ACTFL AI Corner Classroom: Humans, Change — or Don't? Artificial Intelligence as a New Player in the Foreign Language Classroom

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 

In a rapidly changing world shaped by technological and social transformation, foreign language teaching is facing new challenges — and new opportunities. This workshop explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, future skills, and language teaching. Together, we will examine how AI can be used not simply as a tool for efficiency, but as a meaningful partner in learning processes: supporting creativity, problem solving, learner autonomy, and a resilient mindset. Participants will reflect on practical ways to integrate AI into the classroom while keeping human interaction, critical thinking, and language learning at the center.