EFL Teachers' digital competence: use of AI in EFL classes


Tütüniş B.

GlobELT 2024, Konya, Türkiye, 25 - 29 Ekim 2024, ss.21, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Konya
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.21
  • İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

It is a fact revealed by the age of digital transition that we face a new technology every day. This transition creates a very high need for change both for society and for all levels of education. Although the "Z" generation has been involved in technology almost since birth, our teachers are still hesitant about it and avoid technology integration. The reason for this ranges from teacher training to personal differences. Research studies show that technology influences the process and outcomes of education. The technological development that has attracted attention recently is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Studying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Language Acquisition (LA) in an integrated manner in English language teaching will increase learners' use of foreign languages ​​and will enable them to learn with higher motivation. Artificial Intelligence has great potential in language learning. It is desired that the main aim of English teachers should be to raise students' awareness about learner autonomy. For this purpose  a 5 day training course was designed to enable Secondary School English Teachers to use Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the process of teaching English, This paper gives the information about the training process and the results received afterwards.