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Description
This presentation explores the practical integration of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in designing engaging, differentiated materials for Vietnamese high school EFL classrooms in under-resourced suburban contexts. The session addresses common public-school challenges, including large classes, mixed-ability learners, and unstable internet connectivity. Drawing on principles of multimodal learning and differentiated instruction, the presentation demonstrates how accessible platforms such as Suno and NotebookLM can support practical and sustainable classroom instruction. Examples include AI-generated songs for vocabulary and grammar revision, differentiated worksheets, and multimodal activities designed to enhance learner engagement, confidence, and participation. Based on classroom implementation, the session shares step-by-step workflows, adaptable prompting strategies, sample student products, and learner feedback as evidence of pedagogical effectiveness. Crucially, students are guided to use AI responsibly through discussions of ethics, copyright awareness, and academic integrity. Beyond classroom implementation, the practices introduced have also been shared through school-based professional workshops and interdisciplinary teacher support activities involving subjects such as Literature and Geography. In addition, the session discusses challenges related to AI reliability and the continuing central role of teachers in guiding context-appropriate integration. By promoting greater interaction and exposure to English through accessible technology, the session reflects ongoing efforts in Vietnam to support communicative, interaction-oriented English learning environments. Ultimately, participants will leave with adaptable workflows, prompting techniques, and classroom-ready ideas applicable to similar educational contexts.
Biography
Dang Thi Thanh Nga is a high school English teacher at My Duc A High School in Hanoi, Vietnam, with professional interests in AI-assisted language teaching, multimodal learning, and differentiated instruction in under-resourced educational settings. Her teaching focuses on designing engaging and accessible English learning experiences for mixed-ability learners in Vietnamese public-school classrooms.
In recent years, she has actively integrated generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into English language teaching to support material design, learner engagement, and communicative classroom practices. Her classroom applications include AI-generated songs, differentiated learning materials, multimodal review activities, and ethical AI literacy instruction for students.
Beyond classroom teaching, she has shared practical applications of AI through school-based professional workshops and interdisciplinary teacher support activities involving subjects such as Literature and Geography. Her current work focuses on responsible AI integration and sustainable digital pedagogy in Vietnamese public-school contexts. She is particularly interested in using accessible technology to help narrow educational gaps between rural and urban contexts while preparing students with essential digital and communicative skills for future learning and employment.
| Affiliate type | Vietnamese public school |
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