AI and Assessing and Developing Second Language Listening and Speaking – Associate Professor Vahid Aryadoust and Professor Christine Goh (Nanyang Technological University)

AI presents new ways of supporting teachers and motivating students for listening and speaking in the classroom. However, it is important to focus on first principles and know exactly what it is we are teaching and assessing. Is student engagement the same as actual linguistic development? Is AI generating talk or helping learners to learn to talk? Teachers’ knowledge remains key to the process and they must develop their ’fine tuning’ skills. The researchers also consider the importance of learner metacognition and AI literacy to ensure students are engaged and can self-regulate. 

Key words: Fine-tuning; Spoken dialogue systems; L2 listening and speaking; Psychometric validation; Learner metacognition;  Generating talk vs. learning to talk. 

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