JALT2025 - Tokyo

MT and AI activities: Preparing for communication

Nov 1, 2025, 5:35 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes) Language Classroom Content Room 506

Speaker

Kenneth Schmidt (Tohoku Fukushi University)

Description

Machine translation (MT) and AI tools (e.g., DeepL, ChatGPT) are now finding application in a wide variety of language education contexts, including oral communication classes. I will present four classroom activities designed to help students grasp issues surrounding use of MT and AI tools and discover ways to use them constructively to support their own learning and prepare for communication with classmates. Participants’ ideas will also be welcomed.

Summary

Machine translation (MT) and AI tools (e.g., DeepL, ChatGPT) are now finding application in a wide variety of language education contexts, including oral communication classes. I will present four classroom activities designed to help students grasp issues surrounding use of MT and AI tools and discover ways to use them constructively to support their own learning and prepare for communication with classmates. Participants’ ideas will also be welcomed.

Presentation materials

MT and AI activities: Preparing for communication