Research Topic Bank and Roadmap for English Language Education in the Generative AI Era (2026–2030)
This item presents a Research Topic Bank and Roadmap for English Language Education in the Generative AI Era (2026–2030), developed to support undergraduate (S1) and master’s (S2) research in English Language Education. It contains 50 undergraduate research topics and 30 master’s thesis topics organized around six interconnected areas: AI-aware assessment design, learner authorship and provenance, validity and score meaning, fairness and language equity, AI detection and academic integrity, and responsible AI governance. Each topic is linked to relevant research references and potential methodological directions. The roadmap is intended to support systematic, progressive, and context-responsive research, particularly for multilingual EFL learners and English Language Education in Indonesian higher education. The item was prepared by Abdul Syahid as a research development resource for 2026–2030.