DEVELOPING SOCIOLINGUISTIC AWARENESS IN FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA
Keywords:
sociolinguistic awareness, French language teaching, artificial intelligence, digital sociolinguistics, language variation, digital discourse, language pedagogyAbstract
Technological transformation and artificial intelligence have significantly reshaped sociolinguistic patterns in contemporary French, influencing language variation, register differentiation, and communicative behavior. Digital communication environments introduce new lexical forms, hybrid registers, and algorithmically mediated linguistic norms, which require reconceptualizing sociolinguistic competence in French language teaching. This article examines the sociolinguistic impact of digital technologies and artificial intelligence on French language use and analyzes their pedagogical implications. Special attention is given to digital lexical innovation, student interaction with AI systems, and the methodological integration of digital sociolinguistic awareness into language education. The findings demonstrate that technological environments actively shape linguistic norms and that effective French language teaching must incorporate sociolinguistic awareness grounded in contemporary digital communication practices.
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