INTEGRATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS

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This study explores university students’ perceptions and experiences in using AI-based mobile applications to support their English writing skills. A qualitative case study approach was employed, involving open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 8th-semester students from the English Education Department at a university in Bogor. The findings revealed that students actively used applications such as Grammarly, QuillBot, and ChatGPT for paraphrasing, grammar correction, and idea development. While they experienced benefits in terms of efficiency and language accuracy, concerns were raised about overdependence, limited contextual understanding, and the risk of reduced critical thinking. The study recommends a blended learning approach that combines AI tools with human feedback to ensure more comprehensive writing development.