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DeepThink-Mediated Language Assessment Literacy: EFL Teachers’ Practices and Insights from China and Cambodia
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Inspired by Coombe et al.’s (2020) conceptualization of Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) as a recursive process of learning, unlearning, and relearning, we reflect on how teachers’ LAL is socially and technologically mediated in using DeepSeek’s DeepThink function. Through reflective analysis of Wenwen’s supervisory interactions with her MA student in China, and Steve’s in-service teacher education practices in Cambodia, this reflective paper contributes to the discussions about LAL in the age of AI. We present our successes and failures with promoting the use of AI as a tool for the development of LAL in teachers and learners. Our experiences with LAL and AI are framed in Coombe et al.’s (2020) recursive cycle of LAL development.
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Keywords
DeepThink-Mediated Language Assessment Literacy; Language Assessment Literacy; Language Assessment Literacy in China and Cambodia
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The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the editor and reviewers of this manuscript for their valuable time and constructive feedback.
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This research received no external funding.
CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement
Wenwen Tian: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft Writing, Review & Editing
Stephen Louw: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft Writing , Review & Editing
Generative AI Use Disclosure Statement
During manuscript preparation, the authors used ChatGPT or DeepSeek to improve clarity and coherence of author-developed content. The AI tool was not used to generate research data, conduct statistical analysis, fabricate references, or interpret findings. All research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and final academic decisions were made solely by the authors.
Ethics Declarations
World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki–Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants
This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Retrospective ethical approval was obtained from Institutional Review Board (IRB), School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China (Approval Number: IRB-2026-001). All participants provided informed written consent prior to participation, and participation was voluntary.
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Data Availability
The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.