Teaching and Learning Chinese in the Age of AI:
Practices, Research and Challenges

19–20 June 2026, Université Paris Cité, INALCO

The AREC (Association Recherche et Enseignement du Chinois / Association for Research and

Teaching of Chinese) is pleased to invite paper proposals for its 2026 annual conference on the

theme “Teaching and Learning Chinese in the Age of AI: Practices, Research and Challenges.”

Theme

The rapid development of artificial intelligence is profoundly transforming the ways languages

are taught and learned, particularly Chinese, across a wide range of contexts: school and

university settings, language courses, self‑directed learning and continuing education. This

conference aims to critically and interdisciplinarily examine current uses of AI, their benefits

and limitations, and their didactic, pedagogical, ethical and institutional implications.

Proposals may address (but are not limited to) the following topics:

-Specificities of learning Chinese in the face of AI. Learning, assessment and pedagogical

transformations in the AI era: pedagogical designs and experiments integrating AI into Chinese

language teaching/learning (face-to-face, hybrid, distance).

-Effects of AI on teaching practices and learning processes (motivation, autonomy,

differentiation, assessment, support).

-Identity and training of Chinese language teachers.

-AI literacy in the context of Chinese language.

-Ethical and institutional issues (the role of the teacher, relationship to knowledge, data and

confidentiality, equity of access to tools).

-Methodological challenges in research on Chinese language didactics and AI. AI-based tools,

corpora and digital resources for work on vocabulary, grammar, speaking, writing and culture.

-Links between research in linguistics, Chinese language didactics, education sciences,

language sciences and digital humanities.

Submission Guidelines

Conference languages: French, Chinese and English. Contributions may include:

-Research papers (completed or ongoing studies);

-Practice‑based reports and presentations of teaching/learning designs;

-Innovative projects combining AI and Chinese language education.

Each proposal should include: Title of the paper; Name, affiliation (institution), position and

email address of the author(s); An abstract of 300–400 words outlining the context, theoretical

framework, methodology, and main results or lines of inquiry; 3–5 keywords.

Proposals should be submitted in PDF or Word format to: info@arec.asso.fr,

with the subject line: “Call for Papers – AREC Conference 2026”.

Submission deadline: 15 February 2026

Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2026

Review and Publication

All proposals will be double‑blind reviewed by the AREC scientific committee, based on their

relevance to the conference theme, scholarly quality and clarity of approach.

A selection of papers may be considered for publication (conference proceedings or an edited

volume); details will be announced later on the AREC website.

Practical Information

Practical information (final programme, venue details, recommended accommodation, possible

registration fees) will be posted progressively on the AREC website and circulated via the

association’s mailing list.

For any scientific or organisational questions, prospective contributors are invited to contact

the organising committee at the official AREC address.