The Challenges in Utilizing AI Applications for Postgraduate Students at the College of Language Studies (Mare University in Focus)

الملخص

examines the digital technologies integration in postgraduate language training, challenges and opportunities, specifically in a Malaysian higher education context. By conducting qualitative inquiry at Mare University, the research investigates the interface between new technologies and traditional pedagogies in a dual cycle that explores student experiences, educator insights, and institutional flexibility. Situated within the relevant theoretical frameworks of Constructivist Learning Theory and Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), the analysis exposes factors preventing engagement, such as infrastructural shortfalls, reluctance towards pedagogical innovativeness, and anxieties regarding the place of digital tools within the language curriculum. Its constructs lead to some of the benefits envisaged as enhanced personalised/adaptive learning pathways, increased motivation for students and broader access audio-visual/multilingual resources. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on the role of educational technology in teaching, highlighting a growing awareness among language instructors of the need to harmonize their use of technology with the fundamental values of language education. Strategies are considered that pragmatically balance innovation against pedagogical tradition, thus contributing to a body of knowledge useful to institutions trying to cope with digital transformation. This paper argues for context-sensitive implementation of educational technologies and proposes future research outlining how to sustain pedagogical integrity throughout digital evolution