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, zengengo.com, speechcoach.io, and eigo.ai. 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.
In this presentation, the speaker introduced Eigo.AI, the world's first fully AI-powered platform designed to enhance the four key English language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The platform offers a comprehensive library of lessons at varying difficulty levels, each featuring video-based activities, gap-fill exercises, contextual word look-ups, and AI-generated quizzes verified by humans. Attendees learned about its innovative features, including real-time feedback on pronunciation, writing analysis based on five criteria, and AI-driven conversational practice, all aimed at providing an effective and engaging English language learning experience.