CONFERENCE PROGRAM

9:00-9:30 – Shillman Hall Lobby                                                                                                                                                                          

Registration and Coffee                                                                 

Plenary – Shillman 105 

9:30-9:45 – Opening Remarks: Stacey Katz Bourns, Professor of Cultures, Societies and Global Studies; Director, World Languages Center | Northeastern University  

9:45-10:45 – Keynote Address: Per Urlaub, Director, Global Languages Professor of the Practice of German and Second Language Studies | Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  The Translation Nexus: Where Language, Literature, and STEM Education Converge

Session 1A – Shillman 105 

• 11:00  Captivating Classrooms: AI Image Generators Contributing to Language Acquisition Strategies |
  Silvia Giorgini-Althoen, Christine Knapp, Cori Peet, Dolly Tittle,Wayne State University

• 11:20  Let’s Code for Languages: Integrating AI Chatbots into Language Learning |
  Ann Cai, Northeastern University

• 11:40  Empowering Educators: Strategies for Effective GenAI Integration in the Language Classroom and Reskilling Initiatives |
  Kazuko Saito, Mieko Sperbeck, John Jay, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY)
   

Session 1B – Shillman 220

• 11:00  Discourse on AI: Bridging 21st-Century Skills with Generative Technology in Advanced Japanese Classes |
  Sachiko Hiramatsu, Brown University

• 11:20  Bridging Art, Narration, and Language Proficiency Using AI Image Generators in the Language Classroom |
  Azlín Perdomo, María Datel, Boston University 

• 11:40  Biases in Machine Learning and Implications for Generative AI Technologies |
  Ayako Anderson, Northeastern University

Lunch – Shillman 215               

12:00-1:00 Lunch will be served to all registered attendees. Make sure to get your ticket at the registration desk.    

Session 2A  –  Shillman 105                                                                                                                                                                         

• 1:00  Navigating politics: using ChatGPT to support political debate in advanced language courses |
  Emily Goodling, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

• 1:20  Plurilingual Collaborations & Technology: Enhancing Linguistic Skills and Cultural Competence through a Tele-Collaborative Project | Eva Dessein, Joseph Borkowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• 1:40  Gamifying Japanese Language Learning: The Nihongo Adventure Experience in Gather.Town |
  Nanaka Okamura, Yuki Yoshimura, University of Massachusetts Amherst
   

Session 2B – Shillman 220

• 1:00 Enhancing Language Learning Through Immersive Virtual Reality: A Study of VR’s Impact in Japanese Education |
  Ayumi Arima, Yuki Yoshimura, University of Massachusetts Amherst 

• 1:20  Developing Multicultural Communicative Competence in an Online Context: Lessons from a Bilingual Discussion Forum between Hindi and English Language Learners | Shilpa Parnami, Boston University 

• 1:40  Yoruba Proverbs and Storified Pedagogy |
  Victor Alabi, Brown University 

Closing Remarks – Shillman 105

2:00-2:30 Vance Ricks, Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science | Northeastern University

2:30 Coffee Break, Raffle & Networking