Keynote Speakers
Prof LU Xiaofei
George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Biography
Xiaofei Lu is the George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include corpus linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, second language writing, second language acquisition, and computer-assisted language learning. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in these areas in leading journals such as Applied Linguistics, Behavior Research Methods, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Learning, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, TESOL Quarterly, and The Modern Language Journal. His recent book, Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition: Perspective, Issues, and Findings, was published by Routledge in 2023.
“Corpus-based genre pedagogy meets generative AI: Principles, applications, and new opportunities”
Abstract:
Generative AI offers an array of capabilities with the potential to transform language pedagogy. There is growing consensus on the pivotal role of AI literacy and the need to integrate AI in theory-informed ways to fully realize this potential. With this in mind, I begin by outlining the principles of corpus-based genre pedagogy and exploring how various functions of generative AI can support the teaching of rhetorical and linguistic features across diverse writing genres. I then demonstrate how GPT models can be fine-tuned to accurately analyze and evaluate genre-specific rhetorical structures, and how prompting strategies can enable dynamic assessment of these features. I conclude with a broader discussion of the new opportunities and challenges that generative AI presents for language pedagogy.
