As part of my contribution to the King’s Digital ELT SIG, I interviewed the amazing Nicky Hockly. I had read her work as part of the Digital ELT module at King’s as part of my MA and my dissertation research so chatting with her about AI and digital literacy was an amazing opportunity.
Nicky is a teaching and digital learning technologies expert. In the video we discuss questions around digital literacy for teachers and AI in English language teaching.
Nicky is the Director of Pedagogy at ‘The Consultants-E’ – an innovative online training and development organisation. Nicky has extensive experience in teaching and teacher training and is an established author in learning technologies and English language teaching and is currently finishing a PhD at the University of Warwick.
Sections:
- 0:50 Which digital tools have the most potential to impact language learning positively?
- 4:33 Do you envision digital literacy becoming a formal component of teacher training programs, like CELTA or DELTA?
- 7:47 What are your thoughts on AI? How can it help teachers and learners? Is there anything we need to be worried about with AI?
- 13:58 What are your thoughts on the ‘digital divide’ and how it affects English language learning in different regions? How can teachers in low-resource settings leverage technology effectively, given the constraints they face?
- 20:46 How do you envision the future of technology in English language teaching over the next decade?
Further Reading:
- Hockly, N. (2024) 30 Essentials for Using Artificial Intelligence. Cambridge University Press (Forthcoming November 7th, 2024)
- Hockly, N. (2023) ‘Artificial Intelligence in English Language Teaching: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, RELC Journal, 54(2), pp. 445–451. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882231168504.
- Hockly, N. (2022) 50 Essentials for Using Learning Technologies. Cambridge University Press.
RLM Slinn-Funabashi 
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