May 5th
TESOL 2023 Debrief (May 5th, 10:00 - 11:00 AM, MCK 175)
YLC staff and Self-Study Program tutors Fundagül Arslan and Bibi Halima will share memorable insights and trends from this past March's TESOL conference that was held in Portland.
For more information regarding TESOL, please visit the TESOL website linked here
May 23rd
TalkAbroad and Conversifi Demos
In this session both TalkAbroad and Conversifi will be demoed for attendees. These are both platforms to help students develop their oral skills by connecting them with real native speakers of the target language. Kelley Howarth and Connie Dickey will demo these tools, and explain how they incorporated them in their Spanish and French courses.
This demo will be held at Yamada Language Center (MCK 175) on May 23rd from 3 PM to 4:30 PM
For more information on TalkAbroad and Conversifi, please see the links below:
June 12th
ChatGPT, Generative AI, and the Language Classroom (MCK 175 10:00 - 11:30 AM)
Learn what Generative AI is, practice using ChatGPT, and discuss ways these tools could be used in a language classroom.
This session will provide an overview and demonstration of various AI-driven tools available to the public. Participants will see some ways that ChatGPT can be prompted to produce desirable results, and practice using it to create outputs that could be used in a language classroom. A discussion will follow the hands-on portion of this session.
Please remember to bring a laptop, as we will be working with ChatGPT during this session! Attendees are also encouraged to create an account for ChatGPT before the session.