Integrating CHATGPT Into EFL Instruction: A Position Paper on Communicative Competence Development

This position paper argues that the deliberate, pedagogically grounded integration of ChatGPT into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction represents a meaningful advance toward more communicative, learner-centered language education. Drawing on established frameworks in communicative language teaching (CLT), Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), and recent scholarship on generative artificial intelligence in education, the paper advances three core claims: that ChatGPT's conversational architecture aligns structurally with the demands of communicative competence development; that an integrative, multi-skill approach to AI-assisted instruction is pedagogically superior to isolated skill-based applications; and that effective integration requires explicit teacher scaffolding, ethical guidance, and institutional support. The paper proposes a concrete framework for ChatGPT integration across the four language skills and offers actionable recommendations for EFL practitioners, curriculum designers, and institutional leaders, with particular reference to the Uzbekistan EFL context.

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