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By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Wenying Zhou, and Adam Gacs, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IJKG5055 Introduction Interactive videos are video clips that have added interactive elements that display during playback (e.g. callouts, content checks/questions, links) and enable viewers to
Read MoreBy Dan Nickolai, Saint Louis University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WRRK5241 The generative artificial intelligence eruption of the past two years has been centered primarily on conversational chatbots like Google’s Gemini (formerly Bard) and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Much less attention has been paid to
Read MoreBy Farah S. Akbar, Teachers College, Columbia University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IMFI3781 Introduction Language teaching can be a rewarding but challenging profession. Language teachers often have to juggle multiple classes, design engaging lesson plans, create and adapt various materials, and assess their
Read MoreBy Jean Janecki, Mount Holyoke College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JRPB3091 When your college is located in a smaller rural community, students’ contact and interaction with native speakers of foreign languages and different cultures can be limited. Like most language center directors, I
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ITFV6200 Introduction Have you ever thought about using AI tools for creating songs? Suno AI emerges as a pioneering force for this kind of AI-driven audio technology. It was launched at the
Read MoreDOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DCOQ5822 In this interview, Jeff discusses Lingoteach.ai with its founder, Alasdair Harris. Alasdair explains his background as a language teacher as well as a technologist, expounding upon his vision for the use of technology specifically to support instructors. The
Read MoreBy Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni, Center for Teaching and Learning, Western Oregon University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NAIZ7635 “All it takes is faith and trust… Oh! And something I forgot: Dust. Just a little bit of pixie dust.” ~ Peter Pan School is a
Read MoreBy Alona Kladieva, PhD student, SLAT, University of Arizona DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ADRN5646 Introduction A classroom buzzing with excitement, where learning becomes a captivating adventure and students embark on thrilling quests to unlock language mysteries. This sounds like a perfect image of
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UTXL6643 Introduction Have you heard of Diffit? It is a brand new, AI-based tool for teachers to easily convert any content to all reading levels. It gives educators leveled texts and resources
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IQEA1122 This year, the Language Resource Center at St. Lawrence University has been working on exploring the core of academia through the lens of interpersonal connection. In this time when social media
Read MoreBy Daniel Verdugo, Ann Arbor Public Schools DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/OBCG2451 Ñ! magazine is an educational project of Huron High School, in Ann Arbor Public Schools, Michigan. This bilingual print publication is designed to meet the Standards of Foreign Languages in the
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CTLS7669 Introduction Due to their cultural specificity, metaphorical language, contextual reliance, regional differences, and idiomatic usage, several Arabic proverbs are extremely challenging to translate. Proverb translation is regarded as difficult since it
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VXNJ7637 This year I found myself unexpectedly teaching a class on Russian and Eastern European science fiction in translation. I had taught the class before, but it had been several years, so
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