AI SIG

Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are happening at an astounding rate and AI’s impact on the field of second language acquisition is going to be of great interest to researchers and practitioners for many years to come. At the time of the AI SIG’s creation (August 2022) there was still much to discover about the connection between AI, language learning and language teaching, and this will not change without people working together to explore it. The AI SIG hopes to contribute knowledge to the EUROCALL community and beyond by creating a space for members who are interested in exploring the convergence of these areas through discussions, workshops and research. The AI SIG’s interest areas are wide, encompassing all areas that relate to AI and language learning/teaching. 

This AI SIG will provide EUROCALL members with various ways to network and collaborate on issues related to the overlap between AI and language teaching/learning. Key ways this will be done include:

• through our mailing list (details below)
• through our Facebook group: here
• organising an AI SIG symposium at EUROCALL’s conference each year.
• organising at least one online event per year.
• creating a database in which members can share their interests and research with each other.

Note: Non-members are welcome on the mailing list, can join the Facebook group and can participate in some SIG events, but only members can participate in the annual conference. We hope that when you learn more about our SIG and start feeling like you are part of our community that you will want to become a member.

Joining the mailing list: Please complete the sections below and send them to eurocallaisig@gmail.com if you would like to be added to EUROCALL’s AI SIG’s mailing list. You may not receive a confirmation message immediately, but will be added before our next group message, which will be sent once every month or two.

Name:

Email:

Country you work in:

Institution/affiliation (optional):

Areas of interest:

EUROCALL membership status (delete the parts that don’t apply): Current member / Not a member but planning to join / Not a member and not sure if I will join / Not a member and will not join

The AI SIG was founded in August 2022, with the first SIG Chair, Louise Ohashi, and SIG Secretary, Maryam Mirzaei, elected into their roles at EUROCALL’s annual conference. Later that year EuroCALL’s SIGs Coordinator, Valentina Morgana, shared a list with the names and contact details of 18 of people who might be interested in joining and this became the first group to receive correspondence from the SIG through the newly-formed mailing list. More members were recruited through a contact form that was distributed by the SIG Chair and Secretary through social media. In 2024, we have a vibrant community of around 200 people who are connected to the SIG through the mailing list, Facebook, webinars and the annual conference.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/729901248473846

To join the mailing list: See information above

Email for all officers: eurocallaisig@gmail.com