(Non-)use of AI in Foreign Language Education: From Theory to Practice
(2026) Second TEAL Workshop — Location: University of Leiden (3.June.2026)
Files
No attached file found for this publication.
Details
- Authors
- Abstract
- (en) Artificial intelligence tools are now everywhere in language education, yet teachers face a fundamental question: when does using AI actually help learners — and when does it not? This talk takes a research-informed approach to that question, moving beyond the hype-and-fear binary that often dominates public discourse. The first part of the talk will review theoretical affordances of AI systems and their relation to what we know about foreign language acquisition, as well as empirical evidence on the positive and negative effects of AI in education. The second part will explore, in more detail, the conversational uses of AI chatbots for productive practice. In practice, what makes an AI implementation pedagogically sound? Drawing on a typology of conversational AI tools, I argue that the critical variables are not *which* AI system is used, but *how* it is integrated: through technical configuration, instructional design, teacher role, and classroom framing.
- Affiliations
Citations
Bibauw, S. (2026, June 3). (Non-)use of AI in Foreign Language Education: From Theory to Practice. Second TEAL Workshop, University of Leiden. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/278460