9 A Sociocultural perspective of teachers’ professional development: Using diagnostic assessment to mediate beginning EFL reading 9 A Sociocultural perspective of teachers’ professional development: Using diagnostic assessment to mediate beginning EFL reading was published in Dynamic and Diagnostic Language Assessment on page 21...

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Why Integrate Al with Mediation in Language Instruction • Al tools provide immediate, targeted feedback enhancing learner engagement. • Teacher mediation helps learners critically assess Al-generated feedback. • Integrating Al with mediation promotes deeper metalinguistic awareness • Encourages autonomous learning by guiding informed use of language tools Significance: • Combines strengths of human teachers and Al technology • Addresses Al limitations through human judgment. • Supports learner development within the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).

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