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Research on the Application and Practice of Generative AI Tools in Higher Vocational English Teaching

Author(s)

Shicong Xiao

Affiliation(s)

Chongqing Business Vocational College, Chongqing, China

Abstract

In the context of the advancement of the Education Informatization 2.0 Strategy and the deepening of higher vocational English teaching reform, generative AI technology provides a new approach to addressing practical dilemmas in higher vocational English teaching, such as “emphasizing theory over practice” and “insufficient personalized support”. Based on the practical logic of integrating generative AI with higher vocational English teaching and combined with the actual situation of higher vocational English teaching, this paper constructs an “AI+Vocational English” integrated teaching model. It clarifies the teaching objectives oriented by core competencies in workplace English, builds a “general+professional” modular teaching content system, innovates AI-empowered hybrid teaching methods, and establishes a dual-track assessment system of “AI+teachers”. Meanwhile, taking the teaching units of Nucleus Vocational College English 1 as examples, specific application strategies are proposed, and potential challenges and corresponding solutions in the application of generative AI are analyzed, providing practical references for the digital transformation of higher vocational English teaching.

Keywords

Higher Vocational English; Integrated Teaching Model; Workplace English; Teaching Strategies; Dual-track Assessment

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