The advancement in Generative AI (GenAI) technologies has brought changes to the education field in ways not previously imaginable. Language teaching as one of the areas of education certainly feels the impact of GenAI. While many do not welcome the introduction of GenAI into the classroom, the project team led by Ms Sarah WONG, IHERD Fellow and Instructor of Chinese Language Centre, thinks otherwise.
Ms WONG’s team believes that with strategic management, GenAI could be an asset for language learning, and has been employing various AI tools to cultivate students' comprehensive skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. A series of learning and assessment activities, including speaking training with digital human and text-to-speech (TTS), inquiry-based learning with AI-analyzed Chinese antiquities, and writing training with the help of text-to-image, were also developed by the team leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to enhance Chinese language learning outcomes at the University.
In June 2024, Ms WONG and her team shared their experience in AI-assisted Chinese language education at the ARLE IFTE Conference 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Their sharing was well-received by the audience.
Ms WONG and her team would continue their endeavours to explore the advantages of AI-assisted language learning.
