The efficacy of artificial intelligence - powered scaffolding in individual acquisition efficiency of EFL in tertiary educational context

The findings emphasize the necessity of cognitive adaptation strategies, platform diversification, and learner-centric AI-conversational tool design. While limited by sample homogeneity and cross-sectional data, this study underscores the value of longitudinal approaches and broader socio-cognitive investigations in future research. Collectively, Such findings based on empirical evidence, advance the optimizing of AI-enhanced, cognitively attuned language learning systems.