AI in Language Learning

This workshop is supported by the FITE Project: Reimagining Chinese Language Teaching in the AI Era: A Comprehensive Professional Development Plan for the Chinese Language Teaching Team, and by the IICA for FITE Project: Advancing Digital Competency for University Teachers and Students in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Date: 23 June 2025 (Monday)

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (HKT)

Format: Online via ZOOM

Language: English and Cantonese

Target audience: Academic staff and professional staff

Part 1: Theoretical Workshop

Speaker: Mr. Leon Furze, Consultant, Author and PHD Candidate, Furze Smith Consulting

Mr. Leon Furze is a consultant, best selling author, and PhD candidate with over fifteen years' experience in secondary and tertiary education. His PhD is focused on the implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence for teachers of writing.

Abstract: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has continued to disrupt many industries, including education. Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, education providers have been coming to terms with increasingly capable, multimodal GenAI like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and DeepSeek. This session explores the practical and ethical implications of GenAI in education, and how we might adjust our assessments to remain valid in the face of the technology.

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Part 2: Practical Sharing Sessions

Speakers: Dr. LAI Pit Shun, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Steven YEUNG, Senior Lecturer, English Language Teaching Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract: Following the introduction of the practical and ethical implications of GenAI in education, two CUHK colleagues will share their experiences in teaching English and Chinese language courses in the age of AI. Specifically, Dr. Steven Yeung will present a project that examines the performance of AI in identifying and annotating rhetorical components of research writing. Dr. Ronald Lai will discuss the operation of university-level Chinese language courses in the context of the AI era. The presentations will explore how and to what extent students can utilise AI in the writing process, while also outlining various foreseeable challenges and strategies for addressing them.

Note: Dr. Ronald Lai's sharing will be conducted in Cantonese.

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Enquiry

For any queries, please contact Vienne LIN at viennelin@cuhk.edu.hk