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ArticlesNovember 2025

Making Space for Real Conversations: AI Chatbots in the Language Classroom

By 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

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ArticlesNovember 2025

Navigating Online Survey Fraud: Lessons from a Study on Open Educational Resources in Spanish for Specific Purposes

By 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

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ArticlesNovember 2025

Designing with Purpose: Pedagogical Reflections for the Development of AI Speaking Tools

By 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,

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ArticlesConferencesIALLTNovember 2025

From Grammar to Strategy: Two Perspectives on Language Education and AI from FLEAT 8

By 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

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ArticlesJuly 2025

A Click Away: Lessons Learned after Four Semesters of Virtual Exchange Program Experience for Intensive Beginning-Level Spanish Learners 

By Lourdes Sabé, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DJFB8847 This article describes the culmination of a four-semester implementation of an e-tandem virtual exchange (VE) program between beginning-level Spanish language students at a US university and undergraduate students at a Peruvian university in

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ArticlesJuly 2025

DIVE-L: Design of Immersive Virtual Environments for Language Learning – Guidelines for Thoughtful Integration for Instructors

By Ogulcan Durmaz, Informatics PhD Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WXMT7186 Introduction Immersive virtual environments like virtual reality have great potential for language learning, but instructors considering using it with their students need assistance in how to adopt

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ArticlesJuly 2025

Tales with Tails: AI Image Generation to Enhance Storytelling in Language Classrooms

By Seoah Yun, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Eda Yildirimer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TTGI4191 Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has undeniably become an integral part of our lives, offering significant benefits such as simplifying daily activities and providing valuable

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