Utilizing AI Applications to Enhance Descriptive and Narrative Writing Skills of EFL Student Teachers

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to examine the effect of utilizing Chat GPT, Jenni, and Whimsical AI applications on enhancing descriptive and narrative writing skills of EFL student teachers. The study used the one group pre-posttest quasi experimental design in order to probe the effectiveness of the applications in improving the target skills of the participants who were twenty eight students in their first study year (2023/2024). They studied specific written forms such as descriptive/narrative paragraphs and essays. The instrument was the pre-posttest of descriptive and narrative writing skills applied to investigate the development in the participants' writing skills preceding and succeeding the presented treatment. A rubric was prepared to assess participants' responses to the test concerning three main categories: fluency, accuracy, and originality. The findings of the study showed that AI applications were effectual in improving the skills in concern as they supported the participants in producing competent written forms and enhanced their learning.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, descriptive writing, narrative writing, English as a foreign language student teachers