ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL: INTERLLIGENCE AND BALANCE IN PFL

Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays an intervening role in the field of education, bringing innovative opportunities for foreign language teaching and learning. The unstoppable interaction of intelligence requires new approaches and representations that unsettle and reconfigure traditional practices in language teaching. Objective: To analyze the experiences and reflections of students in the context of using AI to learn Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PFL). Methods: Qualitative approach based on interviews with Portuguese students from the Polytechnic University of Macau, complemented by an autoethnographic perspective of the authors' teaching experience. Results: The digital competencies and practices of Portuguese language students in China are expressed, along with their desires, reflections, and perspectives in times of new morphoses or disruptions driven by the intensity with which AI has entered society. Conclusion: This research divulges the importance of AI in PFL learning, promoting educational practices that adapt to contemporary social and technological transformations. Analyzing students' interactions with AI for foreign language learning is essential to ensure that technological solutions are developed based on their needs and expectations.