Learn about ChatGPT and other AI platforms. This session will review how AI can assist language teachers with lesson planning, assessment, and provide better feedback to students. We will learn what this tool is, its capabilities, and how it can make our teaching tasks more efficient.
These activities have been consistent winners in my classroom for the last eight years. They're simple, low prep, they work across all levels in all languages, and my students love them. Make them into a warm up, a review, an introduction, I've used them in all capacities. Please join me, especially if you are new to teaching and are looking for ways to get your students to talk!
This session presents case studies from low-intermediate to advanced high school Spanish classes, showing how students improved their presentational and interpersonal writing skills using a trained AI tutor. Learn how AI reinforces learning outcomes through real-time, personalized feedback, enhancing engagement and supporting differentiated learning.
Are you interested in broadening your French curriculum by including Haitian culture and helping students break stereotypes? Haiti’s history has often been erased, and the media have mainly reduced Haiti to a country plagued by poverty and chaos, but the French classroom is the ideal place to change this narrative by including Haitian voices.
In this session, participants will explore the integration of influential historical and mythical Mexican women into their lessons. We’ll examine the cultural, social, and historical contexts that shaped these women’s lives and explore their lasting impact on Mexican culture. This session celebrates the resilience, creativity, and empowerment embodied by these legendary figures.
Want better interpersonal interaction? Participate in an interactive session to prepare students to debate globally minded topics. With the right input and enough thematic understanding, interpersonal interaction is enjoyable and doesn’t require laboring over grading for hours. This interactive session that will keep everyone on their toes through the final portion of the session: the debate!
Looking to develop a systemic curriculum and align your program’s goals? This session explores integrating basic and advanced Chinese curricula through a year-long university project. Engage in brainstorming and group discussions to create a localized curriculum suited to your institution. Share strategies to align curricula and enhance program design for effective language instruction.
