The Canadian Association of Language Assessment is holding their 2025 Fall conference in Halifax on October 3 and 4. I’m looking forward to attending, as this is not an event I’ve participated in before.

I’m presenting on my experience using the AI Assessment Scale in my teaching in China at the Shandong University of Finance and Economics.

Adapting the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS) for University English Language Teaching: A Case Study from the Chinese Context

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools and platforms have brought myriad opportunities and challenges to higher education, including to the practice of university English language teaching (ELT). In response to this paradigm shift, Perkins et al. (2024) propose the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS) as a “a practical, simple, and sufficiently comprehensive tool to allow for the integration of GenAI tools into educational assessment [in higher education]”. Perkins et al. (2024) claim this tool offers “greater clarity and transparency” for both students and educators in the assessment process while also being a “fair and equitable policy tool” for institutions. The AIAS was not originally designed for language education specifically, but rather higher education assessment more generally. However, it has been adapted for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Roe et al., 2024) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) (Roe et al., 2025).

This talk presents a case study of the adaptation and application of the AIAS in the Chinese university English language teaching context. Within the framework of five English language courses over two semesters on a Chinese-Canadian joint undergraduate program, the AIAS guided the assessment program, but also informed curriculum design, GenAI competency development, and course policy. Participants in this session will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with the AIAS in this context, as well as how they might incorporate the AIAS into their own language education contexts.

Slides to come!