Integrating Digital and AI-Powered Tools for ESP: Benefits and Challenges

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cris.sourceIdoai:journals.unwe.bg:article/35
dc.creatorIshpekova–Bratanova, Kalinaen
dc.date2026-05-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-24T23:08:22Z
dc.date.available2026-09-24T23:08:22Z
dc.descriptionThe rise of digital technologies and AI has reshaped English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching, creating new possibilities for engagement and skill development. This study reviews recent research in global higher education, examining benefits and challenges of using tools such as Moodle, Zoom, ChatGPT, and Grammarly. Advantages include learner autonomy, collaboration, authentic practice, and data-driven learning, while challenges involve access gaps, teacher readiness, pedagogy, integrity, and privacy. Grounded in frameworks by Richards and Rodgers and Kukulska-Hulme, the study calls for strategic integration through institutional support, teacher training, and digital literacy to ensure sustainable, goal-aligned ESP learning environments.en
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dc.identifierhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/35
dc.identifier10.37075/RP.2026.2.05
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.e-dnrs.org/handle/123456789/624
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)en
dc.relationhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/35/27
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2026 Kalina Ishpekova–Bratanova (Author)en
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceResearch Papers of UNWE; No. 2 (2026)en
dc.subjectDigital technologiesen
dc.subjectESPen
dc.subjectAI-powered toolsen
dc.subjectI23 - Higher Education • Research Institutionsen
dc.subjectO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processesen
dc.subjectJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivityen
dc.subjectA22 - Undergraduateen
dc.titleIntegrating Digital and AI-Powered Tools for ESP: Benefits and Challengesen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen

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