Changing the paradigm of English education with AI technology
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Providing students learning English with opportunities to practice in a real-world environment is not easy. However, with the advancement of AI technology, it is now possible for students to practice English in an environment similar to real-world situations, even in the classroom. Joe Dale, a renowned British language education expert, is leading the innovation of English education using the latest AI technology.
Speech recognition and synthesis technology greatly helps students improve their listening and speaking skills. Microsoft's Immersive Reader converts text into audio and visually displays the parts of speech, pronunciation, and sentence structure of words. It also provides dictionary and translation functions to help students understand. Turbo Scribe creates subtitles for YouTube videos and can use them to automatically generate reading comprehension questions with Chat GPT. This greatly reduces the time teachers spend manually creating questions.
AI tools based on Chat GPT are also effective in increasing student engagement and motivation. Mizou allows students to practice speaking in English through role-playing through a conversational chatbot powered by Chat GPT. You can set up everyday situations such as ordering at a cafe or asking for directions, and it even provides immediate evaluation and feedback on the content of the conversation. The extension Voice Control for Chat GPT allows you to improve your listening and speaking skills by talking to Chat GPT using your voice.
AI technology is also used in various ways in the areas of writing and reading. Padlet ’s “I Can’t Draw” feature allows AI to create images of what students describe in text, which can be used for digital storytelling. Blockalabs, which utilizes blockchain technology, enables immersive speaking/writing activities by implementing what students describe in 360-degree photos. Diff-it automatically transforms news articles or non-fiction texts to suit students’ level, and supports reading activities by generating vocabulary explanations and quizzes. Emoji Translations is a fun tool that translates sentences into emoticons, and is great as a prompt for speaking/writing activities.
AI technology also demonstrates its strengths in the areas of assessment and feedback. Quizizz ’s AI function analyzes subtitles in YouTube videos or the content of web pages to automatically create multiple-choice questions. Audio Pen converts students’ voices into text and analyzes them with Chat GPT to provide immediate feedback on pronunciation, fluency, and accuracy.
With the introduction of AI technology, English teachers can significantly reduce the time and effort spent on problem setting, editing, and evaluation, and focus on improving the quality of classes. Students have the opportunity to interact with AI and practice English in real life, and their interest and motivation have also improved. We look forward to the positive changes that AI technology will bring to English education in the future. We hope that English teachers will actively utilize and research AI technology and change the paradigm of English education.
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