Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27143
Publication type: Working paper – expertise – study
Title: Large language models and artificial intelligence, the end of (language) learning as we know it—or not quite?
Authors: Mahlow, Cerstin
et. al: No
DOI: 10.35542/osf.io/da2rm
10.21256/zhaw-27143
Extent: 22
Issue Date: 18-Feb-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution: EdArXiv
Language: English
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Educational technology; Language learning; Language teaching; Language technology; Large language model; Natural language processing
Subject (DDC): 410.285: Computational linguistics
Abstract: The rapid advancements in large language models (LLM) and artificial intelligence (AI) have been a subject of recent significant interest and debate. This paper explores the impact of these developments on language learning. I discuss the technology underlying AI-based tools and the natural language processing (NLP) tasks they were originally designed for. This will help us to identify opportunities and limitations regarding their use in the context of language learning. I then examine how such technology can be used efficiently and effectively in language teaching and learning. The availability of such tools will require language teaching to focus on the non-mechanical aspects of writing. Similarly, automatically produced personalized teaching and learning materials will not replace human teachers, but give space for and support human–human interaction.
Further description: Preprint
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/27143
License (according to publishing contract): CC BY-SA 4.0: Attribution - Share alike 4.0 International
Departement: Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit: Institute of Language Competence (ILC)
Appears in collections:Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Mahlow, C. (2023). Large language models and artificial intelligence, the end of (language) learning as we know it—or not quite? EdArXiv. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/da2rm
Mahlow, C. (2023) Large language models and artificial intelligence, the end of (language) learning as we know it—or not quite? EdArXiv. Available at: https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/da2rm.
C. Mahlow, “Large language models and artificial intelligence, the end of (language) learning as we know it—or not quite?,” EdArXiv, Feb. 2023. doi: 10.35542/osf.io/da2rm.
MAHLOW, Cerstin, 2023. Large language models and artificial intelligence, the end of (language) learning as we know it—or not quite? EdArXiv
Mahlow, Cerstin. 2023. “Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence, the End of (Language) Learning as We Know It—or Not Quite?” EdArXiv. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/da2rm.
Mahlow, Cerstin. Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence, the End of (Language) Learning as We Know It—or Not Quite? EdArXiv, 18 Feb. 2023, https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/da2rm.


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