Three Panel Chairs' Perspectives on Integrating AI in English Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment

During the breakout seminar session of the 8th eTEACHERS Roundtable, three experienced panel chairs came together to share their diverse perspectives of integrating AI into teaching, learning, and assessment.

Ms Crystal Zheng from Kau Yan College demonstrated how her department developed school-based comprehension worksheets with "comprehension boosters" to help students tackle challenging reading tasks for HKDSE Paper 1. Using AI tools like Notebook LM, teachers generated reading passages and created assessment analysis tools to better align teaching with assessment.

Ms Joyce Lai from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College presented three AI apps she created for different student levels, including sentence rewriting practice for senior forms and a superhero-themed Q&A app for junior forms. Her apps incorporated elements of gamification and catered to diverse learning needs. Apps were primarily exam-driven for senior secondary students and interest-driven for junior students.

Ms Caren Lam from Christian Alliance College focused on implementation challenges by sharing how her school successfully introduced LingoTask for writing assignments. She discussed how she addressed colleagues' concerns about skills and confidence, which resulted in more efficient marking and greater teacher adoption of the platform.

The panelists collectively emphasised starting small with AI implementation, addressing teacher concerns openly, and fostering professional sharing and collaboration to integrate AI effectively into English language teaching throughout all stages of the curriculum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So1ZgDfQuio

View their presentation slides here: Caren, Joyce & Crystal's Presentation Slides.pdf

Outline of the Breakout Session:

Three Panel Chairs' Perspectives on Integrating AI in English Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Speakers: Ms Caren Lam, Ms Joyce Lai & Ms Crystal Zheng

00:00 – 02:07 Warm-up Questions

02:07 – 24:02 Ms Crystal Zheng: Engineering reading comprehension (Crystal's Handout.pdf)

24:02 – 38:44 Ms Joyce Lai: Creating English learning apps with AI

38:44 – 48:19 Ms Caren Lam: Overcoming implementation barriers

48:19 – 52:12 Q&A

Plenary and Other Breakout Session Links:

• Welcome Address, Plenary Talk and Roundtable Discussion: Learning Together: AI-Assisted Lesson Planning, Self-directed Learning and Assessment

• Dr Lucas Kohnke's Breakout Session: Don't Confuse Copilot with Autopilot: Navigating AI in English Teaching

• Mr Alvin Chung & Ms Yashal Farooq's Breakout Session: The Application of Customised GenAI Chatbots in Primary School English Learning

• Mr Denis Wong, Ms Cathy Chia & Mr Ans Naseer's Breakout Session: Self-directed = More Independent: Developing Language and Character with AI Integration

• Mr Keric Lee & Ms Summer Chan's Breakout Session: SDL in Primary English: How Can AI Help?

• Ms Cheung Wai Shan & Mr Eric Chan's Breakout Session: Bridging the Elaboration Gap: AI-Mediated Blended Learning for SBA and DSE Speaking Success