Critical GenAI Literacy in TESOL

Suggested themes include, but are not limited to,

● conceptualising critical GenAI literacy in TESOL (definitions, frameworks, constructs,measurement);

● critical evaluation of AI-generated language (accuracy, evidence, hallucinations, stance,pragmatics/discourse appropriateness);

● bias, fairness, and linguistic justice (accents, dialects, World Englishes, translanguaging,‘standardness’ ideologies);

● AI, authorship and academic integrity (disclosure norms, attribution practices, classroomintegrity pedagogies);

● assessment in AI-pervasive TESOL (validity, construct shifts, criteria, feedback,alternative assessment designs);

● feedback literacies and revision with GenAI (using AI feedback without undermininglearning, autonomy, or motivation);

● learner agency and identity (voice/ownership, participation, confidence, willingness tocommunicate);

● teacher education and professional development for critical GenAI literacy (beliefs,agency, emotional labour, principled resistance);

● data privacy, surveillance, and governance (platform terms, institutional procurement,policies, classroom data practices);

● multimodal and multilingual dimensions (text–image–audio, cross-linguistic use,translanguaging);

● equity and access (under-resourced contexts, infrastructure constraints, differentialaccess/benefits);

● research methods and ethics in GenAI-in-TESOL (consent, transparency, reproducibility,reporting GenAI use).

Types of submissions welcomed

● Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods empirical studies

● Design-based research and classroom intervention studies

● Conceptual/theoretical papers advancing critical GenAI literacy frameworks

● Systematic/scoping reviews and meta-syntheses

● Practitioner research with clearly articulated context and evidence-informed implicationsContribution expectation

Where relevant, submissions should identify the GenAI tool(s)/model(s) and how they are used (teacher-facing, student-facing, or both); the ethical stance and disclosure/consent procedures; and the implications for pedagogy, assessment, teacher education, and/or policy in TESOL.

Timeline of Special Issue

Manuscript Submission Due Date Dec 31, 2026

1st round of Review Notification Feb 15, 2027

1st round Revision Submission Due Date April 15, 2027

2nd Round Review Notification May 31, 2027

2nd round Revision Submission Dude Date: June 30, 2027

Final Acceptance Notification: July 31, 2027

Estimated Publication Date with Issue number Date:August 31, 2027

All submissions should go to Lucas Kohnke, lmakohnke@eduhk.hk