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By Sherry Maggin and Stephanie Irani-Tehrani, The United States Military Academy Introduction Microsoft’s Reading Progress is a useful tool to practice oral reading fluency in a variety of languages. Considered as a “Learning Accelerator” by Microsoft, Reading Progress is available
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By Richard Cozzens and Eric Bartolotti In this article, we discuss the concept of spaced repetition study (SRS) for language learning and introduce two useful “smart flashcard” apps available for learners and teachers: Anki and Mochi. While the concept of
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By Irina Zaykovskaya, University of Minnesota On a quiet morning in June 2021 I walked into the GULAG History Museum in Moscow, Russia. Of course, I knew about the GULAG (the system of labor camps that functioned across the Soviet
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By Damaris Cordero Badilla, Dra., Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) Introduction Worldchat Live Education is a video chat platform that was founded in 2018 by M.Ed. Anne-Marie LaFortune and formally launched in 2020. It allows teachers and students to
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By Grant Castner, Community Manager for Extempore The 2023 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) conference took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Educators and researchers from around the world gathered to celebrate 40 years of CALICO through
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By Sherry A. Maggin, Zachary F. Miller, William E. Choate, The United States Military Academy Language immersion experiences can be an opportunity for significant gains not only in language skills and cultural awareness, but also for personal growth
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By Anna Hubbard and Carter Griffith, University of Minnesota Introduction Having an efficient and accurate course placement tool saves time and resources for both students and instructors. A good placement tool should assist students early in their academic career so
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By Priya Panday-Shukla, Washington State University, and Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University Introduction While ChatGPT is the most well-known Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool available at this point, there are also other applications using AI that teachers might want to
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Presenter: Maureen Gassert Lamb In this webinar, participants learn about the current ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and how they can be used for various tasks in the language classroom, including lesson plans, bibliographies, question generation, image creation, study
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By Amanda Romjue, Emory & Henry College Introduction Deck.Toys: Learning Paths for Lesson Adventures is a set of tools to create fun and engaging lessons for students that is very easy to use. The platform allows teachers to combine a
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We asked YOU about your opinion! Since we are all thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI), we wanted to know what everyone has to say about it. We reached out using social media and collected some various ideas and opinions on
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction Every teacher has different toolboxes and favorite websites, but there is one great tool that has been overlooked by many educators: ClassTools.net. It is a simple website with a collection of many
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By Anastasia Izmaylova, Grinnell College Many colleges and universities across the United States offer self-instructed language programs as a way to diversify their language offerings and support students interested in less commonly taught languages. Almost 30 institutions are listed as
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction With the debut of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of users have been using it, including for language teaching and learning. This article will discuss integrating AI (artificial intelligence) into the process
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