The deep integration of artificial intelligence technology into higher education is reshaping the learning ecology and teaching paradigm of college English. Taking college students taught by the author as the research object

this paper systematically analyzes the realistic state of college English learning empowered by AI from some dimensions: tool use

learning behavior

attitude cognition

and motivation and anxiety

by means of questionnaire survey and interview. This paper finds that students have a high utilization rate and positive acceptance of AI English tools

with translation

writing and oral training as the core scenarios. Their attitudes present the dual characteristics of "tool dependence + value recognition"

while there are also problems such as technology dependence

weakened independent ability

ethical and privacy concerns. Based on this

this paper proposes optimized paths of literacy improvement

mixed teaching

ethical norms and personalized adaptation

providing empirical references and practical plans for college English teaching reform and the cultivation of students' autonomous learning ability in the intelligent era.