Revisiting AI in an English Classroom

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10.2991/978-94-6463-396-2_4How to use a DOI?

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artificial intelligence; AI affordances; ethical considerations

Abstract

The emergence of science and technology has brought changes to humanity. In the academe, the era of ‘sage on stage’ has been pragmatically replaced by ‘AI on the side.’ Technology, especially AI, which simulates and sometimes works even faster and more accurately than a human brain, has contributed to the advancement of English language learning and acquisition. However, it has also brought professional and ethical threats to the students, the teachers, and the teaching-learning process. Meanwhile, it is important to understand and evaluate the status quo of the ESL teaching-learning process in relation to AI at school. In a survey conducted among 84 ESL students, results showed that most students use AI applications like Google translate, speech-to-text translation, and paraphrasing apps like Quillbot in doing their writing tasks at home. Another survey among ESL teachers was conducted via Google form, and follow-up questions and clarifications were communicated through an interview. By employing thematic content analysis (TCA), the students’ and teachers’ responses were coded, which were categorized into themes. These themes were utilized in the identification and discussion of best practices as well as the affordances and constraints of AI in ESL classrooms. In this way, it is hoped that the results of this research can spark a dialogue that will revisit the practices and policies of using technology and AI in the classroom.

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AU  - Mary Joy Vailoces Sienes
AU  - Jane Carla Sebial Sarsale
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/27
TI  - Revisiting AI in an English Classroom
BT  - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 37
EP  - 51
SN  - 2667-128X
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