artificial intelligence Archives - The FLTMAG https://fltmag.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ IALLT's free language technology magazine Thu, 28 May 2026 12:51:30 +0000 en hourly 1 What Language Teachers Should Ask Any AI Vendor Before Signing: A Checklist From Someone on the Other Side of the Table https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/ https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 12:51:30 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10216 By Maria Le Mura, Founder, Beyond Words DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WUQI7059  In a demo call last autumn, the Head of a World Language Department in the American Midwest asked me a question I had not been asked before. We had just finished

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]]> https://fltmag.com/checklist-ai-vendor/feed/ 0 From AI-Supported ESL Writing to Co-Researchers: Empowering Refugee Youth Through Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/ https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 17:56:30 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10211 By Muhammad Ahmad, University at Buffalo DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/KZKP4254 She had barely spoken during our first session together. When I introduced the project, she sat quietly, nodding along, but saying little. I didn’t push. I had worked long enough with refugee

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]]> https://fltmag.com/empowering-refugee-youth-ypar/feed/ 0 Cheating With AI? If You’re Serious About Language Learning, Sure! https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/ https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 16:28:33 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10185 By Richard Robin, George Washington University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/FTHK2466 In fall 2022, teachers across the globe woke up in a cold sweat to the debut of ChatGPT: this was the end of essay-writing, the death knell for homework, a stake in

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]]> https://fltmag.com/cheating-with-ai/feed/ 0 Lessons from a Year with Speakology AI in the Language Classroom https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/ https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 00:14:02 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10174 By Sarab Al Ani, Yale University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/SFZP9372 Over the past academic year, I have integrated Speakology AI into my curriculum for Intermediate Heritage Arabic learners—a project made possible through the Yale Poorvu Center AI Course Revision Grant. This grant

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]]> https://fltmag.com/year-with-speakology/feed/ 0 Brisk Teaching: An AI Tool Worth a Serious Look  https://fltmag.com/brisk-teaching/ https://fltmag.com/brisk-teaching/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:08:19 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10123 By Gisele El Khoury, St. Lawrence University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/EHBU6644 Introduction Teachers often feel they must spend countless hours providing individualized, timely feedback, creating lesson plans, building quizzes, and differentiating materials for diverse learners, a workload that frequently leads to burnout.

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]]> https://fltmag.com/brisk-teaching/feed/ 0 Integrating Digital Storytelling to Bridge Culture and Language Learning in Novice Arabic  https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/ https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:07 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10090 By Nevine Abraham, Carnegie Mellon University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/NHSJ3527 Many novice learners of Arabic navigate layers of complexity that students of Latin-based languages rarely encounter, such as mastering a completely different alphabet system and letter connectivity while balancing the dual demands

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]]> https://fltmag.com/integrating-digital-storytelling-to-bridge-culture-and-language-learning-in-novice-arabic/feed/ 0 Reimagining Course Objectives in the Age of AI https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/ https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:23:04 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10061 By Deborah Cafiero, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer, School of World Languages and Cultures, University of Vermont DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/WCKE3888 Some educators may embrace generative AI as a pedagogical revolution, while others caution about its potential to replace human thought with an automated

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]]> https://fltmag.com/reimagining-course-objectives-ai/feed/ 2 Chatbots From Classroom to Conference: Fostering Collaboration in Language Learning with Mizou https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/ https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:15:56 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10040 By Carmen De Lorenzo, Michigan State University, and Silvia Giorgini-Althoen, Wayne State University DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.69732/LJOQ6934 Introduction Language teachers today are moving beyond initial experimentation with AI toward intentionally designing student-centered learning experiences that reflect their pedagogical values, creativity, and goals.

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]]> https://fltmag.com/chatbots-collaboration-mizou/feed/ 4 Opening the Toolbox: Creating & Customizing AI Chatbots for Language Learning: IALLT Featured Webinar of 2025 https://fltmag.com/featured-webinar-ai-chatbots/ https://fltmag.com/featured-webinar-ai-chatbots/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:48:57 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=10001 Presenters: 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/featured-webinar-ai-chatbots/feed/ 0 From Prompt to Print: Crafting Personal Illustrated Storybooks with Gemini Storybook https://fltmag.com/gemini-storybook/ https://fltmag.com/gemini-storybook/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:36:52 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9990 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/gemini-storybook/feed/ 1 AI Chatbots for Beginning Language Learners https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots-for-beginning-language-learners/ https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots-for-beginning-language-learners/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:31:51 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9911 By 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

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]]> https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots-for-beginning-language-learners/feed/ 2 Making Space for Real Conversations: AI Chatbots in the Language Classroom https://fltmag.com/real-conversations-ai-chatbots/ https://fltmag.com/real-conversations-ai-chatbots/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:38:03 +0000 https://fltmag.com/?p=9902 By 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

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