Articles Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/category/articles/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Thu, 28 May 2026 12:51:30 +0000 en hourly 1 What Language Teachers Should Ask Any AI Vendor Before Signing: A Checklist From Someone on the Other Side of the Table https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/ https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 12:51:30 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10216 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/feed/ 0 From AI-Supported ESL Writing to Co-Researchers: Empowering Refugee Youth Through Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/ https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 17:56:30 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10211 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/feed/ 0 From Classroom to the Booth: Professionalizing the Novice Interpreter https://fltmag.com/professionalizing-novice-interpreter/ https://fltmag.com/professionalizing-novice-interpreter/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 23:53:18 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10191 By 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,

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]]> https://fltmag.com/professionalizing-novice-interpreter/feed/ 1 Cheating With AI? If You’re Serious About Language Learning, Sure! https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/ https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 16:28:33 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10185 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/feed/ 0 Lessons from a Year with Speakology AI in the Language Classroom https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/ https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 00:14:02 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10174 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/feed/ 0 ACTSET: An Approach to AI Prompting for Language Educators https://fltmag.com/actset-for-educators/ https://fltmag.com/actset-for-educators/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:20:55 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10114 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/actset-for-educators/feed/ 0 Integrating Digital Storytelling to Bridge Culture and Language Learning in Novice Arabic  https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/ https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:07 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10090 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/feed/ 0 Building a Repository of Teaching Materials to Support Language Learning Experiences Based on Planetarium Star Shows https://fltmag.com/repository-planetarium-star-shows/ https://fltmag.com/repository-planetarium-star-shows/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:55:54 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10082 By 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.

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]]> https://fltmag.com/repository-planetarium-star-shows/feed/ 0 Reimagining Course Objectives in the Age of AI https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/ https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:23:04 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10061 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/feed/ 2 Behind the Scenes of Using Virtual Reality in Language Classrooms: My Journey as a Research Assistant https://fltmag.com/behind-the-scenes-virtual-reality/ https://fltmag.com/behind-the-scenes-virtual-reality/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:45:15 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10067 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/behind-the-scenes-virtual-reality/feed/ 0 Chatbots From Classroom to Conference: Fostering Collaboration in Language Learning with Mizou https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/ https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:15:56 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10040 By 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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]]> https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/feed/ 4 AI Chatbots for Beginning Language Learners https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots-for-beginning-language-learners/ https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots-for-beginning-language-learners/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:31:51 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9911 By 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

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