Resources

The development of AI has become a huge challenge. Predictions abound about how it will affect not just ELT, but the world in general. After a whole year of fast-moving advances in AI development and available tools for a variety of uses within the ELT field, we are still working out what it means for us. We have been learning what it is and what we can use it for, from lesson planning to image creation and automated language learning. 

In this video, Svetlana Kandybovich and Miguel Miguez demonstrate that Question Charts, also known as Q-charts, is an excellent tool that can be used to practise speaking, writing, reading and listening, as well as develop critical and creative thinking in your students. 

The authors explain how teachers can use Q-charts in the classroom and share a digital version that incorporates AI to enable learner autonomy. 

Eigo.AI is a free website dedicated to delivering English language lessons for learners at all levels, including Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Utilizing a blend of Artificial Intelligence and human expertise, the platform offers a valuable resource for English teachers. It caters to a diverse range of language skills, making it an ideal choice for educators seeking to enhance their instructional methods in speaking, listening, writing, reading, and vocabulary.

Generative AI in higher education course - King's College London via Futurelearn 

• Alsic (Language Learning and Information and Communication Systems) [freely available online French academic journal but the abstracts are in English]

• British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET)

• Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)

• Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)

• International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT)

• The Internet TESL Journal

• Journal of Computers in Education

• Language, Learning & Technology

• ReCALL is the journal of the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)