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From Accessible Materials to Shared Practice: Redesigning Four Levels of Spanish Through UDL and Generative AI
By María Datel, Carmen Torre Pérez, Philip Noonan, Pau Cañigueral Batllosera, and Edgardo Tormos Bigles, Boston University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VURL7927 The Question that Changed our Work What makes a language activity accessible? Is it a transcript accompanying a recording, a choice
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When the Text Becomes the Interface: Turning a Classical Chinese Story into a Social Media Game
By Ching-Yu (Momo) Hu, Hsin Ke Junior High School, Taiwan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JAEW8386 I have been teaching Chinese in Taiwanese junior high schools for fifteen years. One pattern keeps returning. Students may be able to explain an old story clearly once
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How AI Helped My Son Learn French Through a Story He Already Loved
By Marvin Starominski-Uehara, Temple University Japan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MPXQ7682 In this article, I will give an account of an experience that I had with my own child’s language learning. I would like to offer it as an inspirational story that might
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And Then What Happened? Extending Authentic Materials with AI
By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AQOR4238 Introduction I keep saying that I have extremely mixed feelings about artificial intelligence (AI) – which is still true – but I also keep finding new ways that AI can help
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A Spanish Writing Center Origin Story
By Caitlin Cornell, Ph.D., Michigan State University and Maria Laura Zalazar, Ph.D. Student, Georgetown University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VZGY4837 Introduction The Spanish Writing Center (SWC) in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University began as a collaboration between the
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The AI Question in Language Teaching: Where to Begin
By Hamza Achahoud, PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at Ibn Zohr University, Morocco DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZMPE3811 Only a few years after the announcement of the first commercialized generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbots, for some of us, they have already found a
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AI as Collaborator: Human-Written Lyrics, AI-Sung Music, and Critical Reflection
By Angela Lee-Smith, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BRCF8318 Introduction and Rationale How can students turn their own stories into songs in a language they are still learning? Music has long provided language learners with opportunities to engage with language, culture, and
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ElevenLabs – A High-Quality Audio Generation Tool
By Lidia Gault, University of Wisconsin-Madison DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TPCD3222 Introduction While language instructors can easily get access to a plethora of listening materials available online, sometimes I still find myself struggling to locate exactly what I want my students to listen
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Understanding RAG: A Game-Changer for Language Learning
By Anne Pham and Hillary Zhong, Dickinson College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MQIK7847 Introduction: A STEM Student’s Perspective on AI in Education As a STEM student, I’ve been thinking a lot about AI and what it can do for education. In my math
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5 Takeaways from “The Non-Designer’s Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice” by Robin Williams
By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HBFF9407 This short article is part of a new series called “5 Takeaways”, in which the author of the article gives their reaction to a book or other type of media with
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IALLT’s 2027 Conference – Call for Papers Open!
Save the date! June 16-19, 2027University of Wisconsin – Madison Call for Proposals The International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2027 IALLT Conference at the University of Wisconsin in
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CALICO 2026 Conference Report
By Lisa Frumkes, Independent Educator DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YWDB3075 The 2026 symposium of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) was held July 7-11 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. This year’s theme was “Language with a Good Heart: Nurturing Human Connections
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ChatGPT Voice to Assist in German Language Conversation
By Mike Dettinger, PhD, Louisiana State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KXKM2998 Introduction Since the spring semester 2024, our Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (WLLC) at Louisiana State University (LSU) has embraced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our language
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Turning Text into Teaching Tools: Using Picsart’s AI Image Generator in the Language Classroom
By Natalia Ivashchenko, English Language Instructor and Exam Preparation Specialist DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XQZU5102 Introduction Visuals have long supported language teaching. They provide context, reduce ambiguity, and invite interpretation. Yet finding the right image for a particular lesson objective can be unexpectedly
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