[Edling] New Language Magazine Article: When AI Meets Language Class

[Zhongfeng Tian via Edling]

Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to share a new practitioner-oriented piece (see attached) published in the May 2026 internet edition of Language Magazine:
Tian, Z., & Lu, X. (2026). ¡°When AI Meets Language Class.¡± Available here: https://languagemagazine.com/may-2026-internet-edition/, pp. 28-30.
In this article, we argue that language teachers need a different conversation about generative AI ¡ª one that moves beyond efficiency and productivity and instead centers pedagogy, ethics, equity, and human judgment. Drawing on a human-centered approach, we introduce the Position¨CDesign¨CEnact (PDE) framework, which encourages educators to think critically about how AI is positioned in classroom ecologies, how learning tasks are intentionally designed, and how AI-supported interactions unfold in practice. Across all three dimensions, we emphasize the importance of criticality, including questions of language ideologies, representation and bias, authority and agency, and ownership and ethics.
We hope the piece may be useful for language teachers, teacher educators, and researchers navigating questions surrounding AI, multilingualism, and language learning in this rapidly changing moment.
Many thanks for reading and sharing!
Best,
Zhongfeng & Lu


Zhongfeng Tian (ÌïÖзæ), Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Bilingual Education

Department of Urban Education

Rutgers University¨CNewark

Vice Chair, ACTFL Research SIG<https://www.actfl.org/membership/special-interest-groups-sigs>
Associate Editor, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism<https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rbeb20>
Associate Editor, The Modern Language Journal<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15404781>
Associate Editor, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education<https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hdim20/about-this-journal#editorial-board>

(Faculty Webpage<https://sasn.rutgers.edu/zhongfeng-tian-tianzhongfeng>; ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zhongfeng-Tian>; LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E4%B8%AD%E9%94%8B-%E7%94%B0-031803b8/>; Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218559453>)



New books:

  *
Translanguaging in Action in English-Medium Classrooms: A Resource Book for Teachers<https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/translanguaging-in-action-in-englishmedium-classrooms-9781350453586/>
  *
Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice<https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/asian-americans-in-bilingualism-and-bilingual-education/?SF1=work_id&ST1=CVIEW-682d9e893bdec>
  *
Decolonizing Academic Writing Through Translingualism: Walking the Talk<https://www.routledge.com/Decolonizing-Academic-Writing-through-Translingualism-Walking-the-Talk/Christiansen-TianTianZhongFeng-Canagarajah/p/book/9781032764351>

New special issues:

  *
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Second Language Writing<https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10X1P179M03>
  *
Integrating Translanguaging, Multimodality, and Arts-Based Pedagogies in Multilingual Classrooms<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rllj20/54/2>

New articles:

  *
Beyond Pajamas: Translingual Writing as Õ½ÅÛ for Voice, Desire, and Resistance<https://doi.org/10.1080/15427587.2026.2676865>
  *
Language Teacher Identity and Translanguaging<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003495390-25/language-teacher-identity-translanguaging-zhongfeng-tian-jiaxuan-zong>
  *
Bilingual Education and Translanguaging<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397821078_Bilingual_Education_and_Translanguaging>
  *
Cultivating Critical Racial Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education Through AsianCrit-Informed Translanguaging Lessons<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400349274_Cultivating_critical_racial_consciousness_in_dual_language_bilingual_education_through_AsianCrit-informed_translanguaging_lessons>
  *
Latina Mother and Teacher Insights and Narratives at the Intersection of Dual Language Bilingual Education and Special Education<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15235882.2026.2625672>
  *
Conceptualizing the Transformativeness of Translanguaging: A Spectrum Perspective<https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.70011>
  *
Translanguaging for Equity and Justice in Assessment: A Systematic Review<https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111567>
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