AI and the Future of Language Education
From Research and Reason by Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
July 30, 2025 · 30 min · Season 7 · Episode 1
About this episode
Danping Wang discusses the impact of AI on language education and the importance of human agency in its application.
Associate Professor Danping Wang joins our media adviser Julianne Evans to discuss how AI is reshaping the landscape of language learning and teaching. Danping shares how she incorporates AI in course design to support students at different levels, and explains why human agency remains essential when working with AI.
People in this episode
Host: Julianne Evans
Guest: Danping Wang
Topics covered
- AI in education
- language learning
- course design
- human agency
- teaching methods
Keywords
- AI
- language education
- course design
- human agency
- language learning
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Organizations: Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
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