Category Archives: Workshops and Presentations

Upcoming Presentations

Envisioning Artificial Intelligence at Yale: Interdisciplinary Symposium Panel; AI: A New Dimension in Language Feedback  May 9th @ 2:30 pm This session will demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be seamlessly integrated into language classrooms to provide effective and engaging feedback, transforming it into a practical tool for immediate application within the Yale community. Beyond theoretical … Continue reading Upcoming Presentations

One Year of AI: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

I was truly delighted  to contribute to the virtual day by presenting “One Year of AI: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.” I was particularly honored to participate alongside a distinguished group of presenters, whose diverse perspectives enriched the discourse. We are grateful for the hard work of the numerous esteemed organizations and universities that constituted … Continue reading One Year of AI: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

AI; New Dimensions in Language Feedback

I am happy to have presented at the MWALLT 2025 conference. The presentation focused on the significant impact of AI on language feedback. It argued that traditional feedback, which often focused on knowledge acquisition and error correction, fell short of fostering true language proficiency. By leveraging the power of AI, the presentation showed how we … Continue reading AI; New Dimensions in Language Feedback

Building an OER Repository of HL Teaching and Learning Modules

NECTFL Conference, Feb 27 – Mar 1st, 2025. This session shares an initiative to develop an Open Educational Resource (OER) repository for heritage language (HL) teaching and learning lesson modules.  A collaborative effort by colleagues from the Yale Heritage Language Community, —Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, and Korean programs, this project aims to create four comprehensive modules … Continue reading Building an OER Repository of HL Teaching and Learning Modules

Bringing the Real World into the Language Classroom; involving the community

Language teachers everywhere strive to ensure that relevance is front and center in their language classes. One of the best ways to ensure relevance is to bring the real world into the classroom (Luukkonen, 2003). Bringing the real world into the classroom might start with using authentic materials but it does not stop there. This … Continue reading Bringing the Real World into the Language Classroom; involving the community

Sharing Open Education Resources at The 6th International Hindi Conference

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 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?

Program Evaluation: Arabic Language Program at Yale University

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.

The evaluation focuses on the question, How does students’ performance after the change (i.e. the pilot program) compare to that before it?? We gathered information via weekly formative assessments, and surveys, and are currently analyzing it. Ultimately, the university plans to use the results to reach the decision of whether or not the pilot program becomes a permanent feature. This presentation will share preliminary results from
the data analysis and the discussion will focus on the next steps in the evaluation process.

ACTFL Annual Convention 2023 Nov 17-19

It was a pleasure presenting with my colleagues Luna Najera and Nandipa Sipengane on Adopting Multiliteracy in the Language Classroom. This presentation will go over the basics of the Multiliteracy Pedagogical approach for language teaching. It will address skepticism of the compatibility of this approach for language teaching in Novice and Intermediate level courses. The presentation … Continue reading ACTFL Annual Convention 2023 Nov 17-19

Post-Pandemic Changes: Creating a Lasting Effect. NECTFL 2024

Presentation title: Post-Pandemic Changes: Creating a Lasting Effect.  This presentation describes in detail the changes that took place in language classes on an institutional level at Yale University in response to the recent global pandemic. The session gives a detailed account of the newly adapted technology tools, task type, and task design, authentic materials and … Continue reading Post-Pandemic Changes: Creating a Lasting Effect. NECTFL 2024