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The AI ‘alignment problem’ in language education and applied linguistics
Drawing on a recent publication (Curry et al., 2025), this post reflects on how AI aligns (or fail to align?) with the epistemological, ontological, and ethical values of applied linguistics and language education.
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Making Research Work for Language Teachers
This post discusses the importance of teacher research in language education, arguing that teachers actively engage in research-like activities, even if they don’t label it as such.
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Rethinking language textbooks: Language, Ideology, and Liquid Racism
Textbooks aren’t neutral. They shape how learners see language, culture, and identity while reinforcing hidden ideologies in education. This post explores how educators can critically engage with language textbooks to foster inclusion, justice, and critical awareness in the classroom.
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Schoolscapes Aren’t Neutral: Language Teaching for Inclusion
This post explores ways in which language teachers can engage learners through schoolscapes, i.e., posters, signs, and visual texts that shape language ideologies. With real-world examples, it shows how classrooms can reflect and promote multilingual inclusion.
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Using Linguistic Landscapes to Challenge Monolingual Norms in ELT
The post aims to challenge monolingual practices in language education. Drawing on a recently published study (Schvarcz & Warren, 2025) it argues that recognizing students’ linguistic backgrounds fosters engagement and inclusion.
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Advancing the ECML Guidelines for language education
On 20 May 2025, the AI Lang team held a pivotal meeting to advance one of the project’s key objectives: the development of the ECML Recommendations for the Use of AI in Language Education. Here’s an update.
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CLELE Journal: New issue and volunteering opportunity
This post introduces the May 2025 issue of CLELE Journal, with articles on critical literacy, cultural representation, and inclusive pedagogy through literature. It also features a call for volunteer copyeditors and submission info for prospective authors, ideal for educators, researchers and anyone interested in children’s literature and language education.
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Language Education in an AI-Driven World: Reflections from the ECML Coordinators’ Meeting
The AI Lang project, presented at the ECML meeting in Graz, aims to enhance language education through AI by developing guidelines, training resources, and fostering collaboration among educators for future workshops.
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Open Qualitative L2 Research [Call for Papers]
Call for papers for an upcoming special issue on Open Qualitative L2 Research (Studies in Second Language Acquisition)