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By Julia Simon, Spanish and EAL Teacher at the American Overseas School of Rome DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YXDS4511 The Problem: Apathy and the Assessment Trap Language teachers are often tasked with teaching groups of students all coming in at very different language
Read MoreBy 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 Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HCOC4088 Introduction Arcade is a new feature in Padlet since February 2026. It is an AI-powered game creation platform that turns a topic, a file, a website content, or a YouTube video
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BZTI1063 Introduction This article presents 5 takeaways from the 2026 book The AI Illusion: Why Machines Aren’t Creative by Luc Julia (Wiley, ISBN: 9781394412174). Julia, an AI industry insider with over 35
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ETJO1569 This short article is part of a new series called “5 Takeaways”, in which the author of the article gives their reaction to a book or other type of media with
Read MoreDOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AWQC1960 In May 2026, I interviewed Lauren Rosen, IALLT (International Association for Language Learning Technology) President. We talked about her career, her vision for IALLT as its president, and her take on how technologies such as AI have changed
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 Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HSPW3369 Introduction Genially is a platform that allows educators to create a wide range of multimedia materials without needing advanced technical skills. Interactive images, infographics, draggables, games, slides, and videos can all be
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