Innovation in Language Learning

The rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), particularly generative AI, has transformed teaching and learning in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), redefining the relationship between teachers and students and rendering traditional classrooms increasingly obsolete. This experimental study, which employed a mixed-methods approach, investigated strategies to reposition ESP teachers as guides who foster ethical GenAI use and self-regulated learning (SRL). The study was conducted with 56 third-year students from diverse disciplines at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Batna 1 University. Participants generated personalised ESP courses using Gen AI tools tailored to their proficiency levels, cognitive capacities and preferences. The results indicated that the students experienced gradual autonomy and an increase in confidence. There were also significant improvements in communicative competence, ethical AI awareness and personalisation of the course. The majority of students reported high levels of satisfaction.

Key words: generative AI, self-regulated learning (SRL), ESP teaching-learning, ethical GenAI literacy, course personalisation.

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