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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,
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
Read MoreBy Kathleen Scollins, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TVLQ4656 Introduction: Manie Musicale… à la Russe? Two years ago, I noticed that my youngest son had begun listening to some surprisingly catchy French-language pop at home. During the pandemic, we’d become accustomed
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy Trevor B. Teafatiller, Bastian De Monte, and Dr. Budimka Uskokovic, The Ohio State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/PMXT9827 Introduction Virtual reality (VR) is a very promising tool that facilitates not only students’ linguistic proficiency but also helps students immerse in an
Read MoreBy Kit Pribble, Wake Forest University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NLOX4487 The Problem: Ethical Challenges “Is it okay to use AI for this?” is a question I have faced often over the past few years. It has been posed by anxious students trying
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University, and Anna Tumarkin, University of Wisconsin-Madison DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WMVF7469 Recently, we completed an Open Educational Resource project called Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration. Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning materials that are freely available
Read MoreBy WeiHsuan Lo, University of Northern Colorado and Kevin Fedewa, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XRAP4854 Introduction If you are struggling with whether or not to use games in your language classroom, you are not alone. While games have been shown
Read MoreBy James Ayres, Michigan State University, and Carlos Seoane, Co-founder and CEO, Extempore DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ABUW8178 It has been just over two years since the public was introduced to OpenAI’s ChatGPT (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer). Since that seemingly innocuous day in November
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