IALLT's free language technology magazine
By Molly Yang, University of Michigan, Yue Yang, Peking University, and Wenying Zhou, Michigan State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/DMYI3866 Introduction As language teachers, meeting the diverse needs of students can be overwhelming and time-consuming. We often have to create everything–reading materials,
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy Natalia Ivashchenko, English Language Instructor and Exam Preparation Specialist DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/XQZU5102 Introduction Visuals have long supported language teaching. They provide context, reduce ambiguity, and invite interpretation. Yet finding the right image for a particular lesson objective can be unexpectedly
Read MoreBy Amanda Dalola and Sabrina Fluegel, University of Minnesota DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FYWH5040 When ChatGPT burst onto the educational scene in November 2022, language teachers found themselves in a familiar position: curious, intrigued, and perhaps a little skeptical. Some saw exciting possibilities
Read MoreBy Jessika Foreshee DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/TVGV3190 It was a Tuesday afternoon and I had just walked into a hot yoga class. The room was starting to fill up with fellow yogis, unrolling their mats and settling in. I had come to
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