Generative AI as game changer: Implications for language education

IF 4.9 1区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

System Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI:10.1016/j.system.2025.103672

Carol A. Chapelle

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Abstract

This paper explores the new parameters of technology in applied linguistics in view of today's open access to generative AI (GenAI) that can create grammatical language in response to users' prompts. I examine GenAI in language education by first situating it within the steady progression of changes brought by evolving technologies. Then, four areas of change in applied linguistics are identified: language pedagogy, language assessment, second language acquisition, and language teacher education. I make connections between the concepts and methods associated with each area for technology-related research and practice, and suggest extensions prompted by GenAI. For example, in language pedagogy and assessment GenAI offers new tools for providing input to learners, corrective feedback, and opportunities for interaction. The study of second language acquisition can be enhanced through observation of GenAI's linguistic performance and the study of the theory of language processing in artificial intelligence. These areas are relevant to language teacher education, and therefore need to be taken into account in the definition of teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), which in turn helps to define components of GenAI literacy relevant to the field.

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生成式人工智能改变游戏规则：对语言教育的影响

本文探讨了应用语言学中技术的新参数，鉴于今天对生成人工智能（GenAI）的开放访问，它可以根据用户的提示创建语法语言。我首先将GenAI置于不断发展的技术带来的稳定发展的变化中，以此来研究语言教育中的GenAI。然后，确定了应用语言学的四个变化领域：语言教学法，语言评估，第二语言习得和语言教师教育。在与技术相关的研究和实践中，我将与每个领域相关的概念和方法联系起来，并根据GenAI提出扩展建议。例如，在语言教学和评估方面，GenAI提供了向学习者提供输入、纠正反馈和互动机会的新工具。通过观察GenAI的语言表现和研究人工智能中的语言处理理论，可以加强对第二语言习得的研究。这些领域与语言教师教育相关，因此需要在定义教师的技术教学内容知识（TPACK）时加以考虑，这反过来又有助于定义与该领域相关的基因素养的组成部分。

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System Multiple-

CiteScore

8.80

自引率

8.30%

发文量

202

审稿时长

64 days

期刊介绍： This international journal is devoted to the applications of educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign language teaching and learning. Attention is paid to all languages and to problems associated with the study and teaching of English as a second or foreign language. The journal serves as a vehicle of expression for colleagues in developing countries. System prefers its contributors to provide articles which have a sound theoretical base with a visible practical application which can be generalized. The review section may take up works of a more theoretical nature to broaden the background.