CHOP: Integrating ChatGPT into EFL Oral Presentation Practice

TL;DR

This paper investigates how ChatGPT can be effectively integrated into EFL oral presentation practice to provide personalized feedback, and introduces a novel learning platform, CHOP (ChatGPT-based interactive platform for oral presentation practice), and evaluates its effectiveness with 13 EFL students.

Abstract

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students often struggle to deliver oral presentations due to a lack of reliable resources and the limited effectiveness of instructors' feedback. Large Language Model (LLM) can offer new possibilities to assist students' oral presentations with real-time feedback. This paper investigates how ChatGPT can be effectively integrated into EFL oral presentation practice to provide personalized feedback. We introduce a novel learning platform, CHOP (ChatGPT-based interactive platform for oral presentation practice), and evaluate its effectiveness with 13 EFL students. By collecting student-ChatGPT interaction data and expert assessments of the feedback quality, we identify the platform's strengths and weaknesses. We also analyze learners' perceptions and key design factors. Based on these insights, we suggest further development opportunities and design improvements for the education community.

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• Figure 1: A screenshot of the default practice page on our platform. The student starts recording and can navigate through slides at (A) to practice any segment. They can playback the rehearsal audio at (B). Upon request, ChatGPT's feedback for each criterion is displayed at (C), along with the transcript of the rehearsal. The student is prompted to rate ChatGPT's every feedback in a 7-point Likert scale at (D). Then, the student can revise his notes at (E) and ask follow-up questions to ChatGPT at (F).