Date & Time: Monday, May 12, 2025 | 15:00 – 16:30 KST
Venue: Room 202 (I-room), Building 9, College of Education, Seoul National University
Zoom Link: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.
Dear Members of the SNU Community,
The Institute for Comprehensive Education at Seoul National University is pleased to invite you to the 2nd Distinguished Lecture by an International Scholar, featuring Professor Luciana C. de Oliveira, a renowned expert in L2 writing from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Lecture Title:
Innovation and Humanity in AI: Prompts and Mentor Texts in L2 Writing
In this lecture, Professor de Oliveira will share her insights on the use of Generative AI in L2 writing, with a focus on prompt engineering and the development and application of AI-generated mentor texts in educational contexts.
Please refer to the biography and abstract below for further details.
We warmly welcome your participation and look forward to your interest in this exciting academic event.
Sincerely,
Sanghwan Sung
Director, Institute for Comprehensive Education
Seoul National University
Bio
Dr. Luciana C. de Oliveira (Ph.D.) is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies in the School of Education and Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research focuses on issues related to teaching multilingual learners at the elementary and secondary levels. Dr. de Oliveira has authored or edited 30 books and has over 200 publications in various outlets. Her book Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Academic Language Development: A Language-Based Approach to Content Instruction (LACI) (Routledge, 2023) provides teachers with a framework of six scaffolding elements to support multilingual learners with grade-level content without simplification. She has over 30 years of teaching experience in the field of TESOL. Dr. de Oliveira served in the presidential line (2017-2020), as President (2018-2019), and was a member of the Board of Directors (2013-2016) of TESOL International Association. She was the very first Latina to serve as President of TESOL.
Abstract
Prompt engineering is now considered an essential skill in the context of significant improvements of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAl) technologies and their increasing accessibility. This skill involves crafting optimized commands and instructions to achieve desired outcomes from Al systems, reflecting a transformation in the practices of human-machine interaction and a powerful combination of innovation and humanity.
This lecture discusses the use of GenAl text generators as a tool to augment the creation of mentor texts. The use of mentor texts in L2 writing classes is an important part of genre-based pedagogy. By using Generative Al technology, educators can generate mentor texts in different genres and integrate them into their teaching. This presentation highlights practical implementations and potential benefits of Al-generated mentor texts for L2 writing instruction in the context of innovative and humanist approaches.