I was honored to accept the invitation to present the Yale OER Repository of Language Teaching and Learning Modules at the prestigious 6th International Hindi Conference, held in a stunning 150-year-old New York building. Our primary goal in creating this resource has always been to share it with the language-teaching community. We understand that developing … Continue reading Sharing Open Education Resources at The 6th International Hindi Conference
A Year of AI Intervention; Where Are We Now? A workshop at the Connecticut Council of Language Teachers’ Fall Conference on October 17th, 2024, at Southern Connecticut State University. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing various industries, and language education is no exception. This presentation looked into the practical applications of AI in language teaching, providing … Continue reading A Year of AI Intervention; Where Are We Now?
Organizing events that inspire both students and educators is a goal that I will always have in mind. Read more about it here. Arabic Shadow Puppetry Lecture and Workshop
Developing an OER repository for Language Teaching.
The Great Powers of the Blue Genie is a reflective short story on the powers of AI. It tries to put in perspective that despite its novelty, the powers of AI were not the first that people were faced with. In an attempt to link the distant past with the vivacious present, the piece creates a link of similarities, poses a lot of questions, and leaves the final judgment to the reader.
AI was used in part in the process of creating the piece.
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Leveraging AI for Richer Interactions A Flagship lead program hosted at Yale University June 3 – 7 / 2024 With much gratitude to the Yale Center for Language Study for providing us with this opportunity. And much appreciation for the wonderful collaboration of my teammates with whom I worked to produce our final model: Dinning … Continue reading Leveraging AI for Richer Interactions
The ‘Developing an OER Repository of Heritage Language Teaching and Learning Modules’ project at Yale University, initiated by Angela Lee-Smith (Korean) and developed in collaboration with Sarab Al Ani (Arabic), Ninghui Liang (Chinese), Peisong Xu (Chinese), and Mansi Bajaj (Hindi), is supported by the Yale Center for Language Study as part of Instructional Innovation Workshop 2024. This … Continue reading Open Education Resource; a Repository of Language Teaching and Learning Modules
In an article that is devoted to the Heritage Meets Heritage event (read about it here), the Arabic Heritage Track is featured shedding light on its role in serving our heritage students. Read the YDL article here.
My Heritage Language Educator colleagues and I were thrilled to present ‘Heritage Meets Heritage: A Celebration of Cultural Exchange’ in the Yale Share Group. This event, ‘Heritage Meets Heritage,’ was the culmination of months of collaboration between my Heritage Language Educator colleagues and me. We’re excited to continue and expand this collaboration in the future!” … Continue reading The collaboration continues.
Generative AI is playing an increasing role in language education. Therefore, It was important for me to seek professional development opportunities that help improve my knowledge in this field before I can use AI effectively in my classroom. All professional development opportunities below were successfully completed in the Academic year 23-24. 1. Generative AI in … Continue reading Generative AI: Professional Development
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I was happy to be one of the organizers of Heritage Meets Heritage event2024. Students from 18 different Heritage Languages. Talking and Sharing experiences as Heritage Language Speakers. Discussing and listening to one another. Playing Kahoot and earning prizes. Participating in a Rafel and Earning some more prizes. It would not be a true Heritage … Continue reading Heritage Meets Heritage 2024
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It always brings me joy to accept the invitation I receive from the Yale Center for Language Study. Today was one such invitation where I spoke to students of the Fundamentals of Language Teaching Course on Multiliteracy and selecting texts for the language classroom.
Program Evaluation: Arabic Language Program at Yale University
This presentation will discuss an in-progress evaluation of the new pilot program that was adopted in the Elementary level of the Arabic Language Program at Yale University.
I was truly excited to collaborate with my colleague Anna Iacovella and present in a panel on designing asynchronous assignments at the North East Modern Language Association Annual Convention.
Happy to accept NYATC’s invitation to present at their event to Celebrate World Arabic Language Day and to share insights and best practices in teaching and learning Arabic.