The Negative Effects of AI on Chinese Vocational College Language Learners’ Self-Efficacy Development : The Diminishment of Self-Efficacy Sources

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Table of Contents
• Table of Contents i
• List of Figures vi
• List of Tables vii
• List of Abbreviations viii
• Abstract ix
• Acknowledgments xi
• Chapter 1: Introduction 1
• 1.1 Background of the Study 2
• 1.1.1 Overview of Language Education in Chinese Vocational Colleges 2
• 1.1.2 Challenges and Opportunities of Vocational Language Education 3
• 1.2 Problem Statement 5
• 1.3 Purpose of the Study 7
• 1.4 Research Questions 7
• 1.5 Theoretical Foundation 8
• 1.6 Definition of Key Terms 9
• 1.6.1 AI-Assisted Language Learning 9
• 1.6.2 AI Learning Tools 10
• 1.6.3 Job Replacement 10
• 1.6.4 Self-Efficacy 11
• 1.6.5 Self-Efficacy Sources 11
• 1.6.6 Technostress 12
• 1.6.7 Vocational College 12
• 1.6.8 Second Language Learner 13
• 1.7 Scope and Delimitations 13
• 1.8 Significance of the Study 14
• 1.8.1 Significance to Practice 15
• 1.8.2 Significance to Theory 16
• 1.9 Summary 17
• Chapter 2: Literature Review 18
• 2.1 Literature Search Strategy 19
• 2.2 Theoretical Foundation 25
• 2.2.1 Self-Efficacy and Social Cognitive Theory 25
• 2.2.2 Four Sources of Self-Efficacy 27
• 2.3 Self-Efficacy and Language Learning 29
• 2.3.1 Impacts of Self-Efficacy on Learning Behavior and Motivation 30
• 2.3.2 Self-Efficacy Development in Chinese Vocational Language Learners 33
• 2.3.3 Measuring Language Learning Self-Efficacy 34
• 2.4 The Interplay between AI and Self-Efficacy in Language Learning 36
• 2.4.1 AI Language Learning Tools 36
• 2.4.2 Conceptualization of AI Self-Efficacy 38
• 2.4.3 Impacts of AI on Self-Efficacy in Language Learning Contexts 41
• 2.5 Critical Issues and Debates about AI 43
• 2.5.1 Possible Dependency on AI 44
• 2.5.2 Gender Differences 45
• 2.5.3 Job Replacement 47
• 2.5.4 Inquiries about Adopting AI in Traditionally Human-Led Language Education 48
• 2.6 Summary 49
• Chapter 3: Research Method 52
• 3.1 Philosophical Assumptions and Positionality 52
• 3.2 Research Design 54
• 3.3 Participants 55
• 3.3.1 Population 55
• 3.3.2 Sampling and Procedures 56
• 3.4 Data Collection 58
• 3.4.1 Interviews 59
• 3.4.2 Reflective Essay 63
• 3.5 Evidence of Trustworthiness 65
• 3.5.1 Credibility 66
• 3.5.2 Transferability 67
• 3.5.3 Dependability 68
• 3.5.4 Confirmability 68
• 3.6 Ethical Procedures 69
• 3.7 Data Analysis 70
• 3.8 Summary 75
• Chapter 4: Results 77
• 4.1 Research Setting 77
• 4.2 Demographics 78
• 4.2.1 Overall Demographic Description 78
• 4.2.2 Individual Narrative Descriptions 79
• 4.3 Results 86
• 4.3.1 Themes and Coded Meaning Units 86
• 4.3.2 Results Presented by Research Questions 88
• 4.4 Summary 102
• Chapter 5: Discussion, Recommendations, and Conclusions 104
• 5.1 Interpretation of Findings 104
• 5.1.1 Reliance on AI 105
• 5.1.2 Emotional and Psychological Impacts 108
• 5.1.3 Impaired Human Interaction 111
• 5.1.4 Uncertain Career and Professional Development 113
• 5.2 Implications of the Findings 115
• 5.2.1 Theoretical Implications 115
• 5.2.2 Practical Implications 117
• 5.3 Limitations of the Study 120
• 5.4 Recommendations for Future Research 122
• 5.5 Conclusions 123