The Principles of Strategic Integration of ChatGPT into Foreign Language Writing: Mediation, Design, and Guidelines – Yunan Zhang (Hong Kong University) and Prof Yongcan Liu (University of Cambridge)

How do we tame the AI ‘beast’ in language education? How do we strategically integrate AI into foreign language writing without simply letting it take over? Do learners and teachers have the same goals?  Working with EFL students to identify real tensions and contradictions arising in AI-assisted writing, the researchers draw on sociocultural and activity theory and design-based research to move beyond task-level tips and develop a set of empirically grounded principles and strategies. The goal is orchestration: ensuring learners remain in control and deploying the right tools at the right stage. 

Key words: AI-assisted writing; Design principles; Sociocultural and Activity Theory; Design-based research; Orchestration. 

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