Bard G

Essay writing has been a problem for Malaysian students as English is a second and even a third language for majority of our students. Since students nowadays are digital nomads, there is a need to use a more creative approach in teaching essay writing. One of them is through the use of Generative AI such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot. Although artificial intelligence has been used by teachers and students, there is no proper guidelines in using it. Many teachers and students are still struggling to use AI for their daily activities. Thus, Bard G is a teaching technique developed by the researchers in guiding students to use Gemini AI in their essay writing. Bard G consists of a short video, two modules and a rainbow chart. In this study, 40 Form 3 students were chosen as respondents for this study. Based on Bard G, students can use Gemini easily without much guidance from teacher. Bard G consists of prompts, illustrations and step-by step explanations on how to use Gemini for essay writing. The T-test conducted on the use of Bard G in students’ essay writing shows that students had improved significantly through the use of Bard G. On top of that, students had also showed favourable responses towards the use of Bard G in assisting them in using Gemini for their essay writing. Finally, the use of Bard G enables students to learn essay writing using Gemini AI easily and in an interesting way.