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.

In a praxis-oriented research project, a self-learning program is trained to give automated feedback on open writing tasks performed by German language learners. It is not aimed at replacing teachers, but at making their work more efficient and allowing for a more personalized approach to learning a foreign language.