Seminar on Innovative English Teaching and Learning in the AI Era Held at City University of Macau

The seminar “Innovative English Teaching and Learning in the AI Era,” organised by Smart Education Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) and co-organised by the International Training and Testing Center (ITTC) of City University of Macau, was held on 26 November at CityU Macau’s Golden Dragon Campus, attracting over 60 local primary and secondary English teachers and panel heads. Mr. Chan Kai Wing, Chairman of Smart Education Co. Ltd., ETS TOEFL and TOEIC official representative for Hong Kong and Macao, and Honorary Adviser of the Macau Association for Talent Development, explained how generative AI is transforming from a supporting tool into a core teaching engine, enabling real-time, precise and personalised feedback, while Ms. Wong Sin Ling, Marketing Manager of Smart Education, demonstrated AI teaching solutions for immersive English learning, AI dialogue practice, writing support and personalised learning paths.

Dr. Sha Lei, Programme Coordinator of the General Education Department at City University of Macau, showed how large language models can support peer observation, classroom interaction analysis and multiple forms of assessment, helping teachers generate feedback, diagnose learning gaps and design remedial exercises, while stressing that teachers should maintain a human-centred educational philosophy in the AI era. Vice Principal Mr. Law King Chu and English Panel Chair Ms. Lai Wing Hung of Chinese YMCA Primary School (Hong Kong) shared their school’s successful integration of GenAI tools across the English curriculum, especially AI conversational practice outside class and AI-assisted writing, which significantly enhance students’ speaking confidence, fluency and writing performance; the seminar also strengthened a high-quality exchange platform for English educators in Hong Kong and Macao, and ITTC will continue to host professional development activities and cross-regional projects to drive innovative language teaching in the Greater Bay Area.