Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences with Chatgpt During a Vocational High School Teaching Practicum

Authors

  • Fathonah Ihsanurrahmah Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
  • Frida Unsiah Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
  • Dian Novita Dewi Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
  • Amirul Aiman International Islamic University, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v13i3.14284

Keywords:

ChatGPT, Pre-service teacher, English for Specific Purpose, Vocational High School

Abstract

Incorporating ChatGPT in the educational field rapidly gained attention for its potential in the teaching and learning process, particularly in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). This exploratory case study investigates pre-service teachers’ experiences using ChatGPT during their teaching practicum in vocational high schools. Data were collected through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with 4 pre-service teachers from different vocational majors. The findings revealed that ChatGPT served as a valuable teaching assistant, helping pre-service teachers generate content-specific materials, plan student activities, and design assessments. Pre-service teachers also noted ChatGPT’s usefulness in addressing challenges related to limited technical vocabulary resources and subject-specific content. However, this study identified several limitations in using ChatGPT, including inaccuracies in specialized terminology, rigid language outputs, and overly simplistic assessment tasks that required careful prompting and editing. This study highlights the need for strategic incorporation of AI tools in teacher education and suggests further research to optimize AI applications in vocational education settings

Author Biographies

Fathonah Ihsanurrahmah, Universitas Brawijaya

English Language Education, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran No.10-11, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Frida Unsiah, Universitas Brawijaya

English Language Education, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran No.10-11, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Dian Novita Dewi, Universitas Brawijaya

English Language Education, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran No.10-11, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Amirul Aiman, International Islamic University

Bachelor of Arts in Arabic for International Communication, Faculty of the Kuliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Language, International Islamic University, Malaysia

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Ihsanurrahmah, F., Unsiah, F., Dewi, D. N., & Aiman, A. (2025). Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences with Chatgpt During a Vocational High School Teaching Practicum. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 13(3), 1481–1492. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v13i3.14284

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