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Employing Large Language Models in College English Teaching: Insights from China

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This study focuses on the innovative application of large language models (LLMs) in college spoken English teaching. Based on the ever-evolving principles of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), it systematically analyzes the functional positioning and implementation paths of LLMs in three traditionally core educational roles: language consultant, conversational language partner, and oral production assessor. Through case studies of prompt engineering in teaching scenarios such as listening and speaking training, situational dialogue, and real-time feedback, this paper explores the practical value of LLMs in pronunciation correction, academic oral training, and cross-cultural communication simulation. The research shows that while LLMs still face multiple challenges at the technical, pedagogical, and ethical levels, they can effectively compensate for the traditional shortcomings of oral language instruction at the college level, such as insufficient interaction and delayed feedback.

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Large Language Models (LLMs) , Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , Prompt Engineering , College English Teaching , Insights from China

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