Undergraduate ESL students' use and perceptions of ChatGPT for academic writing purposes

Lakshmana Rao Pinninti

doi:10.1590/1983-3652.2025.58320

Autores

Lakshmana Rao Pinninti Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kanpur, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-6339

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-3652.2025.58320

Palavras-chave:

ChatGPT, Ferramentas de escrita com IA, Letramento em I, Escrita acadêmica, Percepções de estudantes de graduação de ESL

Resumo

Enquanto a pesquisa sobre o papel do ChatGPT na instrução tem crescido rapidamente nos últimos anos, poucos estudos têm explorado as percepções de estudantes de graduação sobre o ChatGPT em contextos de escrita acadêmica em inglês como segunda língua (English as a Second Language – ESL). Para preencher essa lacuna, o presente estudo investiga o uso do ChatGPT por estudantes universitários de ESL para a escrita acadêmica e suas percepções sobre sua confiabilidade e utilidade. Um questionário foi aplicado a alunos matriculados em uma turma regular de um curso intensivo de escrita acadêmica em uma instituição pública de ensino superior em ciências e engenharia na Índia. Utilizando perguntas em escala Likert e de múltipla escolha, além de uma questão aberta, o estudo coletou dados de 51 participantes (13 mulheres e 38 homens) e os analisou por meio de estatísticas descritivas para identificar tendências e padrões nas respostas. A maioria dos participantes relatou usar regularmente o ChatGPT para gerar e revisar textos acadêmicos. Eles demonstraram cautela em relação à confiabilidade das respostas do ChatGPT para questões de escrita acadêmica, mas reconheceram sua precisão mecanizada na sumarização, bem como na correção de erros gramaticais e de vocabulário. Embora seus níveis de confiança no uso do ChatGPT tenham sido moderados, a maioria expressou disposição para usá-lo com mais frequência na escrita acadêmica no futuro. Os resultados indicam uma crescente dependência dos estudantes universitários de ESL no ChatGPT e suas percepções sobre seus pontos fortes e limitações como ferramenta de apoio à escrita acadêmica, destacando a necessidade de orientação para seu uso eficaz e ético.

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