School of Languages at XJTLU Conference 2024

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School of Languages at XJTLU Conference 2024

We find ourselves at a pivotal moment where the role of generative AI and other technological tools is reshaping the way we teach and learn languages. The question that lies before us is not whether these innovations will shape the future, but rather how we, as educators, will harness their potential to create meaningful and effective language instruction.

The title of our conference, No Fate: The Future is Not Set, underscores our belief that the future is not predetermined. We hope that our conference will serve both as a platform for collaboration and a catalyst for change as it is via the collective effort of educators, researchers, and innovators that the trajectory of language teaching and learning will be determined. By fostering collaboration, sharing insights, and pushing the boundaries of what is possible, we can shape the future of language education.

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Analysing the field of EAP: collusions, collisions, and colligations IA G028Professor Alex Ding

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Task Design and Utilization of VR rooms for Extracurricular Language Practice HS G03Fan Yang Adapting English Language Teaching and Teacher Recruitment for Contemporary Communication Needs IA G08Jenny Hirst AI-Powered Preservation: Revitalizing Endangered Languages in the Digital Age IA 107Stephen P. Davis Teaching Chinese through Song IA 125Hong Zhang EAP and disciplinary literacy support with the Prime Machine: XJTLU DES Corpora for Architecture, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design and Urban Planning IA 121Yuehong Gao • Stephen Jeaco Integrating Generative A.I. into Recursive Vocabulary Learning Design into EAP Modules: Student Perceptions and Impact on Vocabulary Retention IA 103Jingfei Zhang • Alan Meek • Lin Ma

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Develop and explore the effectiveness of an E-tandem programme with VR in foreign language learning at XJTLU HS G03Xiaoying Yuan • Rui Xu • Fan Yang • Guhuai Jiang Talking about the content and models of advanced Chinese teaching in the Al era （浅谈人工智能时代高级对外汉语教学的内容与模式） HS G23Liya Hao • Li Li AI-Speak as Lingua Franca: How will generative AI influence the development of Chinese English? IA G08Beatrice Clegg How and Why do Graduate Students in Japan Use Machine Translation? IA 107

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Tea Break IA GF Lobby

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Cutting-edge Digital Curriculum Design of an Innovative Chinese Studies Major at Messiah University HS G03Lijuan Ye From Duality to Unity: Integrating Culture in Language Classes HS G23Zu-yan Chen Teaching Chinese Language and Culture through Virtual Exchange: Past and Future IA 107Han Luo Examining the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) assignments among undergraduates at a Transnational Educational partnership college in China IA 121Alex Runchman • Sam Brown Crafting Engaging Language Lessons: A Journey into AI-Enhanced Gamification IA 103Jiayu Zhou • Tianling Li Beyond Slides: Unveiling the Power of AI-Assisted Presentations IA 125Alejandro Castellano Language Assessment and AI: Challenges and Opportunities for the EAP Field IA G08Christopher Redmond • Helen Beech • Angela Xia • Duncan James Roulstone

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Training of natural prosody in second language Chinese IA 107Chunsheng Yang 打造和谐：混合式中文教学的课程设计 HS G23Hongyun Sun 探索中文教育的VR创新：Mozilla Hubs的案例研究 HS G03Yukiko WATANABE • Satoru ODO • Tomomi OMAE Interactive H5P videos for Student Engagement and Performance IA 121Daniel Pigou • Xu Liang

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A Trial of Digital Transformation of Elementary Chinese Language Teaching in Japanese University: Blended learning model and its teaching effectiveness HS G23Zhao Xiumin • Yuichi OHKAWA • Takashi MITSUISHI The role of student readiness in teachers’ beliefs in online language teaching in the future HS G03Yi Xu Transforming the Contexts: Intertexuality as a Robust Indicator of CFL Competence IA 107Lulei Su Exploring the Impacts of AI-Integrated Blended Learning on Reducing Speaking Anxiety Among Chinese IELTS Candidates IA 121Jingyu Liu L2 postgraduate students' feedback literacy - New insights from an EMI university in the age of AI IA 103Yunyan Zhang • Hua Li • Ting Li Developing a Corpus of Business Languages in Modern Languages Centre (CLT, JPL) – Phase 1 IA 125Fan Yang • Mika Takewa • Stephen Jeaco

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Lunch IA GF Lobby

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Discover Ningbo Project: Connect Chinese Language Learners with Real Ningbo HS G03Yolanda Liu • Vivian Yan • Meiying Wu • Smile Ye Empowering Chinese Education: Harnessing the Potential of the Metaverse HS G23Hongyan Ben Flipping the classroom to encourage understanding IA 121Matthew Gordon Leveraging Digital Escape Rooms to Boost ESL Vocabulary Acquisition in Chemistry Education IA 103Xue Yao • Rong Luo • Ying Shao Flipped Learning and Learner Autonomy – Analysis of Our Interview Data IA 125Tomoko Miyairi • Mika Takewa • Yuchen Song • Shi Yu Re-defining the bottom levels of a rubric to discourage inappropriate AI use in academic writing by inverting the concept of a minimally qualified candidate IA G08Mark Carver

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Empowering learners by integrating Debates, Multimedia, and Traditional Tasks in an Advanced Mandarin Chinese Curriculum IA 107ShuPei Wang 一门培养学生多元识读能力和文化常识的高级语言课 HS G03Rongzhen Li 浅析Sora在中文教学中的应用与局限 HS G23Kexin Guo Does Baicizhan Reshape the Way to Learn Vocabulary? Users’ Acceptance, Motivation and Satisfaction towards Using Baicizhan IA 103Han Yu • Peiling Xing Unlocking Academic English Success: Interactions between Pre-seminar Online Course Engagement and EAP Learners’ Language Performance IA 121Ying Zhou • Simon Sheridan • Qiwei Zhang AI支援による授業準備の例とクラス活動への応用 IA 125Nobuhiko Tazoe

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Empowering Language Learners at the Advanced Level HS G03Dongming Zhang The Relative Efficacy of Two Chinese Character-Learning Methods—Character Typing versus Handwriting IA 107Zhiying Qian 基于“互联网+智慧教室”的国际中文线上线下混合式教学设计研究 HS G23杜芳 AI-Driven, Personalized, Anytime, Anywhere Language Teaching Expert System: Envisioning Our Replacements IA G08Gordon Wilson Engaging Online Learning through Gamification: Implementation in Year-One EAP Modules at XJTLU IA 121Kun Li • Xingyi Ouyang Using GenAI in the academic writing process among Chinese EAP learners: A case study of an EMI university IA 103Huimin (Vanessa) He アジアの東の果てと西の果て（Two Ends of Asia Meet） IA 125Shuo Liu • Noriji Fujimoto

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Tea Break IA GF Lobby

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A conceptual framework for thinking about teaching content and assessment in the age of generative AI IA G08Matthew Conduct Leveraging AI for Academic English Essay Writing IA 103Joe Kong 大语言模型在国际中文教学中的应用 IA G028Zhanglong Wang AI teacher’s escape room: An interactive activity demonstrating generative AI for practical use as a teaching assistant HS G23Charlotte Briggs • Sam Doran Bridging Borders and Minds: Crafting Sustainable Gobal Education through COIL's (Collaborative Online International Learning) Interdisciplinary Tapestry and Intercultural Competence IA 107Xiaoxue Zhao • Kuiyin Chen • Thandokuhle Emmanual Khoza Enhancing Vocabulary Learning for University Students through AI-Supported Self-developed Platform IA 121Minyue Zhou • Xiaoqing Bi • Anastacia Naidoo Simulating Sample Size: Creating Virtual AI Test Takers to Expand the Applications of Item Response Theory to Language Assessment HS G03Gordon Wilson • Myles Grogan What is ‘Facilitating’ in Japanese Language Classroom? IA 125Manabu Kobayashi

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From Grammarly to Chat GPT: AI Feedback and Revision IA G08Jordan Clarke Hayes • Keyi Jiang • Jin Shuoyang Using ThingLink to Create an Interactive Engineering Map IA 103Samantha Wilson • Alister Drury • Costas Loizou

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辩论课作为高年级语言课的课程设计 IA 107Shasha Yang A holistic approach to academic literacy in a post-modernist era: Insights from a Q methodology study IA G08Qingyang Sun Faculty’s perceptions of AI tools in Chinese Higher Education HS G03Panagiota Tzanni Empower the Teaching and Learning of CFL with Technology HS G23Professor Jianhua Bai Generative AI in EAP: Exploring Ethical Complexities and Learner Use Cases IA 121Tyrone Fowler Meaningful Connections in ELT: The Role of Dialogue Journals in Student-Teacher Exchanges IA 103Marcel Daniels TBA IA 125Allen Young

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Learner data analytics on two emerging AI-empowered platforms IA 107Limei Shan A Study on the readiness of English teachers in Macao universities in the era of AI HS G03Cao Leyi Enhancing Digital Literacy and Integrating AI in Academic Writing IA G08Airong Wang • Jingyu Liu • Angela Xia

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Tea Break IA GF Lobby

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Exploring the potential of AI-generated feedback in enhancing students’ reflective thinking abilities in an EMI context IA 107Lulu Huang • Xinyi Chen Lexical complexity of academic lectures HS G23Chen Chen Navigating Academic Writing Challenges in an EMI setting HS G03Xinfeng Quan • Shuyang Da • Gregory Travis No Fate but What We Make: Supporting Teacher Professional Development IA G08Peter Beech Online Translation. Are there lessons to be learnt in the age of Generative AI IA 103Mike Groves Reimagining Assessment in the Face of AI:A Student-Led Seminar Approach to Assessment in English Speaking and Listening IA 121Matthew Terrett • Stew Clark Custom GPTs for Textual Content Generation for Second-Language Modules Targeting Absolute Beginners: Insights from SPA001 at XJTLU IA 125Raúl Getino Diez • Mikel García Madariaga Categorization of cues in L2 input and their implications for L2 acquisition IA G028Professor Boping Yuan

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Empowering undergraduate EFL students to think critically: Can do and can’t do of ChatGPT for academic writing HS G23Wenwen Tian • Stephen Louw Engaging students with written feedback on formative EAP assignments: Assessing tutorials and using a questioning approach IA 107Glenn Howlett • Jinying Ma Facilitating Reflective Practices in EAP through Collaborative Online Docs IA G08Bin Feng Improving Intermediate EFL Pre-Undergraduate Students’ Oral Skills and Willingness to Communicate in English Through Drama-Based Approaches IA 121Oubab Msllam Learning On The Job; Content Teaching Without A Background HS G03Abdulwahab Tahhan How Language Education Empowers Competence-driven Talent Development for International Organizations IA 125Ling Tan • Yiliu Tan • Yezi Yang • Yang Wu

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(How) Can We Empower Language Exam Takers? – an investigation on the power of exams HS G23Daniel H.Y. Pun • Lynn H. Lin • Lucille L. Geng Enhancing Independent Language Learning with Generative AI: Language Tests Preparation IA 103Yang Zhang • Marie Alex Beneteau Enhancing Student Engagement with Feedback in the Age of Generative AI: An Innovative Pedagogical Intervention and Ethical Considerations IA 107Jiashi Wang • Yijing Hou Harnessing AI to Foster Self-Regulated Learning IA G08Martina Dorn Innovative Method of Error Correction: How to correct students’ errors without causing embarrassment? IA 121Xinyuan Lyu “Rewrite for clarity”: the utility of AI assistants for real scientific writing HS G03Adrian Rowland The passive avoidance in collocations by Spanish learners in Chinese universities and pedagogical reflection IA 125Ni Li

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Lunch IA GF Lobby

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Advanced Level Chinese Teaching: Integrating Films into the Chinese Classroom HS G23Shu Zhang Motivational Factors of Chinese Second Language Learners in the Blending Learning Environment HS G03Junzhe Li Contemplating the Future of EMI Assessment: Using Contract Grading to Empower Student Intellectual Risk-Taking IA G08David S. Hogsette If not AI, will VR better facilitate the learning of academic writing? IA 103Ningjuan /Joanne Wang Teachers as Facilitators: Leveraging AI-powered Interview Technology for Speaking Practice and Feedback IA 121Jill Wigert University teachers and students’ perceptions on embracing GenAI and designing mechanism on safeguarding academic integrity in the scope of adjusting university course work assessments and classroom teaching... IA 107Sumie Chan • Noble Lo De la monoculturalidad a la interculturalidad. Hacia el desarrollo de la competencia intercultural para estudiantes chinos de ELE a través de un curso de MOOC IA 125Chen Zhi

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Innovating Chinese Language Learning: A Generative AI-Powered Business Chinese Reading Platform for International Students HS G23Ting Wen • Haixia Wang • Xiaowen Zou Understand the Change: An Analysis on College Landscape of Language Learning HS G03Wen Xiong Case Study Insights: Revolutionizing Language Learning with Generative AI Technologies IA 121Thais Haddock Enhancing Advanced Learners' Comprehensive Listening Skills and Oral Summary Performance through AI-Enhanced Summary Practice with Different Accents IA 107Shuangxin Zhang • Hongjuan Yu Evaluating the Accuracy and Reliability of AI Detector Results: A Comparative Analysis IA G08Xidan Li • Mengqin Mao No Commitment to the Truth. Large Language Models for EAP. IA 103Alexandra Manukyan Taller Práctico: Tecnología Educativa e Inteligencia Artificial en la Clase de ELE: realidad o quimera? IA 125Roser CERVERA

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Integrating Generative AI and Translation in Teaching Advanced Learners HS G23Chenqing Song • Qifei Kao Pre-service CFL teachers’ technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK): A large-scale survey HS G03Xiaoping Gao Examining the Influence of Generative AI on Student Engagement in EAP Writing Feedback IA G08Jie Zhang • Jiashi Wang Teaching, Learning and Technology and the BIG Question of Ethics IA 107Ji Zhang • Xuan Ma • Gareth Morris The Profile of Engagement with Generative AI in Undergraduate Students IA 121Tianlin Wang • Qi Sun To Assess or not to Assess IA 103Abdulwahab Tahhan

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Tea Break IA GF Lobby

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Living in a VUCA world: are we facing threats or opportunities? Some Critical Reflections on the Changing Landscape of Higher Education IA G028Professor Douglas Bell