PERCEPTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND TEACHERS TOWARDS THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) machines can think at an almost human level, solve problems, remember, conclude, etc. It's all about being able to make movements. Contrary to popular belief, artificial intelligence did not bring as bad or apocalyptic results as in the movies, and since the moment it entered our lives, it has helped us to get results faster and with minimum error in many areas. AI-based software can contain life-saving applications, even in the simplest used phones, smart home systems, and in-car gadgets today. Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly in the field of education, as in many other fields. Although these developments have gained momentum due to the Covid epidemic, they have become an important part of our lives with the transition to online or hybrid education. Many applications and platforms used in education have saved time in education and training, both in preparing materials, homework controls, exam reading, and grading. The perception of students and educators based on artificial intelligence (AI) of such tools, websites, or applications used in this research was analyzed. A survey was given to university students including questions such as how much they know about artificial intelligence, how effective it is in the areas where artificial intelligence is used, the difficulties they experience, how much it needs to be developed, and the results. Questions such as how effective the use of based applications or platforms is, what needs to be developed, and how much is needed for English teaching in the future were asked. In this study, about 100 university students in the preparatory class were surveyed and interviews were conducted with ten lecturers