Journal of English for Academic Purposes· 2026Q1
Developing Sociolinguistic agency through Critical Plurilingual AI Literacy: A pedagogy for Algerian academic writers
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A 12-week intervention with 42 Algerian EAP students demonstrated that Critical Plurilingual AI Literacy pedagogy can foster sociolinguistic agency, enabling students to leverage their full linguistic repertoires with AI.
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Key points
- Critical Plurilingual AI Literacy pedagogy was implemented with 42 Algerian EAP students over 12 weeks.
- The intervention aimed to foster sociolinguistic agency, defined as the ability to direct AI using a full repertoire of languages.
- Data from focus groups, prompt logs, and field notes were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.
- The pedagogy showed potential for achieving linguistic justice and equity among students.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether using Critical Plurilingual AI Literacy as pedagogy changes Algerian University students' perceptions and providing sociolinguistic agency (the ability to consciously direct AI to operate using an entire repertoire of languages; as well as subverting the AI's norm of only utilizing a monolingual way of working with data). The study comprised two phases of a research intervention based on the Design-Based Research (DBR) model in which a group of 42 undergraduate English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students enrolled at an Algerian University participated over 12 weeks. Focus group interviews (pre and post intervention), student prompt logs and documentation, and researcher field notes were gathered to conduct a reflexive thematic analysis using a holistic framework of plurilingualism, critical AI literacy, and decolonial linguistics. The subsequent data analysis was conducted using a reflexive thematic analysis utilizing a holistic view of plurilingualism combined with critical literacy. The findings indicate some considerations for EAP instructors utilizing GenAI as a means of achieving linguistic Justice and equity among students. Suggestions for possible institutional policies regarding the legitimacy of plurilingual writing are also provided.
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