Artificial intelligence and second language acquisition: new pathways for teaching Spanish to Chinese students
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artificial intelligence, second language acquisition (SLA), Spanish foreign language teaching, learning personalization, hybrid pedagogy.Abstract
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is decisively transforming foreign language teaching-learning processes, offering unprecedented possibilities for personalization, feedback, and automation. This article analyzes the impact of AI on the acquisition of Spanish as a foreign language by Chinese university students, addressing both the psycho-cognitive dimensions of second language acquisition (SLA) and the inherent cultural and intercultural challenges. Drawing on established acquisition models (Krashen, VanPatten, Schmidt), it discusses how AI technologies—particularly language models and adaptive platforms—can complement or reconfigure the processes of input, noticing, and automatization. The application of a hybrid "AI + human educator" pedagogy is proposed, aimed at balancing technological potential with intercultural and ethical mediation, to foster more autonomous and profound learning
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