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Have you come across "ChatGPT" around you or on the Internet a lot lately?  What is it?  What new implications can it have for us in the field of language education?  How can we, as language teachers, use it to help our students in their learning process? All these questions can be answered by reading this blog. This blog will try to open up different ways of using  ChatGPT for you, using learning English as an example.  If you would like to explore  ChatGPT  for yourself, please click here to go to its official website. ❓👉 What is ChatGPT ChatGPT is a recently introduced large-scale pre-trained language model that acts as a chatbot to complete question-and-answer conversations with users.  ChatGPT  is much more capable than previous chatbots: not only can it answer questions, but it can also challenge incorrect premises given by the user, admit its own mistakes and improve itself. ❓👉 How to use ChatGPT in language learning Below I will ...

This week I'm going to introduce you to a very popular language learning website. ❓You may want to ask:" In the previous blog, you have introduced many interesting and useful language learning websites, why should I use new ones?"  (What? You haven't read my previous blogs, then you can explore them by clicking here !) 💥 🗣 My answer is: Because there's something special about our topic today-- Memrise , of course! So let's take a look at what makes it so special! (Link to the website: Memrise )  Firstly, similar to other language learning platforms, Memrise  has a 'learn' and 'practice' function that helps users to improve their language skills through repeated learning and practice exercises on different topics. 👉 Learning Function In terms of 'learning',  Memrise   is focused on learning words and phrases. It chooses to use real-life pronunciations and videos to teach users how to pronounce words. What is noticeable is that most o...