37.2563, FYI: Call for Book Chapters: Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in Language Degrees

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Date: 03-Aug-2026
From: Christine Schallmoser [christine.schallmoser at kcl.ac.uk]
Subject: Call for Book Chapters: Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in Language Degrees


Editors: Christine Schallmoser, Alice Dias-Mercier and Raquel
Fernández-Sánchez (King's College London)
We invite proposals for chapters for an edited volume provisionally
titled Teaching Translation in the Age of AI: Rethinking its Place in
Language Degrees.
This edited collection explores the role of translation in language
degree programmes at a time when artificial intelligence and machine
translation are changing how students, future professionals and
educators work with languages. It starts from the premise that
translation remains central to language degrees, both as a practical
skill and as a critical, creative and ethical way of engaging with
language and culture. AI does not diminish the role of translation but
offers an opportunity to renew its purpose and value within language
education.
The publication understands translation in a broad sense, including
linguistic translation, translanguaging, creative translation,
adaptation, intercultural mediation, and critical engagement with
AI-generated texts. It asks what place translation should have in the
curriculum when many students already use AI tools to translate,
draft, revise and compare texts. Practical questions shall be explored
and discussed. How can degree programmes prepare students to use these
tools critically and responsibly? How can translation help students
understand questions of accuracy, bias, context, authorship and
cultural meaning? What kinds of linguistic, cultural and ethical
expertise will graduates need in an AI-mediated multilingual world?
The collection also explores translation as a way of creatively
playing with language, developing linguistic confidence, and improving
language skills through experimentation. It argues that future
graduates will need translation experience even when they do not
become professional translators. As expert linguists, they are likely
asked to assess translations, identify problems, explain linguistic
choices, and understand the social, cultural and political
implications of multilingual communication.
We welcome chapters that address, but are not limited to, the
following themes:
Translation and Translation Pedagogies in the Age of AI and Machine
Translation
Chapters could consider how AI and machine translation are reshaping
the role of translation within language degrees. Contributions might
examine students’ use of AI-supported translation, drafting and
revision tools; changing expectations around multilingual
communication; and the need for critical digital literacy. We
particularly welcome chapters that explore how translation can help
language students use AI critically and reflectively while
strengthening their linguistic, cultural and analytical skills.
Translation as Critical and Ethical Practice: Feminism, Social Justice
and Environmental Humanities
We welcome contributions that examine the teaching and practice of
translation as forms of critical inquiry, ethical engagement or
political practice. Possible topics include translation pedagogies
concerned with gender, feminism, decolonial approaches, social
justice, accessibility and environmental humanities.
Creative Translation, Translanguaging and Linguistic Experimentation
Chapters may explore pedagogies that use translation as a creative and
experimental practice, including literary and audiovisual translation,
adaptation, multilingual writing, translanguaging, translation as
language play, and approaches that use translation to develop
linguistic awareness, stylistic flexibility and intercultural
understanding. Contributions exploring such approaches, their value
for language learning, and their role in fostering creativity,
linguistic confidence and intercultural understanding would be
especially welcome. The wider AI context may be addressed directly or
sit in the background here: chapters might, for instance, just
acknowledge that these pedagogies become even more important at a time
when AI is changing how students engage with languages.
Translation, Employability and the Renewal of Language Degrees
We invite chapters that consider the value of translation skills for
employability and the future of language degrees. Contributions might
address translation beyond the translation profession, transferable
skills such as critically revising AI-generated texts, intercultural
mediation, and the role of these skills for both expert linguists and
for the articulation the value of language degrees.
By bringing these areas together, the volume makes a case for
translation as an essential part of language education in the age of
AI. It aims to speak to educators, scholars and curriculum designers
interested in the future of language degrees, applied linguistics,
translation studies, digital education and the changing value of
linguistic expertise.
We welcome empirical, pedagogical and practice-based contributions.
Chapters may focus on specific languages, multilingual contexts,
classroom practices, curriculum design, student experiences, or
institutional strategies.
Submission Guidelines
Please send an abstract of approximately 300–500 words, together with
a short biographical note of around 100 words, to
christine.schallmoser at kcl.ac.uk by end of day 1 September 2026.
Abstracts should include:
a proposed chapter title
the main argument or research question
the context, methodology or approach, where relevant
an indication of how the chapter relates to the themes of the volume
Full chapters will be approximately 6,000-8,000 words, including
references. Further guidance on style and formatting will be provided
to accepted contributors.
Indicative Timeline
Expressions of interest: 7 August 2026
Abstract submission deadline: 1 September 2026
Notification of decision/acceptance: 15 September 2026
Full chapter due: 8 January 2027
Review feedback: 16 April 2027
Revised chapters due: 1 July 2027
Planned submission to publisher: mid-September 2027
Contact
Please send proposals and any informal enquiries to:
christine.schallmoser at kcl.ac.uk

Linguistic Field(s): Translation




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