AI-Mediated Coil in Oral English Teacher Education: a Didactic Model for Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence

Аннотация

This article examines the didactic potential of AI-mediated Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
in developing intercultural communicative competence in oral English classes for pre-service English teachers. The study
is grounded in current transformations in foreign language education, where future teachers are expected not only to
demonstrate linguistic accuracy but also to mediate meaning across cultural, discursive, and digital contexts. The paper
draws on document analysis, a comparative review of relevant scholarship, and pedagogical modelling. It integrates three
major strands of literature: intercultural communicative competence, virtual exchange/COIL, and the pedagogical use of
generative artificial intelligence. Based on this synthesis, a four-stage didactic model is proposed: preparation, collaborative
online interaction, mediational processing, and reflective assessment. The model is designed to foster oral fluency,
intercultural sensitivity, pragmatic flexibility, and responsible digital participation. The article also identifies five complementary
assessment dimensions: cognitive, affective, interactional, mediational, and digital-pedagogical. It is argued that
AI-mediated COIL can serve as an integrative pedagogical framework in pre-service English teacher education, provided
that AI is used as a scaffold for preparation, reflection, reformulation, and discourse analysis rather than as a substitute
for authentic interpersonal communication.