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View article: Identity and investment in the age of generative AI
Identity and investment in the age of generative AI Open
Recognizing the distributed nature of agency in human–AI interactions, this article proposes a framework for examining the power dynamics that undergird the use of generative AI (GenAI) for language learning. Drawing on Darvin and Norton’s…
View article: Exploring AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (AI-IDLE): a mixed-method investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ AI adoption and experiences
Exploring AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (AI-IDLE): a mixed-method investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ AI adoption and experiences Open
Recent advancements in natural language processing and large language models have ushered language learning into the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Recognizing the affordances of generative AI tools, this paper aims to examine the de…
View article: From Rural China to the Digital Wilds: Negotiating Digital Repertoires to Claim the Right to Speak
From Rural China to the Digital Wilds: Negotiating Digital Repertoires to Claim the Right to Speak Open
Based on data from a qualitative case study of two Chinese university EFL learners from rural backgrounds, Andy and Jimmy, this study traces their progress from being struggling English language learners to confident speakers of English. D…
View article: Sociotechnical structures, materialist semiotics, and online language learning
Sociotechnical structures, materialist semiotics, and online language learning Open
Based on a study of the digital literacy practices of immigrant Filipino students in Vancouver, this paper focuses on how learners with unequal access to resources engage with different tools to locate information and find opportunities fo…
View article: Investment and motivation in language learning: What's the difference?
Investment and motivation in language learning: What's the difference? Open
The year 2020 marked the 25th year since Bonny Norton published her influential TESOL Quarterly article, ‘Social identity, investment, and language learning’ (Norton Peirce, 1995) and the fifth year since we, Darvin and Norton (2015), co-a…
View article: Social Class and The Unequal Digital Literacies of Youth
Social Class and The Unequal Digital Literacies of Youth Open
Recognizing the importance of technology to achieve agentive participation in the knowledge economy, this paper examines to what extent social class differences between youth shape their digital literacies. Drawing on a case study of adole…
View article: Introduction to Equity and Digital Literacies: Access, Ethics, and Engagements
Introduction to Equity and Digital Literacies: Access, Ethics, and Engagements Open
This special issue arises out of a unique, jointly-sponsored conference held at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Education in the spring of 2016.The Equity in Digital Literacies conference brought together international schola…
View article: Engaging Education for Public Good
Engaging Education for Public Good Open
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. How can education make a positive contribution in and out of the university? Faculty of Education Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) students Ron Darvin and Sereana Naepi and five of…
View article: Identity and a Model of Investment in Applied Linguistics
Identity and a Model of Investment in Applied Linguistics Open
This article locates Norton's foundational work on identity and investment within the social turn of applied linguistics. It discusses its historical impetus and theoretical anchors, and it illustrates how these ideas have been taken up in…