The age of AI is finally with us, and it brings far-reaching implications for language teachers and learners around the world. But how do we utilise the affordances of Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI-powered technologies for the best learning outcomes?
While the technology may have changed, in many respects, the pedagogy remains the same. Students still need exposure to comprehensible written and spoken forms of the target language, and they still need to be given the chance to produce written and spoken forms of the language and receive feedback on their language use. It's still a challenge for students to find the opportunity to use the language productively, and it's still a challenge for teachers to give personalised feedback to every student in large speaking and writing classes. In the context of English language learning in Japan, many students still fall way below the recommended 2500+ hours of engagement with English by the time they graduate from college.
Eigo.AI is the world's first fully AI-powered 4-skills platform for English language learners (that we know of!). It offers a library of lessons on a wide range of topics, from historical events and figures, to important scientific discoveries, and much more. GPT4 is leveraged to provide quality materials in a range of levels, from beginner to advanced. All materials are, of course, also proof-read and checked by humans. Students can benefit from AI-powered feedback on both their speaking and writing skills, and everything can be easily tracked and monitored by teachers. For teachers looking to give their students that all-important extra exposure to English, and solve some of those age-old pedagogical problems with the latest advances in AI, why not try out Eigo.AI in some of your classes next semester? Act quickly before Universal Translation devices make language learning obsolete!
Paul Raine (MA TEFL/TESL, University of Birmingham 2012) is an award-winning teacher, presenter, author, and developer. His books include the best-selling 50 Ways to Teach with Technology and the innovative multi-path graded reader Journey to Mars. He has helped design and develop several websites for teachers and learners of EFL, including abaxlms.com and zengengo.com. He has published numerous research articles on the teaching and learning of English as a second language, and is particularly interested in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). He currently lives and teaches English in Osaka, Japan.
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