International Journal of Education

The New Liberal Arts initiative demands interdisciplinary integration and digital literacy cultivation in college English teaching at private universities, which face challenges of diverse student proficiency and insufficient personalized guidance. This study constructed a blended framework integrating generative AI with the Xuexitong platform, implemented through a quasi-experimental design with 2025 cohort students at Qingdao City College. Centered on an “AI-diagnosis, teacher-guidance, student-inquiry” process, the framework utilizes LTI standards for technical integration and develops localized, tiered resources. Mixed-methods data reveal positive effects on language production, AI literacy (especially prompt engineering and critical evaluation), and cross-cultural awareness, while also exposing risks of technological over-reliance. This research provides an operable practice case and empirical evidence for digital reform in private university foreign language teaching within the New Liberal Arts context.

New liberal arts; Generative artificial intelligence (AI); Xuexitong; College English reading and writing; Human-computer collaboration