grammar – AI in ELT

Lesson makeover 2

In Lesson Makeover 1 I used ChatGPT to create additional lesson materials based on the content and objectives from a double-page spread of a coursebook lesson, focusing on section 2A. Now, I will move on section 2B to develop more resources to foster greater motivation and engagement in the language classroom.

Odd one out

Today I am going to create odd-one-out activities, that is, exercises where students are presented with a list of words, and their task is to identify which item doesn’t belong with the others. After experimenting with ChatGPT for a while for odd-one-out activities, I have found that results are not always up to scratch. However, one must acknowledge that technology will save us tons of time in the process, and in the end, we can simply leave out bits we are not pleased with and just take with us what we think will work well for our teaching needs and purposes.

Open-ended grammar exercises

Grammar exercises in coursebooks tend to be close-ended or controlled, leaving little to no room for creativity. The main reason for this is that such exercises are easier to check, whether in class or at home, where students can correct them by looking at the answer key. Today I would like to explore how to turn close-ended grammar exercises into open-ended ones and also take advantage of Gen.AI to create examples for the students. I will be focusing on the elementary level.

Conditional sentences

Today I will be adapting 3 types of activities focusing on practicing conditional sentences to involve our language assistant –ChatGPT- to, in turn, engage and provide extra motivation for our students live in class.

Emojis

Today I want to share with you a series of activities involving the use of emojis. Not only are they great fun but –most importantly- they also have great value from a language practice standpoint. Last but not least: Gen.AI will whip up this material in a flash, ready to be used and enjoyed in the language classroom.

Proof reading

Today’s task is a straightforward one. It’s simply a matter of asking Gen. AI to identify and fix possible grammar, spelling or coherence issues or to offer insights into word choice and register.

ChatGPT as grammar teacher

This time we are going to create prompts for ChatGPT to generate tailor-made content for grammar practice. Students can use these types of prompts at home to get further practice on what they have been working on in class.