English for AI

E4AI: Effective Prompting, Critical Thinking, and Practical AI Literacy

1 Welcome

Welcome to E4AI: English for AI — Effective Prompting, Critical Thinking, and Practical AI Literacy.

This course helps English learners use AI tools in safe, clear, and useful ways. You will practice English while you learn how to write prompts, compare choices, check sources, create and debug a small HTML game, prepare a short speaking script, and explain your thinking.

AI can help you think and communicate. AI does not make the final decision for you.

NoteCourse Time

• 10 synchronous lessons, 2 hours each
• homework after each lesson, about 30-60 minutes
• 20 live instructional hours

1.1 What You Will Make

You will build a portfolio called:

English AI Decision Toolkit

Your toolkit will include prompts, vocabulary, sentence frames, decision matrices, source-checking work, an AI game prompt and debug log, a speaking script, a privacy/data safety checklist, and a final reflection or presentation.

1.2 Course Map

Lesson	Time	Main Skill	Workbook Page
Lesson 1	2 hours	AI motivation, privacy settings, CLEAR strong prompt	Lesson 1 - My CLEAR Strong Prompt
Lesson 2	2 hours	Prompt workshop and vocabulary	Lesson 2 - Prompt Practice and Vocabulary Log
Lesson 3	2 hours	Compare choices with a decision matrix	Lesson 3 - English Decision Matrix
Lesson 4	2 hours	Revise prompt and decision matrix	Lesson 4 - Revised Prompt and Decision Matrix
Lesson 5	2 hours	Check AI answers with sources	Lesson 5 - Source-Grounded Answer in English
Lesson 6	2 hours	Check datasets and create honest charts	Lesson 6 - Source-Grounded Data Report
Lesson 7	2 hours	Create, test, and debug one-file HTML games with AI	Lesson 7 - AI Game Prompt and Debug Log
Lesson 8	2 hours	Speaking script, pronunciation, and consent	Lesson 8 - Speaking Script and Consent Check
Lesson 9	2 hours	Portfolio and presentation workshop	Lesson 9 - Presentation Draft and Portfolio Checklist
Lesson 10	2 hours	Final English AI Decision Toolkit	Final workflow + AI decision assistant prompt

1.3 Course Promise

In this course:

1. You write in English.
2. You use simple, clear prompts.
3. You protect private information.
4. You check provider privacy/data settings where possible.
5. You check important answers with sources.
6. You make the final decision.

WarningPrivacy Rule

Do not put private information into an AI tool. Do not upload private documents. Use safe examples and public information for class practice. Opting out is helpful, but it is not enough. Do not type private information into AI tools.