Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to transform language education. Recent advancements in GenAI allows language educators to become their own personal content publishers. When used correctly, teachers can provide personalized and differentiated content for students, generate numerous activities for teaching inspiration, and provide unique/engaging activities for learners, among many other possibilities. However, doing this requires AI literacies that inform GenAI capabilities, limitations, and best practices (e.g. prompting) for effective use.

This course is designed to provide language instructors with the knowledge and skills to leverage GenAI in ways that align with communicative and task-based language teaching. Participants will explore diverse GenAI tools for language learning and teaching, experiment with GenAI activity design and assessment, and develop strategies for integrating AI into their teaching in meaningful, pedagogically sound ways.

The final project will involve designing a GenAI-enhanced unit that not only incorporates GenAI tools for language learning into the unit but also introduces students to productive and responsible ways to use GenAI to both promote language learning and develop AI literacy.