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Tomorrowland? Technical Innovation and Feedback on Writing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Technological innovations have promised a great deal to language teachers over the years, raising expectations but without always delivering the benefits we hope for. The potential of automated writing evaluation systems and generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, however, might change this. Their ability to relieve teachers of hours of marking while providing instant local and global written corrective feedback across multiple drafts targeted to student needs and in greater quantities seems too good to ignore. In this short ‘viewpoint’ paper, I explore the main pros and cons of these developments and ask if generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are just robotic marking machines or whether they actually help improve our feedback and the writing skills of our students.

Source: RELC Journal

DOI: 10.1177/00336882251357675

Author: Ken Hyland

Institution: University of East Anglia

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650