language teaching

L’IA menace-t-elle l’apprentissage des langues vivantes ?

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I was recently interviewd for this feature in this French magazine. Here it’s the content of the article. Sciences Humaines, Servane Duquénois, Published October 5, 2026 URL: https://www.scienceshumaines.com/lia-menace-t-elle-lapprentissage-des-langues-vivantes L’IA menace-t-elle l’apprentissage des langues vivantes ? Le développement de l’intelligence artificielle, qui démocratise la traduction instantanée, fait craindre un désintérêt pour les langues étrangères. Vraiment ? Depuis … Read more

GLOTECH plenary 2025

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Conference website: https://web.ua.es/es/dl2/glotech-2025 Plenary: Critical AI literacy (CAIL): language education and applied linguistics as central disciplinary areas Download here the comptencies outlined in the Pérez-Paredes, P. Curry, N. & Ordoñana-Guillamón, C. (2025). Critical AI literacy for applied linguistics and language education students. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JCCALL). Special Issue Theme: Cultivating AI literacy in … Read more

5 recent publications & talks on language learning & technology

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An, X., Chai, C. S., Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Shen, X., Zheng, C., & Chen, M. (2022). Modeling English teachers’ behavioral intention to use artificial intelligence in middle schools. Education and Information Technologies, 1-22. (URL) Kumar, B. A., & Goundar, M. S. (2022). Developing mobile language learning applications: a systematic literature review. Education and Information Technologies, 1-21. … Read more

Some extracts from Jean Coussins’ “English is not enough”

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Source: (URL) A NATIONAL RECOVERY PROGRAMME FOR LANGUAGES. A framework proposal from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages, published 4 March 2019 Some extracts Britain, and its government, must remember that only six per cent of the world’s population are native English speakers and 75 per cent speak no English at all. The amount … Read more

The value of languages, Prof. Wendy Ayres-Bennett

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A SLEG seminar, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Prof. Wendy Ayres-Bennett, U. Cambridge :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Challenges: staff recruitment transition to Secondary inconsitent marking (A levels) lack of confidence in the new A levels decline of Modern Languages in HE (HEFCE data) post-BREXIT UK? 2009 Worton report for HEFCE (Link here) Objectives of the Multilinguialism Cambridge-led … Read more