Research Article

The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students

Volume: 10 Number: 2 July 31, 2026
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The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students

Abstract

On the way of digitizing society, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has started to have profound impacts on all aspects of the modern life. In this regard, the main purpose of this study was to explore the effects of generative AI technology use on the students’ writing performance in language education context. Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) chatbot developed by OpenAI was the AI-powered application utilized by 14 participants during their writing process. One-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design was adopted as a study design. Based on the obtained data, it can be concluded that the use of ChatGPT chatbot with the purpose of developing writing skills have positive and significant effects on the aspects of grammatical accuracy, lexical sophistication, and syntactic complexity. It has been also noted that with its non-defensive learning opportunities, chatbot-assisted language learning has positive impact on the participants’ writing achievement, motivation, and self-directed learning.

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Ethical Statement

The ethics committee approval has been obtained for the current study: Ethics committee approval was obtained from the Dicle University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee on 13 May 2024, with Decision No. 704720.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2026

Submission Date

February 1, 2026

Acceptance Date

June 22, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Yaprak, Z. (2026). The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students. Journal of Language Research, 10(2), 332-360. https://doi.org/10.51726/jlr.1879060
AMA
1.Yaprak Z. The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students. JLR. 2026;10(2):332-360. doi:10.51726/jlr.1879060
Chicago
Yaprak, Zeynep. 2026. “The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students”. Journal of Language Research 10 (2): 332-60. https://doi.org/10.51726/jlr.1879060.
EndNote
Yaprak Z (July 1, 2026) The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students. Journal of Language Research 10 2 332–360.
IEEE
[1]Z. Yaprak, “The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students”, JLR, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 332–360, July 2026, doi: 10.51726/jlr.1879060.
ISNAD
Yaprak, Zeynep. “The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students”. Journal of Language Research 10/2 (July 1, 2026): 332-360. https://doi.org/10.51726/jlr.1879060.
JAMA
1.Yaprak Z. The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students. JLR. 2026;10:332–360.
MLA
Yaprak, Zeynep. “The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students”. Journal of Language Research, vol. 10, no. 2, July 2026, pp. 332-60, doi:10.51726/jlr.1879060.
Vancouver
1.Zeynep Yaprak. The Use of ChatGPT Chatbot in Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Students. JLR. 2026 Jul. 1;10(2):332-60. doi:10.51726/jlr.1879060