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In GenAI we trust: An investigation of university students' reliance on and resistance to generative AI in language learning

Feifei Wang, Nuoen Li, Alan C. K. Cheung, Gary K. W. Wong

Synopsis

Mixed-methods SOR-framework study with 682 university students plus 40 interviews; trust shapes use of GenAI for language learning, mediated through reliance and resistance — over-trust risks dependence while distrust drives rejection of beneficial scaffolding.

Keywords

·GenAI ·trust ·reliance ·language learning ·SOR framework

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