Utilization of AI (Chatbot) for Second Language Acquisition by Students
Pemanfaatan AI (Chatbot) terhadap Pemerolehan Bahasa Kedua Mahasiswa
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20625/theosyn.v1i2.030Keywords:
ChatGPT, Language Learning, Education, Social Interaction, Digital CommunicationAbstract
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly through ChatGPT, has reshaped the landscape of language learning and social interaction in higher education. This study explores how university students utilize ChatGPT as a medium for language learning and how its use influences their social interaction patterns. Employing a qualitative approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ten fifth-semester students of the English Education Study Program at STAIN Mandailing Natal, who had actively used ChatGPT for at least three months. The findings reveal that ChatGPT enhances students’ confidence, language fluency, and self-directed learning by providing instant feedback and unlimited practice opportunities. However, it also contributes to reduced peer communication and growing dependence on digital interactions. These results highlight the dual nature of ChatGPT, serving as both a facilitator of linguistic competence and a disruptor of traditional social engagement in academic contexts.
Bahasa Indonesia
Kemajuan pesat kecerdasan buatan (AI), khususnya melalui ChatGPT, telah mengubah lanskap pembelajaran bahasa dan interaksi sosial di pendidikan tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali bagaimana mahasiswa memanfaatkan ChatGPT sebagai media pembelajaran bahasa serta implikasinya terhadap pola interaksi sosial mereka. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara semi-terstruktur terhadap sepuluh mahasiswa semester lima Program Studi Tadris Bahasa Inggris di STAIN Mandailing Natal yang telah menggunakan ChatGPT secara aktif selama minimal tiga bulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ChatGPT meningkatkan kepercayaan diri, kefasihan berbahasa, dan kemandirian belajar mahasiswa melalui umpan balik instan dan kesempatan latihan tanpa batas. Namun, teknologi ini juga menurunkan frekuensi komunikasi antar teman dan menumbuhkan ketergantungan terhadap interaksi digital. Temuan ini menegaskan sifat ganda ChatGPT, sebagai fasilitator kompetensi linguistik sekaligus tantangan bagi dinamika sosial dalam konteks akademik.
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