International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
Vol 15, No 4: August 2026

Artificial intelligence literacy and foreign language confidence among university second language learners

Ashraf Ragab Ibrahim (Al-Azhar University)
Hesham Ramadan Abdo (Al-Azhar University)
Mohammad Cherif Boraai (Al-Azhar University)
Mohamed Ebrahim Khalf (Al-Azhar University)
Mohamed Ali Nemt-allah (Al-Azhar University)
Hamed Samy Ghareib (Al-Azhar University)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Aug 2026

Abstract

This quantitative correlational-predictive study investigated the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and foreign-language confidence among university second-language learners. Two samples were recruited: a psychometric sample (N=341) for scale validation and a main sample (N=541) for hypothesis testing. Participants completed the artificial intelligence literacy scale (AILS), measuring awareness, usage, evaluation, and ethics dimensions, and the foreign language confidence scale (FLCS), assessing foreign language competence, sense of linguistic security, and sense of linguistic ownership. Pearson correlation analyses revealed statistically significant positive associations between all AI literacy and foreign language confidence dimensions (r=.398–.574). Simple linear regression demonstrated that AI literacy significantly predicted foreign language confidence (F(1, 539)=270.742, p

Copyrights © 2026






Journal Info

Abbrev

IJERE

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

The International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education which publishes papers to international audiences of educational researchers. The IJERE aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of ...