(Forthcoming )Vanishing Voices: The Future of Language Learning in Education Abroad

Vanishing Voices: The Future of Language Learning in Education Abroad

Editors: Maria Teresa Alonso, Anthony C. Ogden, Heidi M. Soneson

Vanishing Voices: The Future of Language Learning in Education Abroad examines the evolving role of language learning within global education at a time of declining enrollments, shifting student priorities, and rapid technological change. Drawing on historical analysis, institutional case studies, and emerging research on artificial intelligence, this volume explores how language engagement is being reframed across U.S. higher education and international contexts.

The book interrogates structural tensions between global mobility and diminishing linguistic preparation, while also presenting forward-looking models for integrating language development into advising, curriculum design, co-curricular programming, and community partnerships. A dedicated section on artificial intelligence offers a balanced examination of how AI can enhance language acquisition without displacing human interaction.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Spanish Institute of Global Education

Introduction

Maria Teresa Alonso, Anthony C. Ogden, Heidi M. Soneson

Section One: Reframing Language Engagement in Education Abroad

Student Profile #1

Chrissie Faupel

Chapter 1: Language Learning in U.S. Higher Education – Trends and Tensions

Dana Lindaman, Bethany Galipeau-Konate, Chrissie Faupel

Chapter 2: Shifting Student Realities and Institutional Responses

James Eckler, Erin Hillis, Christina Villareal

Section Two: Artificial Intelligence and Language Learning

Student Profile #2

Mary Kate Naatus

Chapter 3: The Introduction of AI and Its Broader Impact on Higher Education

Kate Moore, Carlos Aguasaco, David Becerra Alonso

Chapter 4: Harnessing AI to Enhance, Not Replace, Language Learning: Best Practices for Vocabulary Acquisition, Pre-Departure Preparation, and In-Country Engagement

Mary Kate Naatus, Sarita Rai, Heidi M. Soneson

Section Three: Program Modalities and Curricular Strategies for Language Integration

Student Profile #3

Giselda Beaudin

Chapter 5: Integrating Language through Program Design and Curricular Innovation

Leah Spinsoa de Vega, Megan Jones, Myriam Monterrubio

Chapter 6: Redesigning Advising, Orientation, and Co-Curricular Learning

Dan Dewey, Christina Isabello, Giselda Beaudin

Section Four: Language and Identity in Global Learning

Student Profile #4

Lynn Elliott

Chapter 7: Language, Power, and the Dynamics of Belonging

Jennifer Rathbun, Therese Tardio, Mary Alice Soriero

Chapter 8: Language, Emotion, and Vulnerability of Learning Abroad

Marcia Morgan, Jessica A. Quintana Hess, Lynn Elliott

Community Partner Profile

Christina Villarreal, Heidi M. Soneson