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Harnessing AI to Revolutionize Global English Language Teaching

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Session description

This session delves into the transformative impact of AI on English language teaching. We will explore how AI tools enhance language instruction and build capacity in various global contexts. Learn innovative strategies that integrate AI, advance teaching outcomes, foster international communication, and support comprehensive, technology-enhanced learning experiences.

Outline

This poster presentation will feature experts from the U.S. Department of State’s English Language Specialist Program, demonstrating how Artificial Intelligence has been leveraged in global education projects. The presentation will highlight high-impact initiatives, executed in partnership with global education leaders and ministries of education, showcasing tools and strategies that have successfully enhanced teacher development and transformed educational systems to integrate AI for improved student outcomes.

Content: The poster will display three AI-driven education projects from diverse regions around the world.

Engagement/Process: U.S. Department of State English Language Specialists will engage with attendees, detailing the design and implementation of their projects, the AI tools utilized, and how these strategies were employed to collaborate with key stakeholders and advance educational innovation on a global scale.

This structure allows for a dynamic, interactive session that covers the technical details, regional diversity, and practical application of AI in global education, while keeping participants engaged throughout.

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Supporting research

Athanassopoulos, S., Manoli, P., Gouvi, M., Lavidas, K., & Komis, V. (2023). The use of ChatGPT as a learning tool to improve foreign language writing in a multilingual and multicultural classroom. Advances in Mobile Learning Educational Research, 3(2), 818–824. https://doi.org/10.25082/AMLER.2023.02.009

Fathi, J., Rahimi, M., & Derakhshan, A. (2024). Improving EFL learners’ speaking skills and willingness to communicate via artificial intelligence-mediated interactions. System, 121, 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103254

Gayed, J. M., Carlon, M. K. J., Oriola, A. M., & Cross, J. S. (2022). Exploring an AI-based writing assistant’s impact on English language learners. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3, 100055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100055

Kim, S., Shim, J., & Shim, J. (2023). A study on the utilization of OpenAI ChatGPT as a second language learning tool. Journal of Multimedia Information System, 10(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.33851/JMIS.2023.10.1.79

Rusmiyanto, R., Huriati, N., Fitriani, N., Tyas, N. K., Rofi’i, A., & Sari, M. N. (2023). The role of artificial intelligence (AI) In developing English Language Learner’s communication skills. Journal on Education, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.31004/joe.v6i1.2990

Söğüt, S. (2024). Generative artificial intelligence in EFL writing: A pedagogical stance of pre-service teachers and teacher trainers. Focus on ELT Journal, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.14744/felt.6.1.5

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Presenters

Tony Newman

Technical writer and editor

US Department of State

Session specifications

Topic:

Artificial Intelligence

TLP:

Audience:

Higher Ed, Teacher Development, Teacher

Attendee devices:

Devices not needed

Subject area:

Multi-Language Learners, Teacher Education

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Learner

Pursue professional interests by creating and actively participating in local and global learning networks.

Collaborator

Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.

Facilitator

Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and/or computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.