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Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Participant: Disciplinary Modulation of EFL Academic Reading Load and Motivation

Yingqi Wang, Xiaohang Luo

Abstract

As generative AI rapidly enters higher education, its cognitive, motivational, and social impacts across disciplines remain underexplored. This qualitative study examines disciplinary epistemologies and digital literacy on AI-assisted academic reading among EFL Chinese students. Guided by Cognitive Load Theory and Self-Determination Theory, participants were 46 university students across Biglan

BibTeX
@inproceedings{aaai2026_generativeaiasac,
  title = {Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Participant: Disciplinary Modulation of EFL Academic Reading Load and Motivation},
  author = {Yingqi Wang and Xiaohang Luo},
  booktitle = {AAAI 2026},
  year = {2026}
}