This study aims to empirically analyze the factors influencing foreign language learners’ acceptance and rejection intentions of ChatGPT, based on the Artificially Intelligent Device Use Acceptance (AIDUA) model. In particular, the study investigate...
This study aims to empirically analyze the factors influencing foreign language learners’ acceptance and rejection intentions of ChatGPT, based on the Artificially Intelligent Device Use Acceptance (AIDUA) model. In particular, the study investigates how learners’ cognitive appraisals and emotional responses affect their intentions to accept or reject the use of generative AI in language learning. A survey was conducted with 192 learners who had prior experience using ChatGPT for foreign language learning. The results indicate that social influence and hedonic motivation significantly influence both performance expectancy and effort expectancy, while perceived humanness significantly affects effort expectancy. Moreover, learners’ emotional responses were identified as key factors in explaining both acceptance and rejection of ChatGPT. These findings empirically support the educational potential of generative AI tools and offer theoretical and practical implications for developing personalized foreign language learning services that reflect learners’ emotions and motivations.