A Human–AI Collaborative Read–Think–Write Framework for ESP-Oriented College English Education: Development and Pedagogical Applications_Vol. 3 No. 4 (JHET 2026)_Journal of Higher Education Teaching (ISSN: 3005-5776)

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A Human–AI Collaborative Read–Think–Write Framework for ESP-Oriented College English Education: Development and Pedagogical Applications

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jhet.202615406

Author(s)

Fan Hua1, Meng Huannian2,*

Affiliation(s)

1School of Foreign Languages, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China 2School of Artificial Intelligence, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers adaptive materials and rapid feedback for language education, but its classroom use often remains fragmented and weakly connected to disciplinary learning and student reasoning. This framework-development study proposes a Human–AI Collaborative Read–Think–Write Framework for ESP-oriented College English education in large science and engineering classes at a local application-oriented university in Guangxi, China. Developed through practice-informed problem identification, contextual needs analysis, theoretical synthesis, interdisciplinary co-design, and three rounds of refinement, the framework integrates Reading-to-Write Pedagogy with Human–AI Collaboration. It comprises one core—human–AI collaborative personalized learning; two drivers—content customization and feedback immediacy; and three loops—AI-assisted reading, AI-guided thinking, and AI-supported writing. A process-evidence assessment chain connects the initial draft, AI interaction records, revised draft, and reflective statement. Its pedagogical application is illustrated through an ESP unit on autonomous vehicles and road safety. the framework offers a teacher-governed, tool-neutral approach that positions GenAI as a scaffold rather than an author. Its effectiveness requires future external review, classroom piloting, and mixed-method validation.

Keywords

Generative Artificial Intelligence; Human–Ai Collaboration; Reading-To-Write; English For Specific Purposes; College English; Framework Development

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