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😮 Shocking Fact at University Open Days In the last few weeks, I have been accompanying my daughter to visit different universities in London. We attended some lectures on Modern Languages and other courses. I was surprised to hear that at certain leading UK institutions, students who take Modern Languages as an undergraduate degree are not trained to use CAT (Computer-Assisted translation) Tools, which are only taught at postgraduate level. Really? This is July 2024! What are your thoughts on this? Shouldn't CAT training be included in undergraduate programs? Possibly a completely new curriculum should be developed to prepare language professionals to work alongside the robots (AI). #MFL #UKuniversities #studylanguages #CATtools #universitytraining

It has been a privilege to discover Teachers College, Columbia University Assistant Professor Erik Voss, Ph.D.'s points of views about #ArtificialIntelligence and how we can delve into its impact on language assessment in the seminar "Current applications of Artificial Intelligence in Language Assessment".😊✨️🙌 🎯 In this webinar we have discussed  📌 Artificial Intelligence in Writing Assessment  📌 Artificial Intelligence in Speaking Assessment  📌Artificial Intelligence in Sing Language Assessment   📌Automated Item Generation (AIG) 📌Artificial Intelligence in Assessment Security Special thanks to Duolingo English Test for this impactful event.  Columbia University  Duolingo #artificialintelligence #aiineducation #aitools #machinelearning #aes #awe #professionaldevelopment #technology #educationaltechnology #technology #in #education #elt #esl #colombiauniversity #ivyleague #automated #languageassessment #scoring #data #writing #development #professionalgrowth #langauge #assessment #developingaitools

Linguistics Colloquium, Ohio University I had a presentation about my research on "Instructional Strategies to Reduce Learner Stress in an Online Learning Environment."

New Cambridge Element free to download until June 19th. "Input". From the website: "This Element offers an overview of the key concepts related to input and the major lines of research exploring its nature and its role in second language learning. It then puts things together into a coherent, if controversial, picture of input and its role in development, emphasizing the place of consciousness. In this and most other current perspectives, implicit (unconscious) input-based learning is the heart of second language acquisition. This suggests two general options for teaching: (a) trust the natural implicit processes, trying to create optimal conditions for them; (b) direct those processes to selected features of the input, probably using explicit instruction. The conclusion is that (a) appears preferable." https://lnkd.in/dn29Znf2

Are you a professor, lecturer, or school teacher curious about the future of AI in language teaching? Join us to explore the transformative AI in language teaching at our upcoming workshop! #AIinEducation #LanguageTeaching #FutureOfLearning

Kind reminder for our next AEA Europe Inclusive Assessment SIG webinar on Tuesday 14th of May 2024. Our speaker is Dr Letizia Cinganotto, former Senior Researcher at INDIRE. Letizia is a Lecturer at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy, where she is also Rectoral Delegate for International Relations and a member of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Language Evaluation and Certification (CVCL). She holds a PhD in synchronic, diachronic, and applied linguistics and the National Scientific Qualification as an Associate Professor. She is a member of different working groups and scientific committees both nationally and internationally. She has published a large number of articles and five volumes. The title of her presentation is: "Using #CLIL and #learning #technologies with a focus on #AI to promote #inclusive #assessment". Starting from the main pillars of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), the presentation will highlight the potential of technologies in a CLIL learning environment in terms of students' #participation, #engagement, and #learning #outcomes. Particular attention will be devoted to Artificial Intelligence for the development and #enhancement of the four modes of #communication described in the #Common #European #Framework of #Reference for #Languages, Companion Volume, interconnecting and integrating #language #competence and #subject #content from a CLIL perspective, with particular focus on #inclusive #assessment. Examples of #AI-#powered #tools to be experimented in a CLIL class, especially for inclusive assessment will be mentioned and explored through a "hands-on" #approach. As the #Chair of AEA-Europe's Inclusive Assessment SIG, I look forward to this insightful presentation and to fruitful conversations about how we can integrate #CLIL with #AI #learning #technologies to promote #inclusive #assessment in #Higher #Education. #CLIL #inclusive #assessment #CPD #professional #bodies #networking #Higher #Education #teaching #learning #assessment #multilingualism #AI #digital #literacy #EDI

Check out my latest contribution to digitally-enhanced foreign language learning. Here's the editorial of an Special Issue on feedback and evaluation aided by digital technologies. Introduction: Language Teaching Feedback and Assessment Aided by Digital Technologies https://lnkd.in/dcCxdN4F

This research-based academic book, produced with the aim to build on the related literature, thus draws the attention of the reader to some digitalized and AI-based pedagogical matters significant enough to consider in language teaching and learning processes. https://lnkd.in/eG4ygR3v #newbook #AI #language #teaching #education

Check out this new webinar on June 23! #ELT #TESOL #AI #professionaldevelopment

Call for Chapter Proposals: From the start, educational technology is concerned with the ways for transforming language teaching and learning in the realm of the learners’ individual needs and preferences through self-led or personalized learning experiences. However, these experiences do vary, and thus, urge language teachers to analyse learners’ strengths and weaknesses to tailor the content and the level of difficulty in order to suit the learners’ needs. Therefore, this edited book, "Reimagining Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Education", proposes to compile conceptual, empirical, and theoretical research that contributes to the understanding of utilizing intelligent computer assistive educational technologies to make more informed choices for learner success. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 10, 2024, a chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Please visit https://lnkd.in/d7wh5XGE for more details regarding this publication and to submit your work. You can also find detailed manuscript formatting and submission guidelines at https://lnkd.in/dCwAMmjy prior to submission. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.