A Study on the Interaction with ChatGPT in the Academic Paper Writing Process of Foreign Graduate Students

This study investigates how foreign graduate students interactwith ChatGPT, during the thesis writing process. The objective is to analyze howthese students utilize ChatGPT at various stages of academic paper writing andidentify the challenges they face. Based on these findings, the study proposeseducational strategies to help foreign students use ChatGPT more effectively. Fourforeign graduate students in A University were the subjects. The researchmethodology involved comparing and analyzing the outputs produced at differentstages of the writing process and the interactions with ChatGPT, supplemented byinterviews conducted two times to understand their experiences and perceptions. The results revealed that students primarily used ChatGPT for generating ideas,organizing content, and correcting grammar and vocabulary, confirming its utilityas a coaching tool for academic writing. However, limitations were noted whenstudents lacked a clear understanding of their research topics, hindering theeffective use of ChatGPT. Based on these results, specific strategies were proposedto enhance the utilization of generative AI in the academic paper writing processfor foreign graduate students.