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Introduction. Generative AI technologies in language education: What we know so far. (2025)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C. (2025). Introduction. Generative AI technologies in language education: What we know so far. In G. C. Zapata (Ed.), Generative AI Technologies, Multiliteracies, and Language Education (1-13). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003531685-1

This chapter serves as an introduction to the volume, establishing the foundation for examining the role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in second language (L2) education within the context of multiliteracies. The chapter begins by defi... Read More about Introduction. Generative AI technologies in language education: What we know so far..

Language Learning after Generative AI (2025)
Book Chapter
Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., & Zapata, G. C. (2025). Language Learning after Generative AI. In G. C. Zapata (Ed.), Generative AI Technologies, Multiliteracies, and Language Education. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003531685-2

Why would anyone need to learn another language now, when we have machines that will speak and write for us? At a time when cynicism is growing about the costs and value of education, whether cynicism is justified or not, this is a question that is l... Read More about Language Learning after Generative AI.

Reflections and Future Directions (2025)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C. (2025). Reflections and Future Directions. In G. C. Zapata (Ed.), Generative AI Technologies, Multiliteracies, and Language Education. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003531685-8

This concluding chapter examines the transformative role of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in reshaping second language (L2) education. It synthesizes the theoretical foundations, practical applications, and socio-cultural ramifications p... Read More about Reflections and Future Directions.

Assessing AI-generated feedback quality: Instructor perspectives on fine-tuned GenAI for higher education student writing (2025)
Book Chapter
Tzirides, A. O. (., Zapata, G. C., Bolger, P., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., & Searsmith, D. (2025). Assessing AI-generated feedback quality: Instructor perspectives on fine-tuned GenAI for higher education student writing. In A. Rajala, A. Cortez, R. Hofmann, A. Jornet, H. Lotz-Sisitka, & L. Markauskaite (Eds.), 19 th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2025: ICLS proceedings: 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) (898-907). International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc

This convergent mixed-methods study investigates the integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for providing formative feedback in higher education. The study explores the perspectives of eleven experienced instructors regarding GenAI... Read More about Assessing AI-generated feedback quality: Instructor perspectives on fine-tuned GenAI for higher education student writing.

Lotería as an expression of tejanidad (2025)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C. (2025). Lotería as an expression of tejanidad. In J. A. Marín, & N. E. Cantú (Eds.), ¡Somos Tejanas! Chicana identity and culture in Texas (168-185). University of Texas Press

Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work (2024)
Book Chapter
Tzirides, A. O. (., Saini, A. K., Zapata, G., Searsmith, D., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., Castro, V., Kourkoulou, D., Jones, J. W., da Silva, R. A., Whiting, J., & Kastania, N. P. ‘. (2024). Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work. In D. Kourkoulou, A.-O. (Olnancy) Tzirides, B. Cope, & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Trust and Inclusion in AI-Mediated Education: Where Human Learning Meets Learning Machines (287-301). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64487-0_13

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 precipitated panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. ChatGPT is an example of Generative AI, a combination of technologies that will deliver computer-generated text, images,... Read More about Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work.

Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices (2023)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C. (2023). Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices. In G. C. Zapata, M. Kalantzis, & B. Cope (Eds.), Multiliteracies in International Educational Contexts: Towards Education Justice (76-96). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003349662-3

The benefits of undergraduate research for students from traditionally underrepresented groups are well documented in STEMM. However, few studies have focused on similar programs in the humanities. The objective of this chapter is to do so by describ... Read More about Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices.

Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation (2021)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C., & Ribota, A. (2021). Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation. In C. S. Blyth, & J. J. Thoms (Eds.), Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching: The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology (25-46). Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800411005-003

In this chapter, we examine the application of the multiliteracies pedagogy Learning by Design (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015; Kalantzis et al., 2005, 2016) to the design of open educational resources (OER) for the teaching of Spanish as a herit... Read More about Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation.

A Match Made in Heaven: An Introduction to Learning by Design and Its Role in Heritage Language Education (2017)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. (2018). A Match Made in Heaven: An Introduction to Learning by Design and Its Role in Heritage Language Education. In G. C. Zapata, & M. Lacorte (Eds.), Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers (1-26). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63103-5_1

Since its development, Learning by Design has successfully guided instructional programs for a variety of subjects, including second language literacy, in elementary, middle, and high schools in Australia. The framework has been significant in offeri... Read More about A Match Made in Heaven: An Introduction to Learning by Design and Its Role in Heritage Language Education.

The Role of Digital, Learning by Design Instructional Materials in the Development of Spanish Heritage Learners’ Literacy Skills (2017)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. (2018). The Role of Digital, Learning by Design Instructional Materials in the Development of Spanish Heritage Learners’ Literacy Skills. In Multiliteracies Pedagogy and Language Learning: Teaching Spanish to Heritage Speakers (67-106). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63103-5_3

This chapter investigates the role that pedagogical material based on the tenets of the Multiliteracies approach Learning by Design can play on the development of Spanish heritage speakers’ literacy skills and metalinguistic awareness. Twenty-nine st... Read More about The Role of Digital, Learning by Design Instructional Materials in the Development of Spanish Heritage Learners’ Literacy Skills.

The role of metaphors in novice and experienced L2 instructors’ classroom practice (2015)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. (2015). The role of metaphors in novice and experienced L2 instructors’ classroom practice. In Elicited Metaphor Analysis in Educational Discourse (167-186). John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/milcc.3.07zap

This chapter explores the relationship between novice and expert teachers’ metaphorical conceptualizations of second language (L2) teachers, students, and classrooms and their practice. Six instructors in L2 Spanish classes at a public university in... Read More about The role of metaphors in novice and experienced L2 instructors’ classroom practice.