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Assessing Artificial Intelligence Literacy among Chinese EFL University Students: Current Status and Associated Factors
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AI literacy is crucial for EFL university students successfully integrating AI into language learning in AI era, however, little is known about the current state of AI literacy among Chinese EFL students. This study addresses this gap by examining their AI literacy levels. Survey data from 384 Chinese EFL students were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results showed that all four dimensions had mean scores above the midpoint of the seven-point Likert scale (ranging from 5.25 to 5.42), with AI ethics scoring highest and AI evaluation lowest. Accordingly, post-hoc analyses revealed a significant difference between these two dimensions. No significant differences in AI literacy scores were observed by gender or English proficiency, whereas differences by academic year and field of study were marginal statistical significance. Furthermore, there was moderate strong relationship among the four dimensions of AI literacy, particularly strong between AI usage and evaluation (r = 0.697). These findings provide insights for integrating AI into EFL education and suggest that AI literacy develops as an integrated competency.
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Keywords
AI literacy; Awareness; Usage; Evaluation; Ethics; EFL University Students
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Funding
No specific grant from any funding agency.
CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement
Liuzhi Zhang: Conceptualization, Writing - Original Draft, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization
Ruey Shing Soo: Conceptualization, Project Administration, Validation, Methodology, Writing – Review & Editing
Generative AI Use Disclosure Statement
In the preparation of this manuscript, Generative AI tools were utilized in several stages of the research process. AI was employed for: 1) Data Processing and Refinement; 2) Language Polishing and Editing. Specifically, AI tools were used to process and refine datasets, particularly in terms of formatting and data visualization. The tool used for this purpose was ChatGPT. The authors have reviewed and edited all AI-generated content and shoulder responsibility for the entirety of this work.
Ethics Declarations
World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki–Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants
This study was conducted in accordance with established ethical guidelines. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection, and strict confidentiality and anonymity were guaranteed throughout the research process.
Competing Interests
No, there are no conflicting interests.
Data Availability
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.