Volume 30 Number 1, 2026 Teaching social-emotional learning through AIDT in EFL classrooms

Teaching social-emotional learning through AIDT in EFL classrooms

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Volume 30 Number 1, 2026
contributor.author:
Pak, Sooyeon Choi, Lee Jin
contributor.editor:
Matt Kessler
date.accessioned:
2026-07-08T04:57:28Z
date.available:
2026-07-08T04:57:28Z
date.copyright:
2026
date.issued:
2026-07-09
description.abstract:
As the Korean Ministry of Education prepares to mandate Korean Social-Emotional Learning (K-SEL) across all grade levels starting in 2026, English teachers in South Korea face the challenge of meaningfully integrating SEL into subject-area instruction. This Technology in Practice Forum paper reports on a one-year pilot experience in which an AI-based Digital Textbook (AIDT) was used in a secondary English classroom to facilitate SEL. By using avatar customization and a daily emotion check-in in warm-up routines, the teacher created opportunities for language learners to express emotions in English, engage in small talk with the teacher, and build classroom rapport while developing both English communicative competence and social-emotional skills. Based on a one-year classroom experience, the paper discusses the benefits, challenges, and practical recommendations for the sustained integration of AI-driven educational technology and SEL in English classrooms.
endingpage:
11
format.extent:
11
identifier.citation:
Pak, S., & Choi, L. J. (2026). Teaching social-emotional learning through AIDT in EFL classrooms. Language Learning & Technology, 30(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/73699
identifier.doi:
https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/73699
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/737699
language:
eng
llt.topic:
Technology in Practice
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/
site_url:
/item/10125-737699/
startingpage:
1
subject:
social-emotional learning, AI-based digital textbook, secondary English education, AIDT, K-SEL
title:
Teaching social-emotional learning through AIDT in EFL classrooms
type:
Column Text
volume:
30