
Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Age
A Critical Realist Approach
Jeremie Bouchard(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 26. January 2026
Book
Hardback
270 pages
978-1-041-13567-8 (ISBN)
Description
Examining the presence and influence of GenAI in the contexts of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and written composition within university-level English as a foreign language (EFL) programmes, this book asserts a humanist view of language education informed by Critical Realism and the social realist philosophy of education.
This author looks at the GenAI-language education interaction through explicit philosophical engagement, with the aim of strengthening a critical and emancipatory approach to EAP, written composition, and language education. By highlighting technological determinism and relating it to broader neoliberalist mechanisms, it provides new insights into the social, political, economic, cultural and historical contexts within which the use of GenAI technologies by language teachers and learners can be understood.
Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Age will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics, education and sociology as well as organizations devoted to understanding the evolution, application, and impact of GenAI on education and language learning.
This author looks at the GenAI-language education interaction through explicit philosophical engagement, with the aim of strengthening a critical and emancipatory approach to EAP, written composition, and language education. By highlighting technological determinism and relating it to broader neoliberalist mechanisms, it provides new insights into the social, political, economic, cultural and historical contexts within which the use of GenAI technologies by language teachers and learners can be understood.
Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Age will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics, education and sociology as well as organizations devoted to understanding the evolution, application, and impact of GenAI on education and language learning.
Reviews / Votes
'For some time, Jeremie Bouchard has been arguing with admirable zeal and rigour for a humanist conception of language education which is philosophically founded upon the principles of critical realism. Here, in a single volume, he brings together his compelling critical thinking by means of an incisive critique of Generative AI and its effects upon language practices and learning in higher education. Along the way, Bouchard takes the reader on a mind-expanding tour of the human condition, including discussions of post- and anti-humanism, neoliberalism and technological determinism, and social realism and language education. A profound and timely contribution which will be of interest to anyone concerned with language production in the era of Generative AI.'John P. O'Regan, University College London, UK
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-13567-8 (9781041135678)
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Jeremie Bouchard
Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Age
A Critical Realist Approach
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01/2026
Routledge
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Jeremie Bouchard
Humanising Language Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Age
A Critical Realist Approach
E-Book
01/2026
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download
Person
Jeremie Bouchard is Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Hokkai Gakuen University, Japan.
Content
1.Introduction. 2.Chapter 1 - GenAI and the question of alignment. 3.Chapter 2 - GenAI in (language) education and written composition. 4.Chapter 3 - Neoliberalism, education, and GenAI. 5.Chapter 4 - Technological determinism. 6.Chapter 5 - Anti-humanisms and GenAI-in-education research. 7.Chapter 6 - Humanism from a relational perspective. 8.Chapter 7 - Critical realism's relational perspective and its relevance to (language) education. 9.Chapter 8 - A social realist view of (language) education and written composition. 10.Conclusion.