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By Claire Nightingale, Whittell High School Spanish Teacher, Zephyr Cove, NV DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EPCN7371 Introduction Lingostar.ai offers a pathway toward linguistic proficiency through AI chat. On Lingostar.ai, learners use their microphones to chat with the AI bot on a variety of
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By Per Urlaub and Eva Dessein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AZNY2894 Introduction As we are about to enter the second quarter of the twenty-first century, language and intercultural education has been disrupted by two developments: the global pandemic,
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By Johnathon Beals, University of Michigan DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/AHCN5851 On “Ontological Shock” and the Existential Question This past year I was acquainted with the phrase “ontological shock”. The sense that how you conceive of the world you inhabit, what exists therein,
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By Elizabeth Enkin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NYPH3901 My journey with emerging technology began in our language lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2018, when we first began looking at how the lab could provide nontraditional language learning opportunities
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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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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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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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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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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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By 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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By Sharon Cashen, Hunter Valley Grammar School, Australia DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/UOWW6436 LingoTeach.ai is an AI (artificial intelligence) tool created by language teachers for language teachers that gives you an easy way to create language teaching resources. It is very intuitive and
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/RKON2834 Introduction In recent years, memes have become a popular internet trend. They are widely used to share feelings or ideas in a humorous way. Memes typically consist of an image or
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WYWH8808 Introduction Formative (also known as GoFormative), a website that helps educators create digital assignments, see learners’ work and engagement in real-time, and give feedback faster than ever (for more details about
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By Priya Panday-Shukla, Washington State University, and Shannon Donnally Quinn, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/MLLW1426 Introduction While ChatGPT is the most well-known Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool available at this point, there are also other applications using AI that teachers might
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