Ending the Semester with AI

 Hi there, brilliant people! 💖

    How have you been? I’m here with the last assignment of the semester—or maybe even the very last one, depending on whether we take another technology-related course next year. How fast time flies, right? I’m not complaining though; I’ve been going to school since I was two years old 😀 But ANYWAYS, that’s not today’s topic.

    This time, we prepared an AI-integrated teaching material designed for EFL high school prep students. Honestly, this task was one of the nicest ones we’ve done so far, and surprisingly, it didn’t turn into chaos (thankfully). We planned everything quite quickly, yet the process felt smooth and efficient. Working with my groupmates Buse, Berfin, and Melis is always a pleasure, and collaborating on Canva made the whole experience even more enjoyable and organized, as usual. 

    We decided to focus on pronunciation, and to make it more fun and engaging, we designed activities based on tongue twisters. Creating them was as fun for us as it will be for the students. Throughout the task, we integrated AI tools such as Magic School, which we already knew from last year’s course, and of course ChatGPT, mainly for guidance and feedback. We also suggested that students could use Vocaroo for recordings, if they wanted to. 

    Before finalizing everything, we tested the entire process to make sure the tasks were clear, doable, and student-friendly. Overall, it was productive, stress-free, and genuinely enjoyable. 

    We also prepared a lesson plan based on the Assure Model.  

    Looking back, this task also helped me see how AI can be meaningfully integrated into language teaching once again, when it is used as a support tool rather than a shortcut. When planned carefully, AI can enhance learning, increase student engagement, and make pronunciation practice more accessible and less intimidating for learners. 

See you around,wherever the next chapter takes us.