The Northern Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
What Does It Mean to Be a Competent Language Teacher in the Age of AI?
Teacher AI competence is about more than mastering tools. How can language teachers use AI critically while responding to learners’ diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and learning needs? Participants will explore changing teacher–AI relationships and take away innovative ideas for using AI.
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12 Nov 2026, 09:00 – 10:00 GMT
Online via Zoom
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What Does It Mean to Be a Competent Language Teacher in the Age of AI?
Abstract
What does it mean to be a competent language teacher in the age of AI, beyond knowing how to use the latest tools? In this interactive session, I will invite participants to explore this question through their own teaching experiences and perspectives. Drawing on our recent study published in the Journal of Research on Technology in Education, I will introduce a framework for critical multilingual and multimodal AI competence that foregrounds the linguistic and cultural dimensions of English language teaching. Through guided discussion and classroom-based examples, we will consider how AI competence takes different forms across linguistic, cultural, institutional and classroom contexts.
Together, we will explore how teachers can critically evaluate AI-generated materials across languages and modes, respond to learners’ diverse needs, and negotiate the respective roles of teachers, learners and AI. Particular attention will be…
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