadequate practice environment for students and considerable time constraints and heavy workload for teachers cause ineffectiveness. Consequently, the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers more solutions to education particularly in foreign language pedagogy. However, both learners and lectures face real challenges related to integrity, reliability, and overdependence on technology. This research aims at investigating the utilization and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in foreign language instruction and acquisition across higher education settings. In this study, mixed methods were employed and quantitative surveys of 500 students and 265 lecturers with qualitative interviews were collected. Thus, this facilitates a comprehensive analysis of AI applications in foreign language education in order to devise effective and long-term strategies so that instructional quality can be optimized.