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A conceptual analysis: generative artificial intelligence literacy in English as a foreign language writing
1School of Humanities and International Studies, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|May 27, 2026
Summary
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) literacy is crucial for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing. This study clarifies GenAI literacy, proposing a new framework to guide its integration into EFL writing education.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Applied Linguistics
- Artificial Intelligence in Education
Background:
- Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly impacting English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education.
- GenAI literacy in EFL writing is an emerging and underexplored concept.
- Existing research lacks a clear definition and theoretical framework for GenAI literacy in this context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conceptually analyze and clarify GenAI literacy in EFL writing.
- To interpret prominent theories underpinning GenAI literacy.
- To develop a novel framework for GenAI literacy in EFL writing.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of relevant literature on GenAI and literacy.
- Synthesis of existing theories to interpret the socially-constructed foundation of GenAI literacy.
- Development of a new five-dimensional framework for GenAI literacy.
Main Results:
- GenAI literacy definitions encompass understanding, technical skills, critical evaluation, and ethical considerations, with criticality being central to EFL writing.
- GenAI literacy theories are socially constructed, involving affective, cognitive, behavioral, and ethical dimensions.
- A new framework comprising understanding, intention, application, evaluation, and ethics was developed.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework enriches the understanding of GenAI literacy in EFL writing.
- This framework provides pedagogical implications and research directions for integrating GenAI into EFL writing education.
- It empowers educators and researchers to effectively utilize GenAI in EFL writing instruction.
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