A Study on English Undergraduates Perceptions of the Role of Generative AI in English Writing Assistance: A Case Study

In recent years, Generative Artificial Intelligence technology has made significant progress and shown great application potential in the field of assisting English writing learning. However, most of the current academic research focuses on the technical level or the teachers perspective, mainly focusing on the development of its functions, the design of teaching strategies, and how teachers can utilize generative artificial intelligence for teaching management. In contrast, there are relatively few studies from the students perspective. This study takes undergraduate students majoring in English at a university in Anhui Province as the target, and explores their views on Generative Artificial Intelligence-assisted English writing from the three dimensions of emotion, behavior, and cognition by means of a questionnaire survey to provide an empirical basis for optimizing the design and pedagogical application of the generative artificial intelligence tool. A bigger and more varied sample of students from different academic programs and fields could be advantageous for future research.