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Foreign Language Teaching and Professional Development of Foreign Language Teachers in the Era of AI: Challenges, Identity Tensions and Solutions
Artificial intelligence (AI) represented by ChatGPT can not only promote learners to learn foreign languages but also improve teachers’ work efficiency and reduce their work burden. However, the educational revolution triggered by ChatGPT brings challenges to foreign language teaching and results in identity tensions to foreign language teachers. By reviewing research on the application of AI in the field of foreign language teaching and language teacher identity, this paper analyses challenges of foreign language teaching and teachers, identity tensions and solutions, and puts forward corresponding suggestions from three aspects, including teachers, schools, and government. This paper not only provides theoretical support and practical guidance for the implementation of AI-assisted teaching in the field of foreign language education but also has enlightenment for other subjects in dealing with teacher identity tensions and exploring the path of deep integration of AI and education.
XU Yueting , GU Yue . Foreign Language Teaching and Professional Development of Foreign Language Teachers in the Era of AI: Challenges, Identity Tensions and Solutions[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2025 , 25(1) : 60 -72 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2025.01.007
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