ChatGPT will revolutionize English education in Japan
同志社香里高等学校

３年

二ノ宮大亮

Do you know about ChatGPT? It is an IT chatbot gaining attention
worldwide, and I believe that education could be enhanced by utilizing thissystem. However, many educators now believe that ChatGPT diminishes
students’ ability to think and learn. Moreover, they are currently advocating
for its removal from the educational environment. However, I see some values
in ChatGPT, so, I would like to focus on English education and discuss thebenefits of incorporating it into education.
First, students can strengthen their writing skills by utilizing ChatGPT.
writinghas

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time-consuming

study.

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withChatGPT, students can receive instant feedback on their writing exercises andlearn more efficiently. I believe this method is beneficial to students because“efficiency” is an important factor in learning. Also, ChatGPT helps students
to prepare for the Eiken, IELTS and TOEFL writing tests. I had studied for
Eiken Grade Pre-1, but the number of writing models is limited, and I had ahard time preparing for the writing section. Then, I integrated ChatGPT into
my learning process. I had ChatGPT create sentences and I practiced writing
based on them. ChatGPT can generate even longer sentences within seconds. I
believe this is the biggest advantage of using AI because this is somethingpeople cannot do. On the other hand, some may argue that students will relycompletely on ChatGPT when they write English sentences and will lose theability to produce sentences on their own. In order to overcome suchchallenges, I propose one solution. The idea is to have students write English
sentences in class without using ChatGPT, and then have them correct theirown sentences using ChatGPT at home during their home study. In this way,
students at least have to generate their own English sentences. By the way,
however, some of you might suspect that I used ChatGPT to write thisspeech, honestly, I did not.
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enhancestudents’speakingskills.

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EnglishCompared to previous translation software, ChatGPT is now able to offer
natural English. We can say that the translation sites give us something thatis similar to the robot called Pepper, which moves quite awkwardly. However,
ChatGPT’s results are more like something that a natural human being does.
And ChatGPT allows students to practice English conversation on the chat.
They can set up situations and topics such as shopping, ordering at arestaurant, or talking with friends and enjoy English conversation according totheir interests and level. There are many students who are not confident intheir English conversation skills and feel nervous when speaking with nativespeakers of English. This learning method is suitable for such students. Asfor me, when I first started online English conversation, I could not express
what I wanted to say very well. I think that this happened because I could
not make English sentences in my head spontaneously. Being able to speak
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English means being able to construct English sentences by yourself, and I
assume that practicing English conversation on the chat helps you to improve
this skill gradually and naturally.
We have discussed how ChatGPT is excellent in education, but there is
one thing to keep in mind. That is, if used incorrectly, ChatGPT can hinder
learning. However, if used correctly, ChatGPT can reduce the burden onteachers and raise the level of education. Twenty years ago, people used paper
maps to reach their destinations. But when GPS appeared, people started
using it, and as you can see, we cannot live without it. Now I believe
ChatGPT can be GPS in English education to take you to your destination.
Thank you for listening.

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