Students in Ho Chi Minh City 'adventure' with Harry Potter in a Vietnamese language lesson using AI.

Students at Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School (Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) had a Vietnamese language lesson using AI applications, in which the teacher borrowed images from Harry Potter to make the lesson more engaging.

Students at Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School (Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) were excited when an image of Harry Potter appeared to greet the start of an AI-based lesson on the theme "Talented People" - Photo: THAO THUONG

To introduce the character Harry Potter to class 4/8, the teacher applied various artificial intelligence (AI) tools to the lesson on the theme "Talented People".

Ms. Ngo Ly Cam Tu, the homeroom teacher of class 4/8, uses characters familiar to the students' age group as the primary source material to assign learning tasks, replacing the traditional teacher's role.

To begin, Harry Potter introduced the class and suggested interacting with the 4th/8th grade students through a game of "Secret Doors," where each student guessed a character and a suitable word describing that character.

Characters like Yet Kieu, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Mozart, Isaac Newton... are associated by students with words like talent, intelligence, and skill... when interacting with Harry Potter.

After the game, the whole class, along with this friend, moved on to finding the appropriate words to fill in the passage. Instead of looking at the board or textbook, students used tablets to scan the QR code to access the passage and fill in the required words.

Having the opportunity to learn from characters so familiar from books and films, students hope that teachers will also apply AI in more lessons - Photo: THAO THUONG

To conclude the lesson, Ms. Tú continued by using Harry Potter as an example, asking: "Tell me about some talented people you know in real life?"

A series of names were mentioned. The lesson not only expanded vocabulary but also taught students AI-powered search skills and how to select knowledge and words relevant to the topic.

Student Anh Thu expressed: "I really enjoy learning with AI applications. Not only does it expand my vocabulary, but I can also explore and find new words suggested by the AI, which supports my learning."

Elaborating further on this application, Ms. Tú stated that borrowing characters is just one of the creative methods teachers can explore using AI.

"We can borrow prominent characters, events, or milestones related to students' lives and familiarity to assign learning tasks. Students' enjoyment also motivates teachers to explore application platforms and design games that are relatable," Ms. Tú said.

First-grade students at Luong The Vinh Primary School (Cau Ong Lanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) also enjoy reading and word-finding lessons... designed by teachers that utilize AI in teaching - Photo: DA

First-grade students role-play during lessons.

The application of AI in teaching Vietnamese to first-grade students at Luong The Vinh Primary School (Cau Ong Lanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) has also made the students quite interested.

With the theme "Birthday," the lesson focuses on practicing the vowel sounds "anh," "ênh," and "inh." Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Xuyen (head of the first-grade group) shared that the teacher uses vivid illustrations, then practices reading the words and understanding their meanings through the images.

"The students really enjoyed role-playing according to the video . For each role and action, the teacher immediately emphasized and focused on it, combining listening, reading, word search, and understanding the content at a simple level."

"When we used the 'Happy Birthday' reading exercise in class , with words that allowed students to role-play, they enjoyed it and recited it fluently," Ms. Xuyen said.

THAO THUONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-sinh-tp-hcm-phieu-luu-cung-harry-potter-trong-tiet-hoc-tieng-viet-van-dung-ai-20251216141347269.htm