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A short video on writing skills and English language development using AI as a support tool rather than a creator or writer. This video lesson focuses on Sentence accuracy: identifying errors - specifically subject-verb agreement / singular vrs plural nouns.
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Hello and welcome to this short lesson
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on how to use AI responsibly in academic
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writing. Before we begin, there is a
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worksheet that accompanies this video.
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So, pause and download from the link
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below.
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As we are all aware, AI has begun to
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significantly influence university
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education and learning.
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While AI offers many benefits, its
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impact on learning and assessment is
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increasingly being questioned. These
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following recent headlines highlight
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common concerns about AI.
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The Guardian reports on how AI is
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undermining learning and teaching in
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universities.
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The Times raises concerns about an
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existential crisis, asking whether
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universities can survive the rise of AI.
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The Financial Times examines a surge in
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UK university students using AI to
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complete assessments.
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And The Economist discusses concerns
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about students cheating at university as
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AI becomes the norm.
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The primary focus of this video is
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writing skills and English language
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development.
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At present, the key issues associated
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with using AI for university writing
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include one, reduced language
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development. AI limits opportunities to
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practice academic grammar, vocabulary,
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and sentence structure.
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Two, mismatch with assessed language
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level. AI output often exceeds a
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students demonstrated English
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proficiency, raising credibility
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concerns. Three, superficial
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understanding of content. AI generated
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text will mask gaps in the students
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subject knowledge and critical thinking.
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Four, weak academic voice and ownership.
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Students will struggle to explain,
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defend, or revise AI written work in
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tutorials or vivas. Five, risk of
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academic misconduct. Using AI to
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generate assignments can be classified
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as contract cheating or professional
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fraud under university regulations.
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So to address these key issues, Academic
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English UK has developed an AI supported
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academic writing workbook designed for
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international university students to
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strengthen sentence and paragraph level
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academic writing skills, enabling them
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to build confident control of academic
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language without relying on AI to
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generate content.
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There are 10 lessons in total covering
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areas from sentence accuracy to
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collocation to hedging and summary
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writing. All of which use AI as a tool
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rather than as a writer or creator.
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Today's video will focus on the first
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lesson sentence accuracy
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identifying errors.
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So the aim is by the end of this lesson
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you will be able to identify common
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grammatical errors.
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You will be able to correct errors
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accurately and independently and you
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will be able to use AI tools responsibly
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to support learning.
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Just before we begin, the theme of this
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lesson is the general features of
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digital learning.
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So read the following definition and
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check any words that you do not know.
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The definition is as follows. Digital
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learning environments are online or
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blended spaces where teaching and
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learning take place using digital
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technologies. These environments
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typically include platforms for content
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delivery, communication, and assessment.
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Okay, let's begin. Task one is noticing
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accuracy.
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Noticing helps English learners become
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aware of their recurring language
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errors, leading to greater accuracy,
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autonomy, and long-term development of
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English. AI can't do this for you.
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So, each sentence below contains one
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grammar error. Identify it and rewrite
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the sentence correctly. A small hint is
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focus on subjectverb agreement.
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Pause the slide and do the exercise.
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Here
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are the answers. Pause and check.
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Okay, on to task two.
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Task two is sentence editing practice.
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Editing is important because it helps
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English learners develop accuracy,
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self-awareness, and a habit of noticing
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and correcting errors, leading to
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greater control over grammar and
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structure. Again, AI can't do this for
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you.
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So, the paragraph below contains 10
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grammar errors. Find and correct them.
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Another small hint, focus on both
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subjectverb agreement and singular
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versus plural nouns. Pause the slide and
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do the activity.
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Okay, there are no answers to check as
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we go straight into task three, which is
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AI supported error identification.
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Step one, copy your corrected paragraph
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into your chosen AI tool and copy this
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prompt exactly as it is written.
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Identify any remaining grammar errors in
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this paragraph and do not rewrite the
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text or suggest improvements.
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You can see we are not asking AI to
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change, suggest answers or polish the
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work but just identify the errors.
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So here I paste the instruction
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and then my corrected text. This is just
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the original text to show you how it
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works.
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I can also ask AI to highlight errors in
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the paragraph like this. Once I've done
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this, move on to step two. Compare the
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AI feedback with your corrections.
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Comparison is important in English
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language learning because doing the
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cognitive work yourself leads to deeper
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processing, stronger retention, and
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greater control over grammar and
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meaning. Whereas relying on AI
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corrections reduces awareness and
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long-term language development.
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So, one, did AI identify any errors you
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missed? What were they? Two, did it
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incorrectly identify anything else as an
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error? Three, what grammar point do you
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need to review? So, pause the slide,
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compare your work with the AI, and
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analyze your understanding by writing
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down your main grammar issue.
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Okay, on to task four, which is
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independent writing. The task is to
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write five academic sentences on the
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general features of digital learning.
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The key guidelines are as follows. Focus
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on grammar accuracy, not complexity.
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Focus solely on subjectverb agreement
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and singular and plural nouns.
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Write clear, complete sentences.
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However, do not use an AI tool while
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writing.
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Pause the slide and do the activity.
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Okay, once you have written the
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sentences, we'll go to step one. This is
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where you check your own writing from
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your own knowledge. Read your sentences
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and tick the statements that are true.
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One, all verbs agree with their
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subjects. Two, singular and plural nouns
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are used correctly.
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If you are happy with these two areas,
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we'll go to step two where we use an AI
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tool to support learning.
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Copy and paste your sentences and the
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following prompt into the AI tool.
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First, I copy in the prompt, which is
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identify any errors with subjectverb
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agreement and singular and plural nouns
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in these sentences, but do not rewrite
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them. Then paste in your sentences. Here
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are some sample sentences I created.
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Here are the results.
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You can ask AI to highlight in a
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paragraph like this.
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Now analyze the issues and make the
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changes yourself. Pause this slide and
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make the changes.
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Okay. Finally, we move to task six.
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Reflection.
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Reflection is important because it helps
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learners evaluate their understanding,
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recognize patterns in their errors, and
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make conscious adjustments, leading to
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deeper learning, greater independence,
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and sustained improvement in language
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use. And you've guessed it, AI can't do
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this for you. So, the reflection part,
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how did using AI help you identify or
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confirm sentence level errors in this
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lesson? Give one specific example. Pause
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the slide and do the activity.
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Hopefully, you now have a better
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understanding of your grammatical
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ability in using subjectverb agreement
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and singular and plural nouns.
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Sadly, that's the end of this video
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lesson. I hope you found it beneficial.
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If you'd like more lessons on AI
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supported learning, then go here for our
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10 lesson academic writing booklet. The
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product link is below. Or if you'd like
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more academic English AI lessons, then
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please go here to academicenglish UK/ AI
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in education. Until next time, thanks
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for watching. Goodbye.
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