Journal: Taiwan Journal of TESOL
Issue: Global Englishes and Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges for TESOL Teacher Education
Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2025

Taiwan Journal of TESOL calls for submissions to a special issue with the theme "Global Englishes and Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges for TESOL Teacher Education"

Guest Editors:
Yeu-Ting Liu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan [email protected]
Keith M. Graham, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan [email protected]

Please find the full call for papers for the special issue here:
https://www.tjtesol.org/index.php/news/501-call-for-paper-for-the-special-issue-spring-2027.html

Objectives and Focus:
This special issue will:
- examine the integration of Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) perspectives with GenAI frameworks in preservice teacher preparation programs
- investigate how teacher educators are preparing preservice teachers to critically evaluate and integrate GenAI tools through a GELT-informed glocalized lens, considering both opportunities for curriculum innovation and potential risks such as bias or loss of teacher agency
- highlight innovative approaches to incorporating glocalization within teacher education curriculum for using technology in language teaching
- highlight innovative approaches that show how GELT actively contributes to glocalized curriculum design and how GenAI can either facilitate or hinder these processes

Potential Topics:
We invite submissions on topics such as
- strategies for teaching ethical and critical GenAI use in GELT lesson planning and instruction
- approaches to leveraging GenAI for GELT-driven curriculum innovation (e.g., adapting global ELT resources to local contexts, designing multilingual and culturally responsive materials, supporting inclusive practices)
- approaches to examining GenAI as a barrier to GELT (e.g., reinforcing “standard English” norms, algorithmic bias, constraining teacher agency)
- assessment strategies for evaluating preservice teachers’ GELT and GenAI competencies

Proposal Submission:
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025

Prospective authors should submit an abstract that includes the following:
(1) The name, institutional affiliation, and email of the primary and contributing authors
(2) Tentative title of paper
(3) Stage of research project
(4) Abstract (200 words, excluding references)

Please submit the abstract by email to Dr. Keith Graham at [email protected] with the subject line “Taiwan Journal of TESOL Special Issue Abstract Submission.” Please indicate in your cover letter that your submission is intended for the Special Issue on Global Englishes and Generative AI.

For questions related to the special issue, please contact Keith M. Graham – [email protected]

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)