JALT2025 - Tokyo

AI in Action: How Oxford Reading Club Transforms ELT

Nov 2, 2025, 1:45 PM

1h

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Room 405

Speaker

Robert (Sungyoon) Kim (iPortfolio Inc. (Partner of Oxford University Press Japan))

Description

Sponsored by Oxford University Press
In the age of AI, English education matters more than ever. This talk explores the conditions needed for AI to be meaningfully integrated into ELT, emphasizing that pedagogy—not technology—must come first. Neuroscience highlights why reading remains crucial in AI-driven environments. The session showcases Oxford Reading Club as a model case of AI-enhanced language learning, and introduces UNESCO-recognized AI Assistant LAURA, offering insights into how AI can deepen—not replace—effective English Teaching and Assessment.

Summary

In the age of AI, English education matters more than ever. This talk explores the conditions needed for AI to be meaningfully integrated into ELT, emphasizing that pedagogy—not technology—must come first. Neuroscience highlights why reading remains crucial in AI-driven environments. The session showcases Oxford Reading Club as a model case of AI-enhanced language learning, and introduces UNESCO-recognized AI Assistant LAURA, offering insights into how AI can deepen—not replace—effective English Teaching and Assessment.