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Description
The emergence of AI applications, advanced artificial intelligence chatbots that can generate closely human-like communication, has significantly impacted the English language teaching landscape in recent years. This has prompted various stakeholders, including teachers, students, and school leaders, to recognize the compulsory need to adapt to the new ways of learning, teaching, and managing language programs in light of the increasing presence of ChatGPT in language classrooms. The research analyses the roles of AI applications in teaching practicum, an integral element of the pre-service teacher training. The research taps into the theoretical frameworks and the practical applications based on the pre-service teachers’ experience during a teaching practicum at one public university in Cambodia.
Biography
Lim Chantha
Mr. LIM Chantha is currently a Research Coordinator and English lecturer at the Department of English, Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh. He obtained a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (B.Ed. in TEFL) in 2005, a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second English (MA in TESOL) in 2017, and a Master of Business Administration in Commerce (MBA in Commerce) in 2009. Also, he has taught several year levels in the Bachelor’s Program for over a decade. These subjects included paragraph writing, essay writing, global studies, intercultural communication, and research methodology. Besides his extensive teaching experience, Mr. Chantha has been involved in a number of research activities with both lecturers and students in the department and his research interests include learner autonomy, blended learning, and ELT technology-assisted applications.
