The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is challenging key assumptions in learner corpus research. As learners increasingly use AI to draft, translate, revise, and receive feedback, learner language can no longer be understood simply as unaided human production. This special session, Learner Corpus Research in the AI Era: Perspectives from Asia, explores how learner corpora are being reconceptualized across Asian contexts as evidence of interlanguage development, benchmarks for AI evaluation, and pedagogical resources for AI-mediated language learning. The contributions examine how national learner corpus traditions are responding to new technologies; how learner-produced and AI-generated texts differ in lexical, cohesive, phraseological, and discourse features; and how AI can support corpus compilation, annotation, transcription, feedback, and writing instruction while preserving human linguistic judgement. Drawing on studies from Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, and broader Asian learner datasets, the session highlights the continuing value of carefully designed corpora, transparent metadata, human-in-the-loop validation, and pedagogically grounded interpretation. It argues that Asian learner corpus research is entering a new phase in which authenticity, comparability, scalability, and ethical use must be reconsidered together.
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Abstract Introduction Historical and Regional Foundations of Asian Learner Corpus Research Japanese Learner Corpus Research and the Historical Turn Toward AI Korean EFL Learner Corpus Research Over Two Decades Learner-Produced, Human-Produced, and AI-Generated Language Corpus Visualization of Learner and AI-Generated Essay Lexical Bundles in L1 and Taiwanese L2 Undergraduate Writing Indonesian EFL Learners and AI-Generated Argumentative Writing GenAI, Learner Translation, and Textual Cohesion AI as Corpus Infrastructure: Annotation, Transcription, and Validation A Human-in-the-Loop Framework for Chinese Learner English Annotation Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Scalable Spoken Learner Corpus Development Pedagogical Innovation, Learner Agency, and AI Literacy ChatGPT-Assisted Redundancy Reduction in Advanced Japanese EFL Writing Conclusion Acknowledgements The Author References
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.23 No.2