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Jul 2026
From assistance toward appropriation: An activity-theoretical perspective on ChatGPT-mediated academic writing among university students
How ChatGPT was used in an Uzbek university academic writing course and what tensions shaped students' movement from AI assistance toward appropriation are examined, suggesting that ChatGPT-mediated writing development depends not only on tool access but also on pedagogical mediation that helps learners evaluate, regulate, and explain AI-supported writing decisions.
Ismail Xodabande, Abdulxay Qosimov, Kh.F. Umarova
· Technology in Language Teach... · 2 citations