Using AI to Improve Student Confidence: Enhancing Academic Writing for ESL Learners 

→ How to Implement this Research in Your Classroom

To implement this research in the classroom, instructors can inform students of the advantages of using Grammarly to heighten their confidence as writers, increase engagement, enhance motivation for self-learning, and improve emotional regulation skills, with a particular focus on support ESL students. It is important to note that this study was published in 2021, and since then, Grammarly has introduced a Large Language Model (LLM) Generative AI tool available for student use. Instructors should clarify that features such as writing improvement suggestions, automated editing, and accessibility compliance tools serve distinct purposes and differ from Generative AI capabilities. These automated tools can help lighten instructors’ workloads by facilitating student self-assessment, which can, in turn, motivate students to learn and improve. Instructors can further enhance student engagement by encouraging the use of these tools to revise course assignments, enabling self-correction before final submission.