EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Utilizing ChatGPT in Designing Lesson Plans for IELTS Reading Skills

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https://doi.org/10.54855/ijaile.25232

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Writing Skills, ChatGPT, EFL Students

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been developed rapidly, contributing positively to language teaching and serving as an assisted tool for teachers in preparing lesson materials. The paper explores EFL teachers' perceptions of ChatGPT in designing lesson plans for IELTS Reading Skill, aiming to identify both the opportunities and challenges of its use. The study employed a quantitative research method, collecting data via a Google Forms questionnaire from 54 EFL teachers in Vietnam to explore the efficiency of using ChatGPT in creating IELTS Reading lesson plans. The results showed that using ChatGPT in designing lesson plans for Reading IELTS is a promising method due to the flexibility of suggesting detailed questions, tasks, and reading strategies as well as reducing the teachers' time and effort; however, the difficulties including the lack of suitable prompt and the concern of reliability of ChatGPT-generated content when using ChatGPT are still a massive concern for EFL teachers. The findings suggested that, while ChatGPT offers potential benefits, its outcomes still depend on teachers providing suitable prompts to achieve desirable results and on reassessing the materials to ensure they align with lesson objectives.

Author Biographies

  • Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Van Lang University, Vietnam

    Hang Hoang Thi Thanh is currently the Head of Academic Affairs of Ho Chi Minh University of Banking. She has 15 years of experience in teaching. She is pursuing a Master’s degree in English Linguistics, with research interests in constrastive linguistics, SLA, and the integration of AI in teaching and learning language.

  • Dang Huong Nhung, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam

    Dang Huong Nhung is an English teacher with over five years of experience teaching children, teenagers, and adults. She received her bachelor’s degree from Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at Ho Chi Minh City Open University. Her research interests include TESOL, SLA, learner motivation, and technology integration in language education to improve students' engagement and language proficiency.

  • Pham Ngoc Bao Quynh, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Van Lang University, Vietnam

    Pham Ngoc Bao Quynh is an English teacher with over two years of teaching experience. She is currently undertaking a Master’s degree in English Linguistics; her research interests are: Second Language Acquisition (SLA), integration of AI in teaching and learning language, and emotional dynamics in learning language education.

  • Truong Thi Kim Xuan, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam

    Truong Thi Kim Xuan is an English trainer, with nearly four years of experience in language education. Moreover, she is studying Master of Art English Linguistics to improve her teaching expertise at Ho Chi Minh City Open University. Her research interests lie in Contrastive Linguistics, Integration of AI in teaching and learning language, Curriculum development, exploring pedagogical innovations to enhance language teaching and learning outcomes.

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10/10/2025

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): AI in Language Education

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Hoang, T. T. H., Dang, H. N., Pham, N. B. Q., & Truong, T. K. X. (2025). EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Utilizing ChatGPT in Designing Lesson Plans for IELTS Reading Skills. International Journal of AI in Language Education, 2(3), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.54855/ijaile.25232