37.715, FYI: Call for Chapters: Teaching Heritage Speakers in the Age of AI: Language, Culture, and Identity

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Date: 19-Feb-2026
From: Alvaro Gonzalez Alba [agonzalezalba at regis.edu]
Subject: Call for Chapters: Teaching Heritage Speakers in the Age of AI: Language, Culture, and Identity


Call for Chapters
Tittle: Teaching Heritage Speakers in the Age of AI: Language,
Culture, and Identity
Editor: Álvaro González Alba (Regis University) Series: Trends in
Applied Linguistics (TAL) – De Gruyter Brill
Overview
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming language
learning, reshaping how linguistic knowledge, cultural meaning, and
identity are constructed in educational spaces. While AI-mediated
instruction has been widely discussed in second language learning, its
implications for heritage language education remain significantly
underexplored.
Heritage learners engage with language through lived cultural
histories, intergenerational transmission, and complex identity
negotiations. These experiences interact with AI-driven technologies
in ways that create new pedagogical possibilities, while also raising
ethical, cultural, and sociolinguistic concerns—particularly for
heritage languages that are historically marginalized, minoritized, or
silenced within dominant educational systems.
The goal is to examine how AI is reshaping language development,
cultural connection, and identity formation among heritage speakers,
while proposing equitable, culturally grounded, and critically
informed pedagogies.
Chapters should explicitly address:
What does this work reveal about emerging trends in Applied
Linguistics, and why is shaping these trends necessary in the present
moment?
Contributions are expected to:
- Clearly define and critically examine key theoretical concepts
- Offer conceptually rich and reflexive literature reviews, rather
than purely affirmative summaries
- Engage scholarship beyond Anglophone and Global North traditions,
incorporating multilingual and geographically diverse perspectives
- Connect research, theory, and practice in meaningful ways for a
broad scholarly readership
Guiding Research Questions
1. How can AI support heritage learners’ linguistic and cultural
development while respecting identity and lived experience?
2. What ethical, pedagogical, and sociocultural challenges emerge when
integrating AI into heritage language education?
3. How can Applied Linguistics frameworks inform inclusive,
responsible, and culturally sustaining AI-mediated learning
environments?
Theoretical and Methodological Contributions
- Examine ethical and cultural implications of AI in heritage
education
- Center identity, belonging, and linguistic heritage through
sociocultural or raciolinguistic frameworks
- Present empirical research from multilingual or community-based
contexts
- Propose practical, classroom-ready pedagogical models
- Engage minoritized or less commonly taught heritage languages
Proposed Volume Areas
1. Foundations of Heritage Language Learning and AI
2. Challenges in the AI Era Opportunities and Pedagogical Practices
3. Global Perspectives and Future Directions
Chapter Extension
Each chapter (5,000–7,000 words including references)
Readership - It is important to consider that this volume is intended
for:
- Scholars in Applied Linguistics, Heritage Language Education,
Sociolinguistics, and Educational Technology
- Graduate students in language-related disciplines
- Educators seeking practical AI-integrated pedagogies
- Heritage speakers and community practitioners
- Policymakers and program designers concerned with equity in
technology-enhanced learning
The volume is also designed to function as a teaching text in higher
education heritage language courses, combining theory, research, and
adaptable classroom materials.
Submission Guidelines
Abstract Submission; Deadline: June 1, 2026 (agonzalezalba at regis.edu)
- Length: 300–500 words
- Include:
  - Chapter title
  - Author name(s) and affiliation(s)
  - Area/s of the volume addressed
  - Brief description of data, theory, and pedagogical contribution
Timeline
- June 1, 2026 – Abstract submission deadline
(agonzalezalba at regis.edu)
- July 15, 2026 – Acceptance notifications
- August 10, 2026 – Full volume proposal submitted to publisher
- January 15, 2027 – Full chapter submissions (5-6,000 words including
references)
- March 15, 2027 – Reviewer feedback returned
- May 1, 2027 – Revised chapters due
- July 1, 2027 – Second round of reviewer feedback
- September 15, 2027 – Final manuscript submission
- End of 2027 – Anticipated publication

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Discipline of Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Chinese (zho)
                     French (fra)
                     German (deu)
                     Korean (kor)
                     Spanish (spa)




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