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Managing the Muchedumbre: Low-Anxiety Tech Tools for SLA

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:30:37 +0000

By Sonya Nankin, M.S., Spanish Teacher and Writer DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VDLS8975 Target Audience and Instructional Context This article is specifically pitched at 6th-12th grade language educators working with Novice to Intermediate second language learners. It is necessary to distinguish the high

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Ask, Push Back, Reconsider: AI as a Native-Speaker Informant

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:58:42 +0000

By Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MDPP1855 I keep saying that I am somewhat of an AI skeptic, and I still have many reservations about AI use, including concerns about its environmental impact and the ways in which

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Finding Our People: Why Gathering Still Matters in 2026

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:24:13 +0000

By Edwige Simon, Senior Director of Learning and Technology Solutions, International Center for Language Studies, Programs Director, IALLT DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CFJX1706 My first IALLT conference was at Tufts University in 2007. It was also my first presentation at an international conference.

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Human Authenticity Meets AI: Empowering Language Teaching and Learning with LingoLesson

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:49:36 +0000

By Karen Villalba, Universidad Nacional, Colombia DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/VDLS8975 Introduction LingoLesson is a modern learning management system designed specifically for language teachers and learners. Built around the reality that student speaking practice often disappears immediately after class ends, LingoLesson captures audio

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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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