Using ChatGPT to Enhance English Language Majors’ Argumentative Writing Skills

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(Assistant professor of EFL Curriculum & Instruction) Department of Curriculum & Instruction Faculty of Education Ain Shams University

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using ChatGPT in enhancing English Majors’ argumentative writing skills. The study employed the one-group pretest-posttest quasi – experimental design. The participants were 15 third year English department students enrolled in the Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. The instruments of the study included an argumentative writing test and a scoring rubric. The argumentative writing test was pre administered to the study group. Then the study group was instructed through the proposed program using ChatGPT as a writing assistant tool. The argumentative writing test was then post administered to the study group. Quantitative data were collected from the participants’ scores on the pre/ post argumentative writing test. Findings of the study revealed that using ChatGPT had a medium effect on developing participants' argumentative writing skills.

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