Co-organized by the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, FJCU, and the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, TKU
Since 2019, the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures has hosted an annual conference on teaching practice, aiming to examine the outcomes of teaching innovation and explore avenues for improvement through scholarly research. In response to the 2019 introduction of Taiwan’s competency-based curriculum, the rapid rise of AI technologies, and the increasingly unstable international landscape, the theme of the 2026 conference is set as: “Cross-Border Communication・AI Dialogue・SDG’s Learning: 2026 Conference on Competency-Based Teaching & the 2nd Xplorer Project Results Presentation.”
Since the emergence of generative AI such as ChatGPT in 2023, global discourse has surged and various sectors have rushed to explore application strategies. Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in early 2025, the global political and economic landscape has once again shifted dramatically. In the face of these rapid technological and geopolitical changes, how can foreign language educators utilize technology to empower students and promote interdisciplinary learning—rather than be outpaced by the tide of AI or destabilized by current events?
How can foreign language learners leverage their sensitivity to diverse modes of expression—verbal, visual, multimedia, and coding—to foster human-AI collaborative learning, cross-disciplinary communication, and SDG’s learning practices?
The three central themes of AI Dialogue, Interdisciplinary Connectivity, and SDG’s Learning are deeply aligned with the core values of competency-based education: Autonomy, Interaction, and Shared Wellbeing. These principles reflect a proactive attitude toward embracing AI and building a sustainable future. The very competencies such an approach aims to cultivate—self-directed and purposeful learning, creative thinking, critical literacy, and transformational capabilities—are precisely what AI (still) lacks. These must be strategically integrated with AI-related skills such as synthesis, logical reasoning, and computational skills. A main question we pose, then, is: how can foreign language and literature/culture educators continue to guide students in developing such essential competencies in AI Dialogue, Interdisciplinary Connectivity, and SDG’s Learning?
Topics of Interest:
We invite foreign language and literature/culture educators and researchers to submit papers addressing the following topics of teaching practice, with the aim of establishing a scholarly discourse in the field of foreign language and culture education. Other topics related to competency-based teaching are also welcome.
1. Pedagogical Reflections:
⚫ How are pedagogies informed by technological empowerment or social practices implemented in the classroom?
⚫ What challenges do they address?
⚫ What strategies are used?
2. Reforming Interdisciplinary Teaching Modes:
⚫ How can competency-based teaching be effectively implemented in the era of AI?
⚫ What are the opportunities and challenges in modes such as industry-academia collaboration, community engagement, online learning, and COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning)?
⚫ How can students understand the core values and necessity of such innovations?
⚫ How can learning outcomes be assessed?
3. Innovative Teaching Materials and Methods:
⚫ Should language, literature, and culture instruction rely on traditional textbooks?
⚫ How can material development be engaging and flexible?
⚫ How can teaching integrate self-directed learning, flipped classroom models, and task-/problem-based learning to cultivate diverse competencies?
4. Technologies Used in Language Education:
⚫ How can GenAI, smartphones and tablets be effectively used in both in-class and extracurricular learning?
⚫ How can students in the humanities learn programming in meaningful and engaging ways, and leverage digital/AI tools to pursue interdisciplinary learning and technological empowerment?
5. Integrating Sustainability into Language Teaching:
⚫ How can SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) themes be incorporated into foreign language education to promote sustainability literacy?
6. Teaching Assisted by or Associated with Advisors and Peer Leaders:
⚫ How can peer support and mentoring be effectively integrated into differentiated instruction?
⚫ How can teaching and advising (or peer coaching) be mutually empowering in fostering collaborative learning?
Conference Date: 8 Jan. 2026 (Thur.) 08:30-17:00
Conference Venue: Fr. Franz Giet Building, Fu Jen Catholic University
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
A. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words in English or 500 characters in Chinese.
B. Submissions must be sent via email to the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, FJCU, at CFLLconference@gmail.com
⚫ Please include “Abstract Submission for the 2026 Conference on Competency-Based Teaching-Name” as the subject line of the email.
⚫ For further inquiries, please contact the CFLL at (02)2905-6247.
⚫ Abstract submission deadline: Oct. 15, 2025
⚫ Notification of acceptance: Oct. 30, 2025
⚫ Paper or PPT submission deadline: Dec. 30, 2025
C. Types of Submissions: Full papers or technical reports
⚫ Submissions may be written in Chinese or English.
⚫ The paper should be at least 2,000 characters in Chinese or 1,000 words in English.
D. Oral Presentation:
⚫ Presentation language: Chinese or English
⚫ Presentation duration: Each presentation is allotted 25 minutes, consisting of 20 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion.
⚫ PPT content requirements:
◼ Required: teaching motivation and objectives, teaching methodology, research methodology, teaching outcomes and discussion.
◼ Optional: theoretical framework, literature review.
◼ A preliminary draft of the PPT slides is required for the discussant’s reference, and the slides will not be published on the conference website.
