JALT2025 - Tokyo

Let AI Lend a Hand: Enhancing Literature Reviews in ELT

Nov 1, 2025, 3:05 PM

30m

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

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes) Room 306

Speaker

Dr Xavier Pradheep Singh M S (St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India)

Description

A literature review is essential in ELT research, yet it can be overwhelming due to the volume of reading, synthesis, and organisation involved. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how AI can support key stages of the review process, refining questions, finding and summarising sources, identifying themes, and aiding critical analysis. Participants will engage in practical tasks and leave with strategies to enhance their ELT research workflow. Ethical considerations regarding AI use will also be addressed.

Summary

A literature review is essential in ELT research, yet it can be overwhelming due to the volume of reading, synthesis, and organisation involved. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how AI can support key stages of the review process, refining questions, finding and summarising sources, identifying themes, and aiding critical analysis. Participants will engage in practical tasks and leave with strategies to enhance their ELT research workflow. Ethical considerations regarding AI use will also be addressed.