Volume 30 Number 1, 2026 Distributed agency in AI-assisted L2 writing

Distributed agency in AI-assisted L2 writing

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Volume 30 Number 1, 2026
contributor.author:
Chen, Pin-Hsi Patrick Liu, Yichun
date.accessioned:
2026-04-09T21:02:04Z
date.available:
2026-04-09T21:02:04Z
date.copyright:
2026
date.issued:
2026-04-13
description.abstract:
This longitudinal qualitative study examines distributed agency between human writers and generative AI in the context of L2 writing. Grounded in Bandura’s theory of agency, the study analyzes students’ written texts, reflective accounts, and AI interaction logs collected from Taiwanese university students. The findings indicate that human-AI distributed agency shapes the enactment of L2 writing across intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, and self-reflectiveness. Moreover, distributed agency both supports and constrains learners’ engagement, depending on how it is exercised.
endingpage:
20
format.extent:
20
identifier.citation:
Chen, P.-H. P., & Liu, Y. (2026). Distributed agency in AI-assisted L2 writing. Language Learning & Technology, 30(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/73674
identifier.doi:
https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/73674
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73674
language:
eng
number:
1
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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/item/10125-73674/
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1
subject:
second language writing, distributed agency, artificial intelligence, CALL
title:
Distributed agency in AI-assisted L2 writing
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Article Text
volume:
30