Breaking the ice with Ai: creative warm-up activities for English philology and translation students

Tsapro, Galyna та Moskalets, Olena та Gryshchenko, Olena та Tkachenko, Kseniia та Andriienko, Olena (2025) Breaking the ice with Ai: creative warm-up activities for English philology and translation students Acta Paedagogica Volynienses (4). с. 200-207. ISSN 2786-4707

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Анотація

How a session begins often shapes the atmosphere for everything that follows. Students decide in those first minutes whether they are comfortable enough to speak, to take risks, and to collaborate. For learners in English Philology and Translation, these early exchanges are more than routine warm-ups: they are the first occasions to practise listening closely, expressing meaning precisely, and noticing cultural nuance, all of which are central to their future work. This article considers how artificial intelligence can be applied to such activities and how it changes the traditional idea of the ice-breaker. The discussion draws on communicative language teaching, theories of cooperative learning, and the affective filter hypothesis to explain why engagement at the start of class matters. Examples are then analysed to show what different AI tools can add. Language models allow the teacher to prepare prompts that bring out contrasts of register and meaning. Image generators offer visual material that is unpredictable and often invites intercultural comparison, prompting students to tell stories rather than give short answers. Synthetic voices provide access to accents and rhythms rarely available in the classroom, turning a short puzzle or announcement into practice for interpreting and subtitling. Used in this way, digital tools can revive familiar routines and connect them with professional competencies. At the same time, the study underlines the teacher’s role in selecting and framing tasks. Without that guidance, automatically generated content may amuse but fail to teach. The conclusion is that AI-based ice-breakers can encourage participation and make interaction livelier, but their long-term value depends on context, access to technology, and responsible use. Further research is needed to see whether such activities build lasting confidence and communicative ability across a full course of study.

Тип елементу :	Стаття
Ключові слова:	English language teaching; philology and translation students; communicative competence; creative activities; ice-breakers; artificial intelligence; motivation; cooperative learning
Типологія:	Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Підрозділи:	Факультет романо-германської філології > Кафедра англійської мови та комунікації
Користувач, що депонує:	доцент Галина Юріївна Цапро
Дата внесення:	25 Лист 2025 08:09
Останні зміни:	25 Лист 2025 08:09
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/53785

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