English Language Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Tools, Techniques, and Methodologies
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article discusses the prospect of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to transform English language teaching (ELT) practices. The article briefly remarks on the current trends in ELT, including traditional grammar-translation to communicative, task-based, post-method, and technology-enhanced approaches. Then, it highlights the ELT trends in Nepal with a nuanced discussion on unique challenges and opportunities posed by diversity and the potential of leveraging technology and innovative practices of language teaching, particularly the integration of GenAI. The article foregrounds how different GenAI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, stimulate conversational practices, imparting students with interactive platforms to foster their language skills. In addition, the article strains the potential of different GenAI tools, such as Quizzes, Diffit, and Magic School, to help teachers in developing resources and learning materials to facilitate differentiated instruction to furnish to the needs of diverse classrooms. Besides the benefits of GenAI integration in ELT, the article also offers ethical concerns, data privacy, equity, access, and the potential bias of AI algorithms impacting students’ learning experiences. The article contributes to the discourse of GenAI integration in language teaching, implying formulating standards for GenAI and AI integration in ELT classrooms.
Authors: Bharat Prasad Neupane, Pitambar Paudel, Niroj Dahal, Sujeet Karki, Ganga Ram Paudel, Punaram Ghimire, Bibas Thapa
Institutions: Kathmandu University, Tribhuvan University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408551616