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Cultivating Critical Thinking in Foreign Language Education: Pedagogical Strategies for Leveraging Generative AI Biases

Authors
Huaqiang Lu1, *
1School of Foreign Languages, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning, 116000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 1176047867@qq.com
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Huaqiang Lu
Available Online 12 September 2025.
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10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Generative Artificial Intelligence; Cultural Bias; Critical Thinking; Language Education
Abstract

Although generative AI (GAI) offers linguistic support and cultural contexts, its responses often reflect mainstream Western viewpoints, which may reinforce implicit cultural and ideological biases. Rather than taking these biases as mere limitations, this study view them as pedagogical tools for cultivating critical thinking (CT) in language learners. Building on Byram’s critical cultural awareness and Pennycook’s critical applied linguistics framework, the study develops classroom strategies, including comparative text analysis, discourse reconstruction, critical debates, and prompt engineering, through a case study of ByteDance’s delayed IPO in a Business English course. Findings suggest that engaging with GAI bias enhances learners’ critical thinking ability, cultural awareness, and prompt literacy in English.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 9th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2025)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
12 September 2025
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978-2-38476-462-4
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_4How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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