AI-Generated Texts in a Foreign Language Class: Pros and Cons

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether artificial intelligence tools can be used in text generation, as a basic teaching tool, in foreign language classes.The request listed words and phrases from which a text in the form of a monologue and a task with statements related to the text were to be generated.The texts and tasks were generated using ChatGPT and Gemini in English, Russian and Serbian.Authenticity, grammatical correctness, vocabulary, spelling, tasks and their usability in teaching were analyzed.The conclusions were reached that artificial intelligence tools can be used to generate text for a foreign language class, but they must be reviewed and corrected if errors in grammar and spelling appear.The generated texts and tasks are very useful because they provide ideas and generate teaching materials that can motivate both the teacher and those learning a foreign language.