AI and

Language Learners

Welcome AI Language Learners!

Even though we are in the middle of an AI revolution with instant translation and image generation, language learning remains trending worldwide as a way for people to connect and seek opportunities (Blanco, 2024). This shows that AI is not replacing language learning—but reshaping how we approach it. Let's find ways to integrate AI in the process of language teaching and learning to make it more engaging and effective around the world, even in limited-resources environments using free AI tools and platforms.

Purpose

School leaders:

Gain awareness of the opportunities and risks of AI in language learning contexts based on the security and difficulty levels.
Support teachers in adopting AI responsibly by aligning tool use with school policies and privacy guidelines.
Encourage safe, staged integration of AI across academic levels.

Teachers and Educators:

Discover AI tools for language learning with clear descriptions and classroom-ready examples.
Understand how to scaffold AI tools to gradually build student confidence and digital literacy.
Understand the privacy and ethical considerations of each tool to ensure safe classroom use.

Researchers:

Build on existing research to support the implementation of AI tools into scaffolded language learning practices.
Identify gaps in the literature around the intersection of AI ethics, privacy, and language acquisition.
Contribute evidence that informs safe and effective integration of AI tools in the language classroom.

Industry Professionals and Developers:

Prioritize transparency and ethical standards to build trust in educational settings.
Contribute free or accessible tools that support responsible AI use in education.
Understand teachers’ needs for accessible, safe, and age-appropriate AI tools in language learning.

* Some content was developed in collaboration with AI (ChatGPT). Final content curated and edited by Anabell Rodriguez.

Using This Resource - Safety Categories

Disclaimer: The AI Language Learners Section provides AI-powered tools intended to support educators and learners. While we have made every effort to ensure accuracy, safety, and educational value, AI tools suggested in this section may very on safety levels depending on your region or schools policies. We strongly advise consulting your school administration or ICT Department when using tools that require sign-in or collect information. The safety levels used to categorize the AI Language Learning tools are the following:

🔓 (unlocked lock): Requires sign-in and collects data – use only with school/district approval and parental consent.

🔒(one locked lock): Requires sign-in and collects data - concerns on safety and privacy, but no social networks or ad content.

🔒🔒 (two locked locks): No sign-in or data collection – safe for general classroom use.

Safety levels have been assigned based on available app descriptions, privacy policies, AI-generated reviews, and customers' reviews. Therefore, we cannot guarantee they are error-free, complete, or unbiased. The use of this section and its tools is at your own discretion. Users are responsible for reviewing applicable country regulations and school privacy policies before entering student data. The authors assume no liability for any loss, error, or consequence arising from the use of these tools prior school approval.

How You Could Use this Section

In a professional learning session, you could use the content of AI and Language Learners, such as AI cards, to brainstorm tools teachers are using and categorize them as a team to integrate them in the curriculum in a scaffolded way. The goal of this section is to start a conversation about safety and privacy as well as appropriateness based on academic level and difficulty. Therefore, if you have/create an AI curriculum integration committee, you will not need to start from scratch. Instead, you could use this framework to structure the progression of AI tools use across subjects and levels and use the research presented to make informed decisions.

As you explore the cards and resources, consider these reflexive and reflective questions:

How could categorizing AI tools by level and safety inform your classroom practice?
How will you balance innovation and caution when introducing AI to learners?
How can your school community use this framework to ensure ethical and sustainable adoption of AI across subjects?