The Rise of AI-Mediated Informal Language Learning: What We Know and Where We Go Next
报告时间：2026年10月14日（星期三）15:00-17:30
报告地点：翡翠湖校区科教楼A1203室
报 告 人：刘广祥
举办单位：合肥工业大学外国语学院
协办单位：合肥工业大学青年社科学者协会
报告人简介：
刘广祥、香港中文大学应用语言学哲学博士，现任东南大学外国语学院研究员、博士生导师、博士后合作导师。已发表中英文论文、书章及书评60余篇，其中以第一作者或通讯作者发表SSCI、AHCI收录论文40余篇；（预）出版剑桥大学出版社、Routledge学术专著两部。现兼任多本SSCI国际学术期刊编委，并担任TESOL Quarterly、Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching、Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 等SSCI一区期刊特刊客座编辑。获2024年国际应用语言学协会（AILA）团结奖（Solidarity Award）。
报告简介：
Advances in digital technologies have expanded opportunities for language learning beyond the classroom, making informal learning an increasingly visible part of second language (L2) development. More recently, the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to reshape these practices by enabling new forms of human–AI interaction, personalized feedback, and learner agency. This talk maps the emerging field of AI-mediated informal language learning (AI-ILL), broadly defined as learners’ self-directed and proactive use of AI technologies to support L2 development outside formal educational settings. It first situates AI-ILL within the broader development of informal digital language learning and examines how generative AI is changing the nature and affordances of informal learning. It then synthesizes current empirical knowledge about the factors shaping learners’ AI-ILL practices and their linguistic, affective, and cognitive outcomes. Finally, the presentation outlines key directions for future research, with particular attention to longitudinal inquiry, digital inequality, young learners, and greater theoretical and methodological diversity.