Vietnamese University Students’ Perceptions of Using QuillBot to Improve Their English Language Writing Performances
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https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1606.26Keywords:
Vietnamese university students, perceptions, QuillBot, writing performances, paraphrasingAbstract
Writing is one of the four basic skills that learners must master when learning a language. To improve language skills, in addition to hard practice, students today are also supported by many artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The aim of the study is to uncover students' perceptions of using QuillBot to improve their English language writing performances. The research project was conducted at a university in Vietnam with the participation of 90 fourth-year students majoring in English language. The data collection tools were questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The research results indicated that students considered QuillBot an effective tool to improve their writing performances, especially their grammar and vocabulary. 100% of the participants believe that QuillBot helped them write more and reduce errors. In other words, students had positive attitudes toward utilizing QuillBot in the writing process. The findings of the study also provide evidence for educators to consider integrating AI tools like QuillBot into their teaching methods to support the development of students' English writing performances.
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