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Pictures I have created different pictures, memes, and funny images to catch my students' attention. Also, I have made some images for my friends to cheer up a little bit their day, and I have created some art for my job activities. I used Designer in these cases.  Prompts I have written different prompts in order to get the best results in what I'm looking for. I have used Copilot  since I think it is the easiest one, and it gives me the greatest outcomes.   One of them is:  [background: the Basic 1 students of the French course are not sure to continue studying French because they consider that the Academy program contains too much grammar]. Act as experienced teacher and tell me some pieces of advice to improve the Academy program and engage my students in the course. Include different links to get reliable and useful material to make the course enjoyable. Finally, I have used Nearpod which includes the use of AI while recognizing a command, a creative way ...

As a conclusion,  considering the learning I have acquired in the specialization course about the AI applied to English Language Teaching, I can say that the knowledge gained in module 1 will influence my English teaching not only in the future but also in the present. I have used Copilot to give me ideas about a warm-up activity using phrasal verbs, or I have created different images in Designer to include them in different guides as a form of making the guide creative; additionally, I used Nearpod to play games with my students. They were really happy competing to get a point in the exam. I can say that the implementation of technology in our classes makes us better teachers.  Therefore, I am considering to apply and share my new knowledge about AI with a friend who is a teacher to help her in her classes. She told me that she was lost about teaching French because she had created the material she will use in her classes; the academy did not give her slides or guides to use ...

      Continuing with the key concepts I learned in the specialization course, I answer the second question which says,   How did these concepts challenge your previous understanding of English language teaching?   These new terms that I learned in the specialization course module 1 have expanded my mind and knowledge in many aspects; for instance, I have acquired new vocabulary related to technology, specifically with AI. I have demonstrated to myself that I can continue learning and putting into practice new techniques to catch my students' attention. Also, the implementation of  AI in my classes gave me new tools to be more creative and innovative with my students; thus, my pupils enjoy my creations using AI ( images, activities, memes, games, etc). Conversely, some terms are difficult to understand, but we can take advantage by using the same AI in our favor.  As I said, I plan to apply these concepts in my future teaching .  For example,...

   In spite of having a limited knowledge of AI, the most important concepts I learned in module 1 are considered for me a huge achievement in my life because it gave me the opportunity to learn about the astonishing world of AI. For instance, some of the terms I learned are, Artificial Intelligence:   AI is a branch of computer science that deals with the creation of intelligent agents and systems that can reason, learn, act, etc.  Generative AI:   is a type of artificial intelligence technology that can produce various types of content- including text, imagery, audio, and synthetic data. Machine learning: machine learning which is a subfield of AI gives the computer the ability to learn without explicit programming. Generative AI: is a type of Artificial Intelligence that creates new content based on what it has learned from existing content. Large Language Models: (LLM) are one type of generative AI since they generate novel combinations of text in the for...

   The Artificial Intelligence applied to English Language Teaching is a new beginning for educators and students of the University of El Salvador Western Multidisciplinary Campus English Language Department. Why? The reason is simple. Education in El Salvador is a field of improvement that implies the capacity of educators to include a different academic offer for future professionals; naturally, the need for technology use is a priority in each aspect of life, and education is not the exception. With this specialization course, the English Language Department pretends to support English language graduates' professional development by offering them a Teaching Option and state-of-the-art resources for teaching and learning in the era of artificial intelligence. Indeed, the basic knowledge that the students had about AI opened the following question at the beginning of the course, What is AI?   Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a technology that enables computers and mach...