Journal article · 2026 · Language education and teaching

‘AI is like fire’: a discourse analysis of language teachers’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence

Alba Paz-López, Liudmila Shafirova, Boris Vázquez-Calvo

Journal of Education for Teaching · 2026

A discourse-analytic study of how language teachers make sense of artificial intelligence through metaphors, evaluative positions and pedagogical expectations.

Study and methods

Discourse analysis of language teachers’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence.

Key findings

  • The article foregrounds teachers’ interpretations of AI and their implications for language education.

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How this work can be used

Use the paper when examining teacher discourse, pedagogical judgement and the role of AI in language teacher education.

Cite this article

Paz-López, A., Shafirova, L., & Vázquez-Calvo, B. (2026). ‘AI is like fire’: a discourse analysis of language teachers’ attitudes towards artificial intelligence. Journal of Education for Teaching, 52(4), 749–767. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2026.2671865

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