The University Students’ Perceptions Using ChatGPT in Writing Skills

This study aimed to describe students' perceptions the use of ChatGPT in writing skills, as well as identify the advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT in writing skills. This study used a qualitative descriptive research design. The participants of this study were 59 active students who took an Essay Writing course in the third semester of the English Education Program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. The data were collected using closed and open questionnaires, as well as interviews, and then analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that 1) 80% of the students had a positive perception towards the use of ChatGPT; they felt that after using ChatGPT, their writing skills had improved. However, 20% of students stated that ChatGPT did not affect their writing skills 2) ChatGPT provides three advantages to students: ChatGPT makes it easier for students to find ideas or topics for writing English essays, makes the writing process more efficient, and helps students write with correct grammar and spelling. 3) there are three disadvantages of using ChatGPT. Firstly, ChatGPT makes students less creative in writing English essays, the use of ChatGPT makes students lazy and dependent in using ChatGPT, and ChatGPT sometimes produces inaccurate texts.