On September 19th, 2024, School of Foreign Languages invited Professor Huang Jinyan, a specially appointed Jinshan scholar from Jiangsu University, to give a lecture entitled “ChatGPT4o as a teacher assessment aid: Evaluating scoring reliability and feedback usefulness in EFL speaking classrooms” in Rome 4404 of Jingjiang Building. The lecture aims to help teachers and students to better cope with the application of AI technology in the foreign language classroom and seize the opportunities brought by the AI era. Faculty members and students as well as students from the School of Teacher Education attended the event which was hosted by Li Xia, Vice dean of the School of Foreign Languages.
At the beginning of the lecture, Professor Huang sorted out the core concepts of Speaking, EFL Speaking Assessment, EFL Speaking Assessment Criteria, ChatGPT and other core concepts, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent discussion. Professor Wong then analysed the potential value of ChatGPT4o as an assessment aid for teachers in the EFL speaking classroom by a research he conducted, focusing on its reliability in terms of overall scoring and analysing scores and the practicality of qualitative feedback. He pointed out that although ChatGPT4o provides detailed feedback in terms of accuracy, fluency, and complexity, its scoring reliability is slightly lower than that of manual assessors. Finally, Professor Wong discussed the practical implications of these results for EFL speaking teachers.
During the interactive session, teachers and students asked questions and Professor Huang answered them patiently and meticulously, and the atmosphere was warm. Professor Huang urged teachers and students to pay attention to learning research methods, plan their time wisely, and maintain diligence and self-discipline. Li Xia concluded that teachers in the new era should not only embrace AI technology and apply it in their teaching practice, but also avoid over-reliance and rationally view its limitations. She also expressed her gratitude to Professor Huang for his cutting-edge and innovative guidance.
This lecture is the first one of the series of lectures on improving scientific research literacy in the School of Foreign Languages this semester, which is an important revelation for the development of foreign language teaching and scientific research in the era of Artificial Intelligence. The school will continue to launch more cutting-edge academic lectures to help teachers and students expand their academic horizons and improve their research literacy.
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