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To achieve the fourth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Quality Education, artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining interest in understanding student behaviour and evaluating student performance. Yet, there is insufficient integration of AI tools in Malaysian schools as they remain underutilised in the teaching and learning process. Teachers’ perceptions determine the use of AI and how it is used in classrooms. Insightful information from the teachers could be used to assist in the implementation of AI in classrooms. Therefore, this study aims to investigate teachers’ perceptions towards the use of AI in ESL classrooms. A survey was conducted with 66 participants to get data on their perceptions of using AI in their classrooms. The findings show that participants generally have positive perceptions of using AI with a significant degree of uncertainty in fully embracing AI in ESL classrooms. Teachers generally favour using AI in their lessons as they perceive AI to be useful and have the intention to use it. They also view AI to be moderately easy in its application as they lack the experience to have more confidence using it. Understanding teachers’ perceptions could assist in promoting a continuous and effective use of AI in ESL classrooms.
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