Current Situation of Students Using AI Tools to Assist English Learning -- A Case Study of Guangdong University of Education

Abstract

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist English learning has increasingly become a trend in recent years. These AI-generating tools are favored by college students for their speed, wide range, and small spatial limitations. However, behind the reliance on the use of these tools, it also means that students are presented with new challenges. For this reason, this study aims to explore the current situation of using AI tools to assist English learning among college students at Guangdong University of Education. By means of interviews and questionnaires, this study concludes that in order to stand out academically, college students can generate their own answers by referring to the answers given by AI-generated tools and combining them with their own unique ideas; moreover, all external warnings and interventions on the use of AI for academic cheating are only secondary to the fact that the college students themselves are the key to change, and need to themselves recognize the importance of the behavior.