Andrew Boon

How AI is reshaping the way we teach writing

Introduction (1) In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly influenced education, reshaping traditional approaches to teaching and assessing writing. In the TESOL field, where writing skills are crucial for language development, AI tools like ChatGPT have presented both opportunities and challenges. While these technologies offer students quick feedback and support, they also raise concerns about authenticity, learning integrity and ethical usage (Kostka & Tonceli, 2023). This study investigates how language teachers are adapting their teaching and assessment methods in response to AI’s growing role. By analysing responses from a survey of 31 educators, this paper highlights key strategies that...

Creating material for a CLIL philosophy ‘101’ course

Andrew Boon describes the process he used to design and produce a completely new CLIL course teaching Philosophy through English.

Creating a series of life skills readers

Andrew Boon describes the steps of a publishing project to develop a set of readers covering a wide range of life skills from critical thinking to cooking.

Equipping students with basic qualitative research skills

Andrew Boon describes the steps taken with one of his classes as they learn how to do qualitative research.

Creating a good coursebook for conversation

Andrew Boon describes the process of producing new teaching materials.