ChatGPT in Foreign Language Acquisition: a close ally or a distant concept for Macedonian university students?

Neshkovska, Silvana and Ivanovska, Lela and Trajkovska, Vesna and Kasaposka-Chadlovska, Milena (2025) ChatGPT in Foreign Language Acquisition: a close ally or a distant concept for Macedonian university students? Respectus Philologicus, 52 (47). pp. 50-65. ISSN eISSN 2335-2388

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Abstract

Abstract. ChatGPT has instigated a tectonic change in foreign language acquisition. The latest research shows
that language learners use it to enhance their major language skills and boost their critical thinking, research
activities, and exam preparation. Consequently, ChatGPT has significantly impacted all levels of education,
particularly the tertiary level. This paper aims to showcase how Macedonian university students fare in
employing ChatGPT for foreign language acquisition. The study examines whether they are sufficiently familiar
with this chatbot and to what extent they use it in various language-learning contexts. It also explores students’
attitudes toward this novel tool for improving their language abilities. Insights are drawn from qualitative and quantitative analyses of data gathered via a tailor-made survey, which targeted Macedonian university students,
the majority of whom took a foreign language course during the academic year 2023/2024. Even though only
180 university students from several higher education institutions in the RN Macedonia showed interest in
the study, the findings reveal mixed student perceptions of ChatGPT’s effectiveness, with some recognising
its benefits for writing, translation, grammar, and research, while others expressing scepticism, particularly
regarding its role in generating high-quality writing ideas, improving speaking skills, and fostering critical
thinking, and creativity.
Keywords: ChatGPT; AI; foreign language acquisition; higher education; Macedonia; students

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r Silvana Neshkovska
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 18:38
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 18:38
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11203

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