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MA (Bordeaux III), PhD (UCLA)

Dr Antonie Alm

Contact

Tel +64 3 479 8690
Email antonie.alm@otago.ac.nz

Background

Associate Professor Antonie Alm has an extensive background in Computer-Assisted Language Learning. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed her studies in German Language and Literature at the Université de Bordeaux III. She also holds a French teaching qualification from the École Normale Supérieure St. Cloud.

Antonie began her teaching career in French at James Cook University in Australia before focusing on German at the University of Otago. She has now returned to the French Programme and contributes to European Studies, integrating her expertise in language, culture, and technology.

In addition to her teaching, Antonie has been actively involved in teacher training. She has held leadership roles with the New Zealand German Teachers’ Association (GANZ), serving as President and Vice-President, and has delivered numerous professional development workshops for language educators on topics such as technology integration, innovative teaching methods, and intercultural communication

Current teaching

  • FREN 131: Introductory French 1
  • FREN 132: Introductory French 2
  • EURO 202/302: The Culture of the European City

Research

Antonie's research focuses on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), exploring how technology can support language learning and promote learner autonomy, motivation and engagement in formal and informal learning environments. Her recent work focuses on the integration of AI in language teaching, investigating its impact on learners' mindsets, agency and self-regulated learning practices.

Publications

Wang, Y., Alm, A., & Dizon, G. (Eds.). (2025). Insights into AI and language teaching and learning. London, UK: Castledown, 316p. doi: 10.29140/9781763711600 Edited Book - Research

Alm, A. (2025). Reconceptualising literacy as co-literacy in language education with AI. In Y. Wang, A. Alm & G. Dizon (Eds.), Insights into AI and language teaching and learning. (pp. 53-76). London, UK: Castledown. doi: 10.29140/9781763711600 Chapter in Book - Research

Alm, A., & Watanabe, Y. (2025). Language teaching in transition: Educator perspectives on integrating machine translation tools in tertiary contexts. In D. Coulson & C. Denman (Eds.), Translation, translanguaging and machine translation in foreign language education. (pp. 457-478). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-82174-5_22 Chapter in Book - Research

Ohashi, L., & Alm, A. (2025). Conversational AI literacy. In L. McCallum & D. Tafazoli (Eds.), The Palgrave encyclopedia of computer-assisted language learning. (Living ed.) Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-51447-0_259-1 Chapter in Book - Research

Alm, A. (2024). Exploring autonomy in the AI wilderness: Learner challenges and choices. Education Sciences, 14, 1369. doi: 10.3390/educsci14121369 Journal - Research Article

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