March 2024 Archives - The FLTMAG

Interactive Video Tools: A Comparison

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:14:29 +0000

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

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Automated Transcription with MacWhisper

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:13:43 +0000

By 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

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Revolutionize Your Teaching Toolkit with Magicschool.ai’s Wizardry

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:20:28 +0000

By 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

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Little World Libraries to Boost World Literacy on Campus

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:10:02 +0000

By 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

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Suno AI: Language Learning with AI Songwriting

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:14:02 +0000

By 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

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IALLT Interview Project Episode 11: Interview about LingoTeach.AI with Alasdair Harris

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:33 +0000

DOI: 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

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Sprinkling Enchanting Pixie Dust on Teaching and Learning with Gamification

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:14:23 +0000

By 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

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Implementing Gameful Activities in an Online Class

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:10:46 +0000

By 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

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Leveled Texts and Resources with Diffit

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:19:59 +0000

By 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

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Getting To Know Your Professors: St. Lawrence University’s Language Resource Center Fun Instagram Series

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:43:14 +0000

By 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

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Ñ! Magazine – CLASS MAGS for Language Learners

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 20:54:34 +0000

By 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

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Assessing Arabic Proverb Translation Accuracy: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and Google Translate with Pedagogical Applications

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:39:13 +0000

By 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

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