35.3643, Confs: 2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language Pedagogy Workshop

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LINGUIST List: Vol-35-3643. Sun Dec 22 2024. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 35.3643, Confs: 2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language Pedagogy Workshop

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Date: 21-Dec-2024
From: Mahmoud Azaz [mazaz at arizona.edu]
Subject: 2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language Pedagogy Workshop


2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language
Pedagogy Workshop
Short Title: ME CNRC Language Workshop

Date: 04-Apr-2025 - 06-Apr-2025
Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Contact: Mahmoud Azaz
Contact Email: mazaz at arizona.edu

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics;
Text/Corpus Linguistics

Meeting Description:

2025 Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language
Workshop

Artificial Intelligence and Online Tools in Middle East Language
Pedagogy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks


Workshop Description
Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and online tools have shown to
be useful and create breakthroughs for language learning and teaching.
They have opened new opportunities for how to think about language
learning and teaching in a myriad of environments and contexts. In
particular, AI has offered personalized and optimized tools and
platforms which use chatbots and virtual language tutors to provide
real- time feedback, simulate immersive language environments, and
engage learners in conversational practice. Educators, learners, and
testing agencies are constantly developing pedagogies that can cope
with AI-generated tools as invaluable assets.
Pedagogy experts have also raised crucial issues about the challenges
and risks that need to be carefully considered when these tools are
used. This dynamic conversation has made greater progress in commonly
taught languages than in the less commonly taught ones, including
Middle East Languages.

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona in
collaboration with UT-Austin’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies,
University of Indiana’s Center for the Study of the Middle East,
Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies,
SUNY-Binghamton University’s Center for Middle Eastern and North
African Studies, along with the Center for Educational Resources in
Culture, Language and Literacy, are pleased to announce the 2025
Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Language Workshop.
With focus on Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, and other related
Middle East Languages, submissions are invited that focus on research
and practice using AI and online tools. The conference organizers
particularly invite abstracts relating to specific classroom projects
that explore the potential of AI and online tools in ME languages and
provide descriptive presentations. The workshop will be held at the
University of Arizona on April 4th – 6th, 2025 (in-person) and April
19th, 2025 (virtual).

Papers and presentations related to the following topics are
preferred; other topics will be considered as well.

Integration of emerging technologies such as:
Text simplification tools
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Machine learning algorithms
Chatbots and virtual language tutors
Personalization and adaptive learning
Real-time feedback and assessment
Gamification and immersive experiences
Virtual exchange and tele-collaborations and linguistic and cultural
learning
AI and proficiency and language skills assessment tools
Challenges of integrating AI and online tools:
Overreliance and loss of interaction in the classroom
Technical issues and language specific characteristics including
script
Inequality in access and affordability
Biases in language and cultural representations

Keynote Speakers:
To be announced.

Submission Information:

Due date: December 31st, 2024.
Notification of Acceptance: January 30th, 2025.
Submission link: Click here

During the submission process you will be asked to indicate if you
want your submission to be considered for presentation in person or
for the virtual sessions.
Contact Information: Dr. Julie Ellison, jellison at arizona.edu or Prof.
Mahmoud Azaz, mazaz at arizona.edu




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