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Using AI at the Language Centre
Five practical ways to work with AI tools in your teaching. Click any card to see guidance, example prompts, and tips.
Creating task instructions
AI is excellent at drafting clear, appropriately levelled instructions — especially useful when you need to adapt an existing task or write something quickly between classes. Give it context about your students and it will calibrate the language and structure.
Example prompts
Draft from scratch
Write clear instructions for a [B2-level] writing task. The task is [describe the task]. Students have [time available] and should produce [output — e.g. a 250-word argumentative paragraph]. Use simple, direct language and number each step.
Simplify existing instructions
Here are instructions I wrote for students: [paste your text]. Please rewrite them for [B1/B2] learners. Make each step a single sentence and avoid nominalisation or passive voice where possible.
Add a worked example
These are instructions for a task: [paste instructions]. Add a short worked example at the end so students can see what a correct response looks like. Keep the example at [CEFR level].
Practical tips
Paste in your existing instructions and ask AI to 'tighten' or 'simplify'Ask for two versions: one for weaker students, one for strongerRequest a checklist version if students struggle to follow prose steps
Works well with
ClaudeCopilot (Word)
These prompts work with Claude (claude.ai), ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot (available via your Office 365 account), and similar AI assistants. Always review AI output before sharing with students — it works best as a first draft, not a final product.