Author(s)

ZhiYing Li¹, JianLong Xu², MingRui Ai³, Lv Lin^1*

Affiliation(s)

¹School of Foreign Studies, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.

²School of Foreign Studies, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, Guangdong, China.

³College of Mathematics and Informatics, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.

Corresponding Author

Lv Lin

ABSTRACT

The rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping the college English teaching ecosystem. The challenge of how to maintain the core value of language teaching in the face of the widespread integration of AI has become a new, urgent imperative for college English education. Based on survey data from 127 college students, this paper analyzes the current status and deficiencies of students' Artificial Intelligence Literacy (AIL) across four dimensions: AI knowledge, AI skills, AI attitude and values, and AI ethics. The results indicate significant shortcomings among students in prompt engineering and the critical evaluation of AI-generated content. Addressing these issues, this paper proposes an innovative model for college English teaching based on GenAI applications, promoting the synergistic development of students' language proficiency and AI literacy. AI literacy education (AILE) should be embedded in the language learning process, activating learners' meaning construction and creativity through multimodal tasks to achieve technology-enabled innovation in college English multimodal teaching.

KEYWORDS

Generative artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence literacy; College English teaching; Multimodal teaching

CITE THIS PAPER

ZhiYing Li, JianLong Xu, MingRui Ai, Lv Lin. The innovation of college English multimodal teaching from the perspective of artificial intelligence literacy--An empirical analysis based on 127 questionnaires. Trends in Social Sciences and Humanities Research. 2025, 3(7): 54-58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/tsshr3194.

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