The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis

The aim of this research was to determine the metaphorical perceptions of EFL learners towards the concept of ChatGPT considering gender, department, and year of study variables. The study group included undergraduate students who were enrolled in the Departments of English Language Teaching (ELT) a...

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Main Author: Serpil Azap
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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description The aim of this research was to determine the metaphorical perceptions of EFL learners towards the concept of ChatGPT considering gender, department, and year of study variables. The study group included undergraduate students who were enrolled in the Departments of English Language Teaching (ELT) and English Language and Literature (ELL) at a state university in the 2022–2023 academic year. A total of 105 EFL learners participated in the research. The phenomenology pattern, a qualitative research approach, was applied in this study to investigate participants' metaphorical interpretations of “ChatGPT”. An elicitation sheet for metaphors that included the phrase “ChatGPT is (like) … because …” was used as a data collection tool. The naming/labeling, sorting, categorizing, calculating the inter-rater reliability ratio, and quantitative data analysis were the steps included in the data analysis process. The results of this study showed that most participants used positive metaphors to describe ChatGPT. Furthermore, the findings of this research also showed that not gender and year of study variables but department variable made a significant effect on the comparison of the ChatGPT categories.
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spelling doaj-art-db270964140d4e98a8d82deebf63ca0c2025-08-20T02:37:01ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-011110139410.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101394The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysisSerpil Azap0Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Education, Taşlıçiftlik Campus, 60250, Tokat, TürkiyeThe aim of this research was to determine the metaphorical perceptions of EFL learners towards the concept of ChatGPT considering gender, department, and year of study variables. The study group included undergraduate students who were enrolled in the Departments of English Language Teaching (ELT) and English Language and Literature (ELL) at a state university in the 2022–2023 academic year. A total of 105 EFL learners participated in the research. The phenomenology pattern, a qualitative research approach, was applied in this study to investigate participants' metaphorical interpretations of “ChatGPT”. An elicitation sheet for metaphors that included the phrase “ChatGPT is (like) … because …” was used as a data collection tool. The naming/labeling, sorting, categorizing, calculating the inter-rater reliability ratio, and quantitative data analysis were the steps included in the data analysis process. The results of this study showed that most participants used positive metaphors to describe ChatGPT. Furthermore, the findings of this research also showed that not gender and year of study variables but department variable made a significant effect on the comparison of the ChatGPT categories.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125001214Artificial intelligence in educationChatGPTMetaphorical analysisGPT technologyPre-service teachersWeb-based learning
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The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Artificial intelligence in education
ChatGPT
Metaphorical analysis
GPT technology
Pre-service teachers
Web-based learning
title The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
title_full The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
title_fullStr The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
title_full_unstemmed The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
title_short The role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education: EFL learners’ views on the concept of “ChatGPT” through metaphorical analysis
title_sort role of artificial intelligence in language teacher education efl learners views on the concept of chatgpt through metaphorical analysis
topic Artificial intelligence in education
ChatGPT
Metaphorical analysis
GPT technology
Pre-service teachers
Web-based learning
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125001214
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