A Systematic Review on English Learning Using AI

A Systematic Review on English Learning Using AI

This study aims to review and analyze research articles on AI in academic journals on English language teaching published in South Korea in the past 5 years. A total of 35 articles were analyzed according to research periods, subjects, methods, and themes. The study revealed that the number of AI studies tended to continuously increase during the period from 2018 to 2022. The favored research participants were college students, followed by elementary and high school students. Recently more studies were conducted with mixed-level students, teachers, and experts. Mixed methods have been the dominant research method in recent years. In terms of research themes, types of AI appeared most often, while there emerged a variety of themes such as teaching and learning methods and development of instructional models as well as the concept of AI, learners’, pre-service teachers, and teachers’ perceptions of AI. Based on the findings, pedagogical implications and future directions for research regarding AI were suggested.