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Mastering the Scales of AI Literacy is a three-part professional workshop development series for all language educators, especially those interested in teaching with AI. As AI continues to develop at a rapid place, so do expectations for the use of AI in the world language classroom. AI literacy, defined as “a set of competencies that enables individuals to critically evaluate AI technologies; communicate and collaborate effectively with AI; and use AI as a tool online, at home, and in the workplace (Long & Magerko, 2020, p. 2), is of increasing importance for students and teachers alike. This AI-focused professional development series uses the structure of the AI Literacy Framework (A Framework for AI Literacy, n.d.) scales: Understand AI; Use and Apply AI; Analyze and Evaluate AI; Create AI as the basis for the skills developed in the workshop. All workshops were designed to assist instructors with developing their own classroom policies and practices for using AI.  

Workshop 2: Prompt Engineering and Intercultural Communication 

Awareness of, and skills related to, working with generative AI are steadily becoming an essential item in the language teacher’s toolkit. Current research shows that “prompt engineering” is a necessary skill for eliciting the most robust output from platforms such as ChatGPT, and as a result, language teachers must be familiar with that skill in order to use ChatGPT or other platforms for lesson planning or lesson activities. This professional development workshop seeks to assist participants in developing a critical orientation to using AI and its output in the target language.  

AI Literacy Scales: Use and Apply AI; Analyze and Evaluate