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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: CHATGPT In EFL Classrooms
Phan Thi Anh Nga1*
1HCMC University of Foreign Languages - Information Technology, Vietnam
*Corresponding author’s email: ngapta@huflit.edu.vn
ABSTRACT
ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize the way we approach language learning in the classroom, offering unprecedented opportunities for personalized instruction and student engagement (Smith, 2023). The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has presented new opportunities for language facilitators, especially in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. The objective of this study is threefold. Firstly, this paper presents a comprehensive overview of how ChatGPT has been and continues to be utilized to facilitate teaching and learning activities within the new tertiary setting of Vietnam. Secondly, extensive word-of-mouth recommendations, practical planning guidelines, and specific technical instructions are presented to educators who would like to use ChatGPT as an educational endeavor. The paper concludes with a set of fundamental guiding principles and inspirational constructive ideas for how ChatGPT can be used in various ways, including sample projects and beyond, based on the author's experimentation.
Keywords: ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence in education, EFL classrooms.
