The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced February is CTE Month (https://www.acteonline.org/why-cte/cte-awareness/cte-month/), and one technical school in Pennsylvania is launching an innovative credentialing initiative to kick the month off with style.
Language Proficiency: A Compliance Issue in Healthcare Amidst Tech Advances
In an era where AI-driven tools significantly influence the healthcare scenario, the following questions arise: Why should healthcare institutions diligently monitor and assess their employees’ language skills? Could technology reduce the need for human intervention in healthcare settings and reshape the landscape of language proficiency testing?
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Is your proficiency in multiple languages the missing link needed to enhance the ability of the healthcare system to serve patients with limited English skills? What lies ahead for multilingual professionals in healthcare? Will ongoing training and assessments remain crucial for your career relevance in healthcare, even with the integration of artificial intelligence into the healthcare system?
Language at Work: Leveraging the Power of AI in Language Education, Part 2
By Dan Edwards, Ed.D. and Kevin Gaugler, Ph.D.
From the learner’s perspective, AI might turn out to be an ideal complement to Steven Krashen’s Input Hypothesis. According to Krashen, language learners advance by understanding input that is slightly beyond their current level of comprehension, often denoted as ””i+1,” where ‘i’ represents the learner’s current level of language proficiency.
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The spring testing season is upon us. We have prepared useful tips as you ramp up for testing with the AAPPL and ALIRA.
Foreign Language Anxiety: What Is It and How to Overcome It?
As a language learner, have you found yourself filled with dread when needing to speak in a new language? Your heart is racing, palms sweating, and words escaping your mind when trying to speak. If this scenario sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In fact, this heightened feeling of stress has a name: Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA). Many of us language learners experience foreign language anxiety – that gnawing sense of self-doubt and nervousness. In this blog post, we’ll look at this anxiety from a learner’s perspective, exploring its roots and discussing some practical strategies to overcome it.
Language at Work: Leveraging the Power of AI in Language Education, Part 1
By Dan Edwards, Ed.D. and Kevin Gaugler, Ph.D.
In education, the rise of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT has been met with a mix of enthusiasm and caution. Certainly, concerns over the use of artificial intelligence and academic integrity are warranted and should not be overlooked. However, this post aims to shed light on the immediate positive potential of using artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT in the language classroom and how it can be deployed today to support second language educators and second language learners.