Background/purpose: Foreign language speaking anxiety poses a persistent challenge for Indonesian ESP students in hospitality programs. Traditional classroom settings often exacerbate this anxiety, limiting students' confidence and speaking fluency. This study investigates how ChatGPT's Voice Conversation Mode can create a low-pressure environment…

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed chatbots into generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) capable of performing various tasks. The use of GPTs is expanding to learning, including natural sciences like chemistry. GPTs can assist students in understanding and solving chemistry problems. However, there are…

This paper presents the findings of a pilot study on the use of generative AI (GAI) in tutorial sessions within a large-scale distance education institution in Indonesia. The primary aim of the experiment was to assess the impact of GAI-based tutoring on student engagement and academic achievement. A secondary objective was to explore how GAI…

We live in an age of artificial intelligence (AI). Open AI, an American artificial intelligence organization, claims that generative chatbots are here to stay. Although computer technology remains unevenly distributed, the presence of AI continues to be felt in many areas of daily life. Further, AI development happens in few countries whose…

Despite the increasing adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to facilitate second language (L2) writing, current reviews are insufficient in their depth and scope to effectively highlight the forefront of research trends. To bridge the gap, this paper synthesizes findings from 73 empirical studies on GenAI-assisted L2 writing…

Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) has been considered a potential pedagogical technique that exploits technology to assist the students' writing. However, little attention has been devoted to examining students' perceptions of Grammarly use in higher education context. This paper aims to obtain information regarding the writing process and the…