Learning a new language can be exciting, but we don’t always have the resources to push ourselves to the next level.

Learning Languages with AI

Learning Languages with AI

Instructor: Pamela Bogart
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Learners should be somewhat familiar with the language(s) they want to learn in this course. No prior use of generative AI tools is required.
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Recommended experience
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Learners should be somewhat familiar with the language(s) they want to learn in this course. No prior use of generative AI tools is required.
What you'll learn
Gain insights into what you can do with generative AI to learn an additional language
Identify your specific language learning communication goals and develop plans to meet those goals using generative AI
Learn how to responsibly use generative AI to enhance your language learning
Evaluate generative AI-powered tools for your own language learning
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There are 5 modules in this course
In this module, you will learn about the course structure and choose how to engage with it. We will explore the benefits of using generative AI for language learning. You will practice a conversation with a generative AI tool and learn about the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The CEFR helps to identify language goals and to describe them to generative AI.
What's included
5 videos15 readings1 assignment2 app items1 discussion prompt
5 videos•Total 35 minutes
- Meet your instructor•4 minutes
- What’s possible now with AI•5 minutes
- Delegating communication tasks to an AI tools vs. language learning with an AI tool•8 minutes
- A framework for telling your AI what you can do in your target language •13 minutes
- Introduction to AI task: Your can-do communication goals•5 minutes
15 readings•Total 143 minutes
- Instructor Profile•3 minutes
- Syllabus•10 minutes
- Help us learn more about you!•10 minutes
- What you can do with AI in this course•10 minutes
- Module 1 overview•10 minutes
- Introduction to generative AI tools•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Meet a generative AI tool•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Meeting a family friend•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Running into an old friend•10 minutes
- Introduction to the Gamut Workbook and Gallery•10 minutes
- A useful framework to describe language: Introduction to the CEFR•10 minutes
- Using AI to figure out your current CEFR level•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Identify precise can-do communication goals you want to work on in this course•10 minutes
- AI task example A: CEFR A2 travel-related goals•10 minutes
- AI task example B: CEFR B2 employment-related goals•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Module 1 assessment•15 minutes
2 app items•Total 45 minutes
- Reflect: Meet a generative AI tool•15 minutes
- Reflection: Identify precise goals•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Share your takeaways•10 minutes
In this module, you'll use generative AI to achieve a language goal. We'll introduce the CRESP model (Context and Communication Objective, Reflection, Exposure, Study, and Practice) to plan engaging generative AI and real-life language learning activities. Context refers to the situation for using the language, and Communication Objective defines your communicative purpose. Reflecting on each component accelerates language development. Exposure, Study, and Practice are core elements of language learning. You'll design and complete three generative AI activities, one for each component, to enhance your language skills.
What's included
5 videos14 readings1 assignment3 app items1 discussion prompt
5 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Breaking down one of your language learning goals: Exposure, study, practice, and reflection•8 minutes
- Since language learning is social, where does AI come in?•2 minutes
- Introduction to AI task: Get some exposure•2 minutes
- Introduction to AI Task: Use your reflection to plan and do some AI-aided vocabulary studying•2 minutes
- Introduction to AI task: Do some practice•4 minutes
14 readings•Total 140 minutes
- Module 2 overview•10 minutes
- The CRESP model•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Get some exposure•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Exposure to speaking for job interviews•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Exposure to reading for researching employers•10 minutes
- AI task example C: Learning how to write names of tourist attractions in Urdu•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Use your reflection to guide some AI-aided vocabulary study•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Useful vocabulary for “tell us about yourself” in job interviews•10 minutes
- AI Task example B: Useful vocabulary for understanding reading about employers•10 minutes
- AI task example C: Writing your country of origin in Urdu•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Do some practice•10 minutes
- AI Task example A: Example of answering “tell me about yourself” and impromptu follow-up questions•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Read real news articles in English to prepare for interviews•10 minutes
- AI task example C: Writing a note in Urdu•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Module 2 assessment•15 minutes
3 app items•Total 90 minutes
- Reflection: Get some exposure•30 minutes
- Reflection: AI-aided vocabulary study•30 minutes
- Reflection: Do some practice•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Share your takeaways•10 minutes
In this module, you'll enhance your generative AI-supported language learning. We'll delve deeper into context to elicit more accurate language use in specific situations. You'll experiment with low-context and high-context prompts. Additionally, you'll explore and evaluate generative AI-powered language learning apps, helping you choose effective tools in the future. Lastly, we'll address the challenge of measuring progress in self-directed language learning by identifying ways to leverage both generative AI and real-life experiences to track your development.
What's included
4 videos13 readings1 assignment3 app items1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 18 minutes
- The importance of supplying context•4 minutes
- Video interview: How one data scientist uses generative AI in her academic writing process•7 minutes
- Choosing among generative AI-equipped language learning apps •5 minutes
- Introduction to using generative AI for language self-assessment •1 minute
13 readings•Total 130 minutes
- Module 3 overview•10 minutes
- Examples of low- and higher-context prompts and results •10 minutes
- AI task instructions: The power of context •10 minutes
- AI task example A: Job interview question generation•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Cover letter writing•10 minutes
- Framework for evaluating apps for your own learning objectives•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Evaluate an AI-powered language learning app •10 minutes
- AI task example A: Learning menu items with an app•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Social conversation with a language learning app•10 minutes
- Ways to use generative AI for language self-assessment•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Language self-assessment with AI•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Assess an interview answer•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Assess cover letter draft•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Module 3 assessment•15 minutes
3 app items•Total 90 minutes
- Reflection: The power of context•30 minutes
- Reflection: Evaluate a language learning app•30 minutes
- Reflection: Language self-assessment•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Share your takeaways•10 minutes
In this module, you'll address challenges in using generative AI for language learning and develop strategies to overcome them. AI-generated language can often sound generic and lack diversity due to its training data and reproduction of the most common patterns in that data. You'll explore creative ways to push the limits of generative AI tools. Additionally, you'll investigate biases in generative AI, learn to recognize them, and discover strategies to mitigate their impact. Finally, you'll navigate the complex issue of plagiarism when using generative AI for writing in your target language.
What's included
5 videos13 readings1 assignment2 app items1 discussion prompt
5 videos•Total 37 minutes
- Nurturing your own voice in an additional language•14 minutes
- Introduction to AI task: Identifying and diminishing bias •7 minutes
- Part 1: Definitions of plagiarism•3 minutes
- Part 2: Layers of culture and plagiarism•4 minutes
- Part 3: Example plagiarism policies•9 minutes
13 readings•Total 130 minutes
- Module 4 overview•10 minutes
- AI limitations in explaining language errors•10 minutes
- Protecting your privacy•10 minutes
- Sources of bias in generative AI•10 minutes
- Language bias: Poor performance in most languages•10 minutes
- Types of bias in generative AI output•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Identifying and diminishing bias•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Identifying and diminishing bias•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Identifying and diminishing bias•10 minutes
- Plagiarism resources•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Exploring your voice and plagiarism•10 minutes
- AI task example A: A high school student•10 minutes
- AI task example B: An administrative assistant writing email correspondence in her second language•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Module 4 assessment•15 minutes
2 app items•Total 60 minutes
- Reflection: Identifying and diminishing bias•30 minutes
- Reflection: Exploring your voice and plagiarism•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Share your takeaways•10 minutes
In this module you’ll create a plan for continued language learning using generative AI, media, and human interaction. We’ll begin by exploring the benefits of planning. You'll use generative AI tools to save time and brainstorm ideas for your plan. We'll discuss how to evolve and improve your plan over time. Finally, you'll learn how to use generative AI to brainstorm additional ways to enhance your language skills through broader human communication beyond generative AI.
What's included
4 videos10 readings1 assignment2 app items1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 15 minutes
- The advantages of making a plan•2 minutes
- Including IRL exposure, study, and practice in your plan•5 minutes
- Using generative AI to brainstorm language learning activities•3 minutes
- Farewell•5 minutes
10 readings•Total 100 minutes
- Module 5 overview•10 minutes
- Templates for your learning plan•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Using AI to craft your plan•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Using AI to craft your plan•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Using AI to craft your plan•10 minutes
- AI task instructions: Improving your plan over time•10 minutes
- AI task example A: Improving your plan over time•10 minutes
- AI task example B: Improving your plan over time•10 minutes
- Acknowledgments•10 minutes
- Post-course survey•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Module 5 assessment•15 minutes
2 app items•Total 60 minutes
- Reflection: Using AI to craft your plan•30 minutes
- Reflection: Improving your plan•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Share your takeaways•10 minutes
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