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The Future of Language Learning

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Technology will make the teacher's tasks easier, make lessons more effective and interesting, and give all the people better chances to learn, understand and utilize foreign languages.
Is that really true? What do we have to consider, discuss as a society or where is social governance necessary?

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Artificial Intelligence in Foreign Language Teaching
 How is the role of teachers changing as a result of the application of artificial intelligence?

Prof Dr. Torben Schmidt is an important voice in the field of digital foreign language learning. In an interview with Dr. Moritz Dittmeyer, he discusses the potential and the challenges of AI technologies in foreign language learning.
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Artificial intelligence in foreign language learning
 AI Can’t Cut It: Correcting Language Learners’ Writing Still Has to Be Done by Hand

Many providers of AI writing assistants promise “high-quality writing at the push of a button”. Proofreading and editing software is now capable of instantly correcting reams of text and providing suggested improvements. But how good are these AI editors, and do they help foreign language learners learn to write well themselves?
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Artificial intelligence in foreign language learning
 How AI software is making its way into language learning

AI technology is now omnipresent and it’s hard to imagine teaching a foreign language these days without it. Here’s a look at the emerging field of natural language processing and potential uses (and abuses) of AI tools in language courses.
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Symposium for Teachers and the General Public
 Transformation of foreign language learning

The process of learning a foreign language is radically changing in this day and age. Language learning apps are catching on and superseding traditional approaches to foreign language learning. How will AI tools impact foreign language learning in future?

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