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Morning

10:00–10:10: Welcome

10:10–10:50: On the Value of Language Learning and Translation Studies in the Age of AI — Joss Moorkens (Dublin City University)

10:50–10:55: Comfort break

10:55–12:15: Bridging the gap between AI developers and CALL practitioners — Focus on speech technology in language learning

10:55–11:25: What can we learn about a learner from speech technology … and what can’t we (yet)? — Kate Knill (University of Cambridge)

11:25–11:55: When to use (and not to use) chatbots and conversational AI in language learning? From theory to practice — Serge Bibauw (University of Louvain)

11:55–12:15: Questions to Kate and Serge

12:15–12:20: Comfort break

12:20–13:00: Introducing TAIL, a Taxonomy of generative AI in Learning — Zoe Handley (The University of York)

Lunch

13:00–14:00: Lunch break

Afternoon keynote:

14:00–15:00: Matt Schulze – The Imitation Game: What artificially “intelligent” machines can do for and with language learners and what they must not do.

Afternoon parallel paper sessions:

15:00–17:00: Parallel paper sessions (Strands A–D: 4 papers × 30 minutes; Strand E: half-strand, 2 papers, concluding at 16:00)

17:00–17:15: Closing and farewell

Note: Strand E runs as a half-strand of 2 papers, finishing at 16:00. Delegates in Strand E are welcome to join other strands afterwards.

Strand A — Critical AI Literacy, Ethics and Sustainability

15:00–15:30: Critical AI Literacy for the Learning and Teaching of Languages and Cultures: Looking Back, Moving Forward — Mirjam Hauck (The Open University, UK)

15:30–16:00: Rethinking GenAI in Multilingual Academic Writing: Ethical Praxis and Pedagogical Implications — Haiyi Yan

16:00–16:30: From Benchmarks to Real Use: Discourse Markers, AI, and the Gap in Language Education — Georgiana-Anamaria Milea (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca)

16:30–17:00: Environmental Responsibility in CALL Teacher Education: A Pedagogical Lens for Selective GenAI Use — M. Barcomb

Strand B — Chatbots and Conversational AI for L2 Productive Practice

15:00–15:30: Use of ChatGPT as an Interactional Partner in the L2: Language Functions, Focus on Form Moves and Students’ Attitudes — Nektaria Kourtali (University of Liverpool), Chris Jones (University of Liverpool), Ziwei Guo (Macau University of Science and Technology)

15:30–16:00: AI-Mediated Interaction and Pedagogical Scaffolding in a Pre-Study Abroad EFL Context — J. Chujo

16:00–16:30: Practicing Q&A with a Teacher-Designed Chatbot: New Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition and Professional Development — Ana Bumber and Nolwena Monnier (Toulouse University, Lairdil)

16:30–17:00: Writing and Speaking in the Times of AI — Sara Villa (The New School, NY)

Strand C — AI in Academic and Tertiary Writing

15:00–15:30: Developing a Pedagogically-Oriented EAP Chatbot for Instructing Move in Research Writing — Jiahao Yan and Qing Ma (The Education University of Hong Kong)

15:30–16:00: AI Write — AI Tools for Academic Writing — Joanna Baumgart (Mälardalen University)

16:00–16:30: NotebookLM in Action: Teaching Compare–Contrast Writing — Farah Akbar

16:30–17:00: How Do EAP Tutors Redesign Assessment for AI-Resilience? — Panagiota (Penny) Tzanni, SFHEA (Academy of Future Education, Suzhou)

Strand D — AI Feedback, Assessment and Skill Development

15:00–15:30: Beyond the Score: Designing Automated Speaking Assessment Feedback for Learners in MALL — Nhan Phan (Aalto University), Elina Nurminen (University of Jyväskylä), Anna von Zansen (University of Helsinki), Mikko Kuronen (University of Jyväskylä), Raili Hilden (University of Helsinki), Mikko Kurimo (Aalto University)

15:30–16:00: The Role of AI-Generated Feedback in Shaping Pre-Service Teachers’ Literacy Instruction During Practicum — Hengyi Liu and Deeksha Thonta Aradhya

16:00–16:30: Generative AI in K–12 Language Learning: A Scoping Review — Hossein Mohseni & Dr Nasser Jabbari

16:30–17:00: Combining AI Prompts and Digital Dictionaries in B1 German Vocabulary Instruction — Dagmar Jaeger (MIT)

Strand E (half-strand) — Sociotechnical Agency and Multilingual Contexts

15:00–15:30: The Post-Digital Play Space: Sociotechnical Agency and Digital Literacy in GenAI-Mediated Language Games — Lin Zhou (Northeastern University, Boston)

15:30–16:00: Shifting Language and Communication through the AI Agent Revolution in Multilingual Contexts — Saman Ange-Michel Gougou (Université Alassane Ouattara, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire)