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TEACHERS’ AND PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE POTENTIAL OF AI IN ENHANCING ENGLISH TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
VI THI BAO VI
Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City
vibaovi2003@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a great influence on education, especially in foreign languages teaching and learning. For young learners of English language, exploring the roles of AI on their learning is extremely significant in both theoretical as well as practical perspectives. This research studied the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the evaluations of teachers and parents. The participants included teachers and parents of students (from 5 to 10 years old) at some private foreign language schools in Ho Chi Minh City. The aim is investigating how the participants evaluate the potential of AI-integrated learning applications such as Duolingo, Elsa Speak, Lingokids, Khan Academy Kids, etc for this group of learners. Factors such as teacher’s and parent’s perspectives and expectations about the benefits of AI; popular features of AI; the impact of AI on children's learning motivation and learning outcomes; barriers to implementing technology were the focus of data collection. From the participants’ responses, the findings showed that AI really had a great impact on improving children's English learning skills, especially learning vocabulary, listening, writing and pronunciation skills. The potential for applications is that educators are increasingly investing and developing AI-integrated learning tools. This study can contribute to improving the quality of English teaching for young learners in the current trend of AI and technology-assisted in education.
Key words: Teachers’ perceptions, parents’ perceptions; AI in English teaching, AI in English learning, young learners.
Bio data: Vi Thi Bao Vi is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in English Language at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH). Having the opportunity to meet, teach, and accompany children throughout their English learning journey has been a valuable experience that has encouraged her to conduct this research. Through these experiences, she has been able to directly observe how children approach, learn, and play with a language that is not their mother tongue. These practical experiences have motivated her to take a greater interest in new approaches to teaching and learning English for children, particularly the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her research interests focus on AI in foreign language teaching and learning, technology-supported English learning, teaching methods for children, and the roles of teachers and parents in guiding children’s use of technology for educational purposes.