Presentation Panel
Language Learning and AI: Evolving Roles, Feedback and Personalisation
Date Thursday, Dec 4 Time – Room: Check
As AI reshapes languages learning, educators redefine their roles and re-centre the human connections that make communication meaningful. Presenters will share approaches that combine technology with empathy, pedagogy, and human insight, showing how AI can empower learners, strengthen feedback literacy, and foster engagement across diverse linguistic contexts. Together, these examples and initiatives point to futures where AI amplifies, rather than replaces, the empathy, trust, and confidence at the heart of effective language learning.
Aneta Wróbel
Business English Trainer, Independent Language Consultant
Aneta Wróbel is a Business English Trainer and Learning Strategist, author of the proprietary UNICA learning method. With 14 years of experience and five languages learned herself, she focuses on corporate upskilling built on five pillars: Usefulness, Neatness, International Imperfection, Communication with Confidence, and Advantage. As a multicultural professional who has lived in several countries, she understands firsthand how to navigate everyday English in diverse settings. Passionate about integrating AI, neurolinguistics, and emotional intelligence, she designs personalized learning journeys that help professionals achieve real progress in just 30 days. Aneta combines language expertise, innovative technology, and a human-centered approach to unlock each learner’s potential and drive lasting career growth.
Katrien Dewaele
Teacher Educator and Researcher , UCLeuven-Limburg (UCLL, belgium)
Katrien Dewaele is a lecturer French at the Faculty of Teacher Education of UCLeuven-Limburg (UCLL, Belgium). She is also a researcher at the Centre of Expertise ‘Education & Development’ of UCLL. Her research focuses on how to facilitate learning processes in an evidence-informed way and enhanced by technology. In her teaching practice and research work, she bridges the gap between insights from educational research and classroom practice. Katrien is an expert within the field of foreign language didactics and has already shared this expertise in several publications, at (inter)national conferences, and in teacher training programs with Teacher Design Teams.
Kristien Andrianatos
Senior Lecturer , North-West University
Kristien Andrianatos is a dedicated online educator and researcher at the North-West University in South Africa. She teaches Academic Literacy Development, a cross-faculty, fully asynchronous course designed for distance learning students. Her work centers on equipping students across disciplines with the academic skills they need to succeed in higher education. She is an active member of a community of practice focused on innovative teaching and learning with technology. Kristien's research interests include reading comprehension, mixed methods research, digital competencies, and the effective integration of online tools in higher education contexts. Driven by a commitment to accessible, high-impact learning, she continuously explores new ways to enhance teaching through technology and foster meaningful academic engagement in online environments.
Moderator
Helga Holtkamp
Executive Director, European Educational Publishers Group
Teacher, editor, publisher and now Executive Director of the European Educational Publishers Group (EEPG), Helga Holtkamp has devoted her career to enhancing learning through high-quality educational materials. After teaching German and English, she began her publishing career in dictionary publishing and went on to work in both Britain and Germany, leading editorial teams at major educational publishers. Her expertise spans print and digital development, curriculum design and teacher support. Her goal is to strengthen European collaboration among education stakeholders, initiate cross-country research, and promote high standards through the BELMA Awards. Helga continues to advocate for innovation and empathy in education across Europe.
A Possible Approach to the Changing Role of the Foreign Language Teacher in AI Education, Katrien Dewaele
This presentation explores how Generative AI is reshaping foreign language education: while it offers powerful tools for personalized learning, it simultaneously prompts us to consider the very relevance of foreign language learning in an AI-driven world. We will explore a proactive strategy, based on ‘bAIckwards design’, to redefine the teacher's role as an instructional designer and thoughtfully integrate AI in foreign language learning.
Using GenAI to Develop Feedback Literacy Through Multilingual Support, Kristien Andrianatos
This presentation explores the use of Generative AI (GenAI) as a multilingual Intelligent Tutoring System to support undergraduate students, in understanding and applying educator feedback delivered in English by leveraging their first language. By promoting feedback literacy through responsible and inclusive GenAI integration, our initiative pose to address the language barriers that hinder students’ academic development, especially in multilingual contexts like South Africa.