35.2921, Calls: 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Language Teachers of Institutes of Technology (APLIUT)

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Subject: 35.2921, Calls: 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Language Teachers of Institutes of Technology (APLIUT)

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Date: 18-Oct-2024
From: Dan Frost [dan.frost at univ-grenoble-alpes.fr]
Subject: 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Language Teachers of Institutes of Technology (APLIUT)


Full Title: 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Language
Teachers of Institutes of Technology (APLIUT)
Short Title: APLIUT 45

Date: 12-Jun-2025 - 14-Jun-2025
Location: IUT de Colmar, France
Contact Person: Seto Yibokou
Meeting Email: kossi-seto.yibokou at univ-lorraine.fr
Web Site: https://apliut.fr/ (This is the website for the association,
not the conference, but there will be a link to the conference site.)

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     French (fra)
                     German (deu)
                     Italian (ita)
                     Spanish (spa)

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2025

Meeting Description:

This is a conference which combines research and exchanges of good
teaching practice amongst teachers and researchers, mainly (but
certainly not exclusively) practitioners in France in Institutes of
Technology and / or universities. The main language of the conference
is French, but papers are accepted in English, Spanish, Italian and
German.

Call for Papers:

Artificial intelligences (AI) are transforming many sectors, including
education. Foreign language teaching is also being affected. AI-based
tools, particularly those that generate content (generative), such as
conversational assistants, adaptive learning platforms and automated
assessment systems, offer unprecedented possibilities for
personalising and enriching the learning experience. However, this
technological ‘revolution’ raises crucial questions about the
pedagogical effectiveness and postures (role and place) of teachers in
a context where AIs are becoming ubiquitous, as well as societal,
ethical and ecological issues.

Thus, the 45th APLIUT Conference proposes to serve as a platform to
discuss issues related to the integration of AIs in the university,
encouraging contributions that explore both their opportunities and
challenges in the field of foreign language teaching. This conference
aims to bring together teacher-researchers and practitioners around
key issues related to the use of AI in foreign language teaching in
IUTs and the LSP / LAP (Languages for Specific and Academic Purposes)
sector, while providing them with tools to navigate this evolving
landscape. Participants are invited to submit papers along the
following (non-exhaustive) lines, reworded and set out in the form of
questions to guide reflection.

Axis 1. How can AI be integrated into language teaching practices?
 · What are the pedagogical innovations made possible by AI in
language teaching and learning?
 · How can AI be used in language lessons? What activities should be
offered to learners to meet their needs?
 · What is the role and place of the teacher in a learning environment
where AI is omnipresent?
 · What can we learn from feedback on the integration of AI in IUTs
and/or other LSP/LAP contexts?

Axis 2. How can AI be used to personalise language learning?
 · How does the use of AI influence learners' learning strategies
(cognition and metacognition)?
 · How can AI be used to take account of the diversity of learner
profiles in language learning?
 · What is the role of AI in informal learning and outside the walls
of the institution?

Axis 3. Can AI revolutionise the assessment of language skills?
 · What framework should be put in place for the assessment of
AI-assisted student productions?
 · To what extent can AIs provide immediate and formative feedback to
learners?
 · How do learners perceive these new forms of AI-assisted assessment?

Axis 4. What are the ethical, environmental and societal challenges of
AI in language teaching?
 · What are the biases introduced by AI, and what are the implications
for social justice in language teaching?
 · What measures are needed to protect learners' personal data when
using AI?
 · How can teachers and learners be trained in the reasoned use of AI
while respecting ecological practices?
 · How are governments and political decision-makers tackling the
issue of the use of AIs for languages?

Axis 5. Practical workshops
This area offers the space and opportunity to share experiences and
present concrete cases of the use of AI in language classes, either
with colleagues or with learners. These workshops can be linked to the
above themes (1 to 4) and address examples of the following points:
 · What are concrete examples of the use of AI tools in the classroom
for language teaching?
 · What challenges do teachers face when using AI in the classroom and
how can they be overcome?
 · How can teachers evaluate AI-based learner productions in their
language classes?
 · How can teachers work together to create AI-based learning
resources?

Launch of the call: 17 October 2024
Submission of proposals: mid-January 2025
Responses to communicants: mid-March 2025
Provisional programme: beginning of April 2025
Date of the Conference: 12-14 June 2025



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