Episode 12 | AI in the ELT Classroom: Are We Worrying about the Wrong Things?

AI in 2025.  Where are we at and where are we going?  Is it something we’re using, abusing, fearing or embracing? 

If we are scared of it, are we actually worrying about the wrong things, or if we are using it, are we using it the same as everyone else?

Martin and Sona explore this hot topic and hear from Ioana Cretu and Neil Harris, two leading AI experts in the field of ELT.

To listen to the full interviews with Iona and Neil, click here and for further details of the IATEFL talks on AI, you can click here.  To read the British Council's report into AI, click here.

If you'd like to contact Ioana Cretu, you can do so via her website or LinkedIn.  Her IATEFL talk, 'Teaching scientific writing as process while the process is changing' scheduled for Tuesday, 8 April,  can be previewed at https://www.iateflconference.org/about-the-conference/preview-brochure and you can also catch her at the pre-conference event '21st century skills in the ESP classroom' on Monday, 7 April, by the ESP Special Interest Group in IATEFL.

Neil Harris began his career in English Language Teaching in 1993 and has worked in a number of functions in language teaching organisations, including as a teacher, DOS, teacher trainer and as Director of Marketing and Academic Development. He regularly presents online and in person at conferences globally and for organisations such as Macmillan, Hueber, the British Council and Quality English. He has a particular interest in online learning and teacher development and has presented widely on artificial intelligence in ELT.  You can get in touch with Neil Harris via his website or LinkedIn.  

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