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Exploring the Emotional Experiences and Emotional Strategies of English Major Students in the Use of AI

Authors
Qiuyu Liu1, *, Xiaoyan Zhao1
1Science and Technology, University of Guangdong, Dongguan city, 510120, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 805883699@qq.com
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Qiuyu Liu
Available Online 31 July 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-803-5_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence; English Students; Emotional Experiences; Learning Process; Emotional Strategies
Abstract

In recent years, AI has grown increasingly popular in higher education and serves as a key innovation for English majors in the “Internet +” era. While AI enhances English learning, learners’ emotional experiences during its use have been largely neglected. To address this, the study examined the AI-related emotions of 15 Chinese English majors. Data were collected via qualitative methods, semi-structured interviews, and a narrative framework, then analyzed with MAXQDA v2024. Results showed students primarily felt positive emotions like motivation, interest, achievement, and confidence, but also experienced negatives such as dependence, loneliness, and mechanicalness. To regulate emotions, students adopted strategies including reasonable interaction time, distractions, breaks, and reflection on learning. The analysis indicates that while AI brings both benefits and drawbacks to emotional experiences, it significantly helps learners manage these emotions.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet, Education and Information Technology (IEIT 2025)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
31 July 2025
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978-94-6463-803-5
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-803-5_14How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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