November 2026 Archives - The FLTMAG

From Accessible Materials to Shared Practice: Redesigning Four Levels of Spanish Through UDL and Generative AI

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:19:53 +0000

By María Datel, Carmen Torre Pérez, Philip Noonan, Pau Cañigueral Batllosera, and Edgardo Tormos Bigles, Boston University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VURL7927 The Question that Changed our Work What makes a language activity accessible? Is it a transcript accompanying a recording, a choice

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When the Text Becomes the Interface: Turning a Classical Chinese Story into a Social Media Game

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:01:09 +0000

By Ching-Yu (Momo) Hu, Hsin Ke Junior High School, Taiwan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/JAEW8386 I have been teaching Chinese in Taiwanese junior high schools for fifteen years. One pattern keeps returning. Students may be able to explain an old story clearly once

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How AI Helped My Son Learn French Through a Story He Already Loved

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:29:26 +0000

By Marvin Starominski-Uehara, Temple University Japan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MPXQ7682 In this article, I will give an account of an experience that I had with my own child’s language learning. I would like to offer it as an inspirational story that might

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And Then What Happened? Extending Authentic Materials with AI

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:29:52 +0000

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AQOR4238 Introduction I keep saying that I have extremely mixed feelings about artificial intelligence (AI) – which is still true – but I also keep finding new ways that AI can help

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A Spanish Writing Center Origin Story

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:32:29 +0000

By Caitlin Cornell, Ph.D., Michigan State University and Maria Laura Zalazar, Ph.D. Student, Georgetown University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VZGY4837 Introduction The Spanish Writing Center (SWC) in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University began as a collaboration between the

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The AI Question in Language Teaching: Where to Begin

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:26:39 +0000

By Hamza Achahoud, PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at Ibn Zohr University, Morocco DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/ZMPE3811 Only a few years after the announcement of the first commercialized generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbots, for some of us, they have already found a

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AI as Collaborator: Human-Written Lyrics, AI-Sung Music, and Critical Reflection

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:01:23 +0000

By Angela Lee-Smith, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/BRCF8318 Introduction and Rationale How can students turn their own stories into songs in a language they are still learning? Music has long provided language learners with opportunities to engage with language, culture, and

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ElevenLabs – A High-Quality Audio Generation Tool

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:47:41 +0000

By Lidia Gault, University of Wisconsin-Madison DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TPCD3222 Introduction While language instructors can easily get access to a plethora of listening materials available online, sometimes I still find myself struggling to locate exactly what I want my students to listen

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Understanding RAG: A Game-Changer for Language Learning

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:20:22 +0000

By Anne Pham and Hillary Zhong, Dickinson College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MQIK7847 Introduction: A STEM Student’s Perspective on AI in Education As a STEM student, I’ve been thinking a lot about AI and what it can do for education. In my math

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5 Takeaways from “The Non-Designer’s Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice” by Robin Williams

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:46:03 +0000

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/HBFF9407 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

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CALICO 2026 Conference Report

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:05:39 +0000

By Lisa Frumkes, Independent Educator DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YWDB3075 The 2026 symposium of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) was held July 7-11 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. This year’s theme was “Language with a Good Heart: Nurturing Human Connections

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ChatGPT Voice to Assist in German Language Conversation

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:34:21 +0000

By Mike Dettinger, PhD, Louisiana State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KXKM2998 Introduction Since the spring semester 2024, our Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures (WLLC) at Louisiana State University (LSU) has embraced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our language

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