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By Kevin Richards, Michele Anciaux Aoki, and Shannon Donnally Quinn DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/USZM8334 The ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo took place November 21-23 in New Orleans. Over 6000 attendees had the opportunity to participate in a large variety of
Read MorePresenters: Dr. Rachel Mamiya Hernandez and Dr. Richard Medina, Center for Language & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MEYK2207 This webinar shows how instructors and students can use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to design and build custom AI-powered chatbots
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CEPA3379 Introduction Gemini Storybook is a new feature in Google Gemini as of August 2025. It generates a personalized 10-page storybook in under a minute with customizable artwork, audio, and text in
Read MoreBy Akiko Meguro and Todd Bryant, Dickinson College DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/CZNP1530 Introduction One of the challenges facing language teachers is creating engaging out-of-class assignments that support the communicative goals of the current lesson while also providing useful feedback. Online workbooks offer
Read MoreBy Nataliya Spirydovich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/YHRJ4554 We’ve all been there: students freeze up in conversation practice, or the more confident ones dominate while the quieter ones fade into the background. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can shift that
Read MoreBy Christiane Reves, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Language Program Director for German, Department of German, New York University, former Assistant Teaching Professor and Lower Division Coordinator German, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University and Mariana Bahtchevanova, PhD,
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/IMLG1774 Introduction When Flip/Flipgrid was sunsetted, many educators started to search for something to fill the gap. Now you can consider Snorkl. It is a web-based platform that allows students to respond
Read MoreBy Petra Juna Jennings (University of Ostrava, the Czech Technical University in Prague) and Christina Thunstedt (Technical University of Munich) DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LJYY3571 Europe goes to Hawaii When we first met on Oahu at FLEAT 8, after long flights from Germany
Read MoreBy Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FPCO4009 Although I have typically been a person who has been quick to adopt new technologies in my teaching, I have a deep ambivalence about AI (artificial intelligence). Though I will not
Read MoreBy Lauren Rosen, Universities of Wisconsin DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SNXT5205 Have you ever wished students could overcome speaking anxiety, engage in more personalized conversations with native-like tutors, and practice using the vocabulary and structures they truly need? Well, that time is now,
Read MoreBy Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WEYZ7787 Introduction As language educators, we constantly seek ways to make our students’ learning more engaging and meaningful, especially in online and hybrid settings where the connection can feel distant. While textbooks
Read MoreBy Kit Pribble, Wake Forest University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NLOX4487 The Problem: Ethical Challenges “Is it okay to use AI for this?” is a question I have faced often over the past few years. It has been posed by anxious students trying
Read MoreBy Nihan Sanic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EMVO1008 Founded in 2009, Grammarly started as a basic spell checker and quickly evolved into a full-fledged AI-powered writing assistant. Unlike spell checkers, Grammarly provides real-time feedback in four categories. Correctness underlines
Read MoreBy Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XXIL7439 Introduction Since the launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in 2022 and its subsequent variations, generative AI powered by large language models has achieved a new level of competence. These chatbots can
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