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By Amanda Dalola and Sabrina Fluegel, University of Minnesota DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FYWH5040 When ChatGPT burst onto the educational scene in November 2022, language teachers found themselves in a familiar position: curious, intrigued, and perhaps a little skeptical. Some saw exciting possibilities
Read MoreBy Jessika Foreshee DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TVGV3190 It was a Tuesday afternoon and I had just walked into a hot yoga class. The room was starting to fill up with fellow yogis, unrolling their mats and settling in. I had come to
Read MoreBy Pia Banzhaf DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NPOV9663 When teaching literature in a language classroom, one challenge is finding ways for students to move beyond reading about a text and instead engage with it as something lived, interpreted, and experienced. I wanted students
Read MoreBy Maria Le Mura, Founder, Beyond Words DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WUQI7059 In a demo call last autumn, the Head of a World Language Department in the American Midwest asked me a question I had not been asked before. We had just finished
Read MoreBy Muhammad Ahmad, University at Buffalo DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KZKP4254 She had barely spoken during our first session together. When I introduced the project, she sat quietly, nodding along, but saying little. I didn’t push. I had worked long enough with refugee
Read MoreBy Cristina Pardo-Ballester, Iowa State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ILTP1621 Introduction Translation and interpreting are often grouped together, but they involve very different kinds of communication. Translation usually works with written texts. A translator has time to stop, think, revise, consult dictionaries,
Read MoreBy Richard Robin, George Washington University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FTHK2466 In fall 2022, teachers across the globe woke up in a cold sweat to the debut of ChatGPT: this was the end of essay-writing, the death knell for homework, a stake in
Read MoreBy Sarab Al Ani, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SFZP9372 Over the past academic year, I have integrated Speakology AI into my curriculum for Intermediate Heritage Arabic learners—a project made possible through the Yale Poorvu Center AI Course Revision Grant. This grant
Read MoreBy 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.
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