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By Kim Edmunds, Columbia University Language Resource Center DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JYQJ5624 The field of language teaching loves an acronym, and I am no exception. When done well, an acronym packages a complex schema into something memorable, meaningful, and actionable – three
Read MoreBy Nevine Abraham, Carnegie Mellon University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NHSJ3527 Many novice learners of Arabic navigate layers of complexity that students of Latin-based languages rarely encounter, such as mastering a completely different alphabet system and letter connectivity while balancing the dual demands
Read MoreBy Caitlin Cornell and Zongchen “Sam” Liu, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TGDP2317 Introduction The Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University has established a repository of teaching materials to support language learning experiences based on planetarium star shows.
Read MoreBy Deborah Cafiero, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, School of World Languages and Cultures, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WCKE3888 Some educators may embrace generative AI as a pedagogical revolution, while others caution about its potential to replace human thought with an automated
Read MoreBy Elif Varlik, PhD Student in Linguistics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OFTE2053 One moment, you’re standing in your hometown gazing over a quiet lake; the next, you’re in a distant galaxy battling aliens. Later, you find yourself in a
Read MoreBy Carmen De Lorenzo, Michigan State University, and Silvia Giorgini-Althoen, Wayne State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LJOQ6934 Introduction Language teachers today are moving beyond initial experimentation with AI toward intentionally designing student-centered learning experiences that reflect their pedagogical values, creativity, and goals.
Read MoreBy Akiko Meguro and Todd Bryant, Dickinson College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CZNP1530 Introduction One of the challenges facing language teachers is creating engaging out-of-class assignments that support the communicative goals of the current lesson while also providing useful feedback. Online workbooks offer
Read MoreBy Nataliya Spirydovich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YHRJ4554 We’ve all been there: students freeze up in conversation practice, or the more confident ones dominate while the quieter ones fade into the background. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can shift that
Read MoreBy Christine Rickabaugh, Open Education Librarian, University of Arkansas; Dr. Diana Galarreta-Aima, Associate Professor of Spanish, James Madison University; Dr. Andrea Nate, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of North Alabama DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MEQX4277 What started as a straightforward survey about teaching
Read MoreBy Christiane Reves, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Language Program Director for German, Department of German, New York University, former Assistant Teaching Professor and Lower Division Coordinator German, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University and Mariana Bahtchevanova, PhD,
Read MoreBy Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni, Texas A&M University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YREQ2378 Sumeru, with Mt. Damavand rising in the distance, feels like home – it must be the names, the music, the lore – even the character I am playing, Alhaitham, reminds me
Read MoreBy Petra Juna Jennings (University of Ostrava, the Czech Technical University in Prague) and Christina Thunstedt (Technical University of Munich) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LJYY3571 Europe goes to Hawaii When we first met on Oahu at FLEAT 8, after long flights from Germany
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Enkin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CKTL9913 As language teachers, we are keenly aware of the important benefits that Web 2.0, the collaborative web, has brought to language teaching. From social media to audio and visual tools, Web 2.0
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FPCO4009 Although I have typically been a person who has been quick to adopt new technologies in my teaching, I have a deep ambivalence about AI (artificial intelligence). Though I will not
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