Authors : Eliasanti Agustina; Ahmad Munir; Slamet Setiawan

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct016

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Abstract : This study investigates the effectiveness of integrating ChatGPT within genre-based pedagogy to strengthen critical thinking in ESP (English for Specific Purposes) academic writing among students in East Java higher education institutions. Using a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, the research involved 142 students from six private universities.

Keywords : ChatGPT, Genre Based Pedagogy, Critical Thinking, Academic Writing, English for Specific Purposes, Artificial Intelligence.

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