Teachers' and Students' Attitudes about the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Research Papers: Ethical and Moral Considerations The Case of Teachers and Master Two Students at the Department of English, University of Abbes Laghrour -Khenchela-
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2025
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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The present study aims at investigating students’ and teachers’ attitudes towards the ethical and moral considerations associated with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research papers. The study employed a convergent mixed-methods approach, combining a questionnaire for assessing attitudes of EFL Master Two students and a focus group to gain deeper insights with teachers from Abbes Laghrour Khenchela University. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed quantitatively qualitatively using IBM SPSS 21 while the focus group answers were analyzed using thematic analysis followed by SFL (Systemic Functional Linguistics) analysis. The results indicated that students have a positive outlook regarding the use of AI in research, highlighting its usefulness to enhance students' motivation, language skills, and research activities. However, they expressed concerns about the credibility and reliability of AI-generated results. Responses gained from the focus group demonstrated that while discouraging AI use in theoretical sections of students’ dissertations to preserve originality, it is still useful in methodological tasks without affecting creativity and critical thinking. Teachers’ suggestions regarding AI integration in research include incorporating ethical guidelines in institutions, human reviewing of AI-generated results, training programs and workshops about how to use AI responsibly, increasing cooperation and collaboration with foreign countries, and the rational use of innovative AI tools in academic research.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, ethical and moral considerations, scientific research, teachers' attitudes, students' impressions
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YOUSFI Nabila