1st Edition

Generative AI Technologies, Multiliteracies, and Language Education

Edited By Gabriela C. Zapata Copyright 2026
158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Generative AI Technologies, Multiliteracies, and Language Education is a comprehensive edited volume that examines the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies within the framework of multiliteracies pedagogies to enhance language teaching and learning. This collection of chapters offers an in-depth understanding of how GenAI can transform language education through theoretical... Read more

Introduction: Generative AI Technologies in Language Education: What We Know So Far

Gabriela C. Zapata

Chapter 1: Language Learning after Generative AI

Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis, and Gabriela C. Zapata

Chapter 2: Translanguaging and Transposition in the Generative AI Era: Exploring Multimodal Meaning Without Borders in Second Language Education

Anastasia Olga (Olnancy) Tzirides

Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive AI Integration in Language Education

Amelia Ijiri and Sandra Healy

Chapter 4: Teacher Agency in Response to the Emergence of Generative AI: A Scaffolded Writing Project within the Multiliteracies Framework

Hala Sun

Chapter 5: Exploring the Design and Implementation of Generative AI-Supported Activities for Multimodal Language Learning

Jordan Weide, Johnathan Cruise, and Emil Tangham Hazelhurst

Chapter 6: “If ChatGPT was used … then it shouldn’t be graded”: Understanding Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions Towards Generative Artificial Intelligence for English Teaching and Learning

Fei Victor Lim and Tan Xin Xin

Chapter 7: Reflections and Future Directions

Gabriela C. Zapata

Biography

Gabriela C. Zapata is Associate Professor in Education at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. She also serves as the editor of the book series Multiliteracies and Second Language Education (Routledge) and co-editor-in-chief of the journal Diversity & Inclusion Research. Her main research areas are Learning by Design and second and heritage language pedagogy, generative AI in higher education and teacher training, and multimodal social semiotics.