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Chapter 8: Applying ICT/AI Tools to

Teach Speaking Skills

LESSON OBJECTIVES

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Understand the basic knowledge of speaking skills and the

importance of teaching speaking skills for EFL learners.
• Search for speaking materials using Web-based tools like IELTS
Jacky, .
• Utilize tools such as ChatGPT, Invideo AI, TARI AI Debate to create
materials for teaching speaking skills.

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AGENDA

Overview of Speaking Skills

Applying ICT/AI Tools to Search for Speaking Materials

Applying ICT/AI Tools to Create Speaking Materials

Part 1: Overview of Speaking Skills

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DEFINITIONS
• Speaking skills refer to the ability to verbally express ideas, thoughts, and
information in a clear, logical, and engaging manner. These skills involve
organizing your thoughts in a way that makes sense and presenting them in a
way that captures the listener’s attention.
(https://mindmineglobal.com/importance-of-speaking-skills/)

• Speaking is “the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of
verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts.”
(Chaney, 1998, p. 13)

• Speaking skills is the ability to express opinions or thoughts and feelings to a

person or group verbally, whether face or by distance.
(Patanjali Mishra, 2017)

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING SKILLS

Increased Mastering speaking skills enhances one’s confidence in
Confidence expressing ideas and opinions

Leadership Strong speaking skills enables leaders to inspire, motivate,

Potential and influence others

Effective Effective speaking skills plays a crucial role in enabling clear

Communication transmission of information and ideas in various contexts
Individuals with strong speaking skills are more likely to be
Career Accelerator considered for promotions and career advancement
opportunities
(https://mindmineglobal.com/importance-of-speaking-skills/)

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COMPONENTS OF SECOND LANGUAGE SPEAKING COMPETENCE

(Arina Kravchenko, 2023)

6 Tips For Teaching Speaking To ESL Students

Model
Make Create Correct
Use Pair Work Use Speaking
Speaking A Opportunities Pronunciation Utilize
And Small Games And
Priority From For Informal And Technology
Groups Activities
Day One Conversations Encourage
Repetition

(https://games4esl.com/teaching-wiki/teach-speaking-skills-to-esl-students/)

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A TEACHING-SPEAKING CYCLE

(Arina Kravchenko, 2023)

Part 2: Applying ICT/AI Tools to Search for

Speaking Materials

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Practice with IELTS JACKY

• Go to IELTS Jacky website at https://www.ieltsjacky.com/

• Click on Speaking on the Menu tab

• Explore Free IELTS Speaking Lessons, Videos & Practice Resources

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Overviews on SmallTalk2Me
• AI-powered simulator to self-practice the IELTS speaking test, job interview
and everyday conversational English.

• With your personal AI English Speaking Coach, you can estimate your English
level, identify strengths and weaknesses, and improve your vocabulary and
grammar, or receive ChatGPT Feedback.
(https://smalltalk2.me/)

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Practice with SmallTalk2Me

• Go to SmallTalk2Me website at https://smalltalk2.me/

• Sign up with Google, Facebook or your own account

• Find out your English level and get level up recommendations

• Choose speaking activities (Courses, English Speaking Challenge, AI-

Powered Vocabulary Booster, Speech Analyzer and others)

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Overviews on Gliglish
• With Gliglish, you learn languages by speaking with AI. Talking to a teacher
and roleplaying real-life situations will improve your speaking & listening.

• Gliglish is friendly, helpful and feels like talking to a real person. It's great for
you to practice!

• 200,865 people are already learning to speak with Gliglish!

(https://gliglish.com/)

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Practice with Gliglish

• Go to Gliglish website at https://gliglish.com/

• Choose Speak now for FREE

• Pick the language you want to speak

• Find a language class to talk to your favorite

AI-based English teacher

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Part 3: Applying ICT/AI Tools to

Create Speaking Materials

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Overviews on ChatGPT
• ChatGPT, stands for Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer, is a generative
artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November
2022.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT)

• ChatGPT is a sibling model to InstructGPT⁠, which is trained to follow an

instruction in a prompt and provide a detailed response.
(https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/)

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Types of Prompt Engineering

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Zero-shot, One-shot, Few-shot Prompting

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Zero-shot, One-shot, Few-shot Prompting

Prompt
Model Input Model Output
Engineering
“Hôm nay trời đẹp lắm”. Dịch sang “The weather is very
Zero-shot tiếng Anh beautiful today.”

“Hôm nay trời đẹp lắm”.  The “It’s a cold and windy day.”
One-shot weather is very nice today.
“Đó là một ngày lạnh và nhiều gió.” 
“Capital of Vietnam”  Ha Noi “Capital of Australia” 
“Capital of China”  Beijing Canberra
Few-shot
“Capital of Thailand”  Bangkok
“Capital of Australia” 

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Chain-of-Thought Prompting

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Chain-of-Thought Prompting

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Multimodal Chain-of-Thought Prompting

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Practice with ChatGPT

Create a conversation video:
Objective: Create a video based on the Getting started task from Tiếng Anh 10
Global Success, conducting a conversation related to the lesson.
Objective Prompt
Yêu cầu ChatGPT học format Analyze the provided conversation by identifying its main theme
từ hội thoại mẫu and conducting a detailed turn-taking conversational analysis
Yêu cầu ChatGPT tạo đoạn Using the same conversational format you've learned, generate a
hội thoại với phong cách/cấu new dialogue centered on [topic or task]. The conversation
trúc tương tự nhưng với nội should cover key aspects, including [aspect 1], [aspect 2], and
dung khác [aspect 3]. Additionally, ensure the discussion includes
[additional requirement]. The dialogue should be [tone or
style], reflecting the [context or nature of the interaction, e.g.,
collaborative nature of a business meeting, friendly discussion,
etc.]

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Practice with ChatGPT

Create a conversation video:
Objective: Create a video based on the Getting started task from Tiếng Anh 10
Global Success, conducting a conversation related to the lesson.

E.g.:
Using the same conversational format you've learned, generate a new
dialogue centered on the housework for children. The conversation should
cover key aspects, including the benefits of doing housework for children
and the way how to do housework. Additionally, ensure the discussion
includes two students talking about housework. The dialogue should be a
friendly discussion, reflecting the collaborative nature of a family values in
Vietnam.

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Audio script – Track 3:

• Linh: Hi, An! What are you doing this afternoon? Want to come over and watch a movie?
• An: Hey, Linh! I’d love to, but I have to finish my housework first.
• Linh: Housework? You do chores at home?
• An: Of course! Everyone in my family shares the chores. Today, it’s my turn to sweep the floor and wash the dishes.
• Linh: That sounds like a lot of work! I don’t really do housework. My parents say I should just focus on studying.
• An: Well, doing housework isn’t just about cleaning—it also helps us become responsible. Plus, my parents say it teaches
me important life skills.
• Linh: Really? What kind of skills?
• An: For example, I’ve learned how to cook simple meals, so I won’t struggle when I live on my own. And keeping the
house tidy makes me more organized.
• Linh: That actually makes sense. So how do you and your family divide the chores?
• An: We share everything. My parents do the heavier tasks, like shopping for groceries and fixing things around the
house. My brother and I help with cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
• Linh: Wow, that sounds fair. Maybe I should start helping out too. What’s an easy chore to start with?
• An: You can start by setting the table or taking out the trash. Even small tasks make a difference!
• Linh: I guess I’ll give it a try. Who knows? Maybe I’ll become a master at washing dishes!
• An: Haha! That’s the spirit! Housework is more fun when everyone does their part.

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Audio script:
Speaker 1: Hi, An! What are you doing this afternoon? Want to come over and watch a movie?
Speaker 2: Hey, Linh! I’d love to, but I have to finish my housework first.
Speaker 1: Housework? You do chores at home?
Speaker 2: Of course! Everyone in my family shares the chores. Today, it’s my turn to sweep the floor and wash the dishes.
Speaker 1: That sounds like a lot of work! I don’t really do housework. My parents say I should just focus on studying.
Speaker 2: Well, doing housework isn’t just about cleaning—it also helps us become responsible. Plus, my parents say it
teaches me important life skills.
Speaker 1: Really? What kind of skills?
Speaker 2: For example, I’ve learned how to cook simple meals, so I won’t struggle when I live on my own. And keeping the
house tidy makes me more organized.
Speaker 1: That actually makes sense. So how do you and your family divide the chores?
Speaker 2: We share everything. My parents do the heavier tasks, like shopping for groceries and fixing things around the
house. My brother and I help with cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
Speaker 1: Wow, that sounds fair. Maybe I should start helping out too. What’s an easy chore to start with?
Speaker 2: You can start by setting the table or taking out the trash. Even small tasks make a difference!
Speaker 1: I guess I’ll give it a try. Who knows? Maybe I’ll become a master at washing dishes!
Speaker 2: Haha! That’s the spirit! Housework is more fun when everyone does their part.

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Overviews on InVideo AI
• Invideo AI is a cloud-based video creation platform that uses artificial
intelligence to help users create videos quickly and easily.

• Benefits
 Generating videos by simply providing a text prompt or script
 Based on the text prompts, it generates videos using its library of stock
media and AI algorithms within minutes
 Provides AI-powered easy video editing option
 Generates human-sounding voiceovers for videos

(https://guides.libraries.uc.edu/ai-
education/ia#:~:text=Invideo%20AI%20is%20a%20cloud,human%2Dsounding%20voiceovers%20for%20videos)

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Practice with InVideo

Step 1
Step 2
Create an
account Step 3
Create a
conversational Generate a Step 4
video video Download a
video

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* Step 1: Create an account
• Go to InVideo website at https://invideo.io/

• Click on Sign up to create an account

• Choose to Join with Google or use your email

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Practice with InVideo

* Step 2: Create a conversational video
• Choose Use my script
• Create a video for YouTube, using exactly this script
• Paste the script of ChatGPT to the textbox
• Set up Voice Actors for speaker 1 and 2
• Click on Continue button
• Click on Generate a video button

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* Step 3: Generate a video
• Click on Generate a video button
• Choose Audiences (Kids, Parents,
Educators)
• Choose Look and feel (Bright, Clean,
Inspirational)
• Choose Platform (YouTube, YouTube
Shoerts, FACEBOOK)
• Click on Continue button

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Practice with InVideo

* Step 4: Download a video
• Add subtitles by adding a command >
Generate
• In Download Settings,
 choose Type of watermarks (Stock
Watermarks)
 choose invideo AI branding (Normal)
 choose Download resolution (480p, 720p,
1080p)
• Click on Continue button

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Overviews on TARI AI Debate

• TARI AI Debate is an interactive web application designed to simulate debates
using AI on a variety of topics.

• Users can enter a topic, choose a debate style, and let AI models engage in
structured discussions.

• This tool is ideal for language learning, critical thinking training, and
entertainment.
(https://tari.huflit.edu.vn/aitools/gradio/debate_deepseek_chatgpt/manual_vi.html)

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Functions of TARI AI Debate

Create AI-generated arguments in multiple languages

Have different debate styles: Humorous, Academic, Critical, etc.

Customize text size A transcript of the debate is available for download

Create podcasts with AI-generated voices

(https://tari.huflit.edu.vn/aitools/gradio/debate_deepseek_chatgpt/manual_vi.html)

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Steps to Work with TARI AI Debate

Step 2 Step 4
• Starting a • Saving a
Debate • Advancing Debate • Creating a
the Debate Podcast

Step 1 Step 3

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Practice with TARI AI Debate

* Step 1: Starting a Debate
1. Open TARI AI Debate website at https://tari.huflit.edu.vn/aidebate/
2. Choose a debate topic from Speaking part of the chosen unit
3. Enter a Topic or Opinion
4. Pick a Language and a Debate Style
5. Click on Start Debate button

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Practice with TARI AI Debate

* Step 2: Advancing the Debate
• Based on the debate from step 2,
 Click Next Turn to let the opposing AI respond.

 Or Reset Debate to start a new discussion

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* Step 3: Saving the Debate
• Click Save Debate to generate an HTML file containing the full transcript.

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Practice with TARI AI Debate

* Step 4: Creating a Podcast
• Click Create Podcast to generate an AI-narrated audio version of the debate.
• Download the generated MP3 file.

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