VietTESOL International Convention 2026

As Vietnam moves toward the 2025 National High School Graduation Examination reforms, English teachers are being asked to rethink how well classroom materials prepare students for the revised reading format. While Tiếng Anh 12 Global Success offers a solid basis for Grade 12 instruction, some of its reading tasks do not yet align closely with the demands of the new MOET exam, which places greater emphasis on inference, paraphrasing, meaning in context, and textual cohesion. These skills are not only central to the exam but also relevant for students who may later encounter English-medium academic texts.
To address this gap, the study adopted an action research approach in two Grade 12 classrooms, exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) might support teachers in adapting existing textbook reading tasks. Selected activities were revised or extended using AI tools, with attention to MOET-style item formats and discourse-level reading skills. The outcomes of these adaptations were examined through pre- and post-tests, along with a bilingual Likert-scale questionnaire completed by 50 students.
The results indicate modest but meaningful gains in students’ reading comprehension and exam preparedness, as well as increased engagement with textbook-based reading lessons. They also suggest that carefully adapted tasks can balance two aims: short-term exam preparation and longer-term development of academic reading skills. Rather than replacing teachers, the study argues, AI is most effective when used as a drafting support that remains guided by teacher judgement.