Artificial Intelligence in the World of Languages
Join us at the University of Pittsburgh for a workshop in partnership with Joint National Committee for Languages (US) on Artificial Intelligence in the World of Languages.
The Workshop will include discussion of the following topics:
- How can artificial intelligence (AI) support language learning and teaching in schools, community/supplementary schools and independent contexts?
- How can AI support motivation in language learning?
- How does AI open up the world of careers for language learners?
**A limited number of bursaries are available to pay for teacher cover.**
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Programme
9:30 Welcome Panel
Chaired by Karen E. Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
9:45 Introducing AI in the World of Languages
William P. Rivers, Ph.D. Executive Director Joint National Committee for Languages – National Council for Languages and International Studies
10.05 The ‘Threat’ of Artificial Intelligence as ‘Opportunity’ for Language
Richard D Brecht, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Co-Director of the American Councils Research Center, and Co-Founder of Jeenie™
10:45 Keynote: The Role of AI in Strengthening Linguistic Diversity
Daniel Bögre Udell, Co-Founder of Wikitongues
11:05 COFFEE
11:30 Roundtable: The Role of AI in Strengthening Linguistic Diversity
Chaired by Karen E. Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh. Panelists include Daniel Bögre Udell, Co-Founder of Wikitongues, Craig Cornelius Software Engineer, Google, and Abdesalam Soudi Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburg
12:15 Duolingo: Improving Language Learning and Assessment with Artificial Intelligence
Burr Settles, Research Director, Duolingo
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Roundtable: How can AI Support Language Learning? Views from the Classroom
Chaired by Suzanne Graham, Professor of Language and Education, Institute of Education, University of Reading. Panelists include H. Yalan King, Executive Director, Mandarin Institute, Chris Grosse, Professor Emeritus, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, and Mina Levenson, President, Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association
14:45 TrueNorth: Scalable, Affordable, Speaking Assessment through AI and Cognitive Science
Jacob Burdis, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer and Brett Laquercia, Vice President, Business Development; Emmersion Learning
15:15 Roundtable: AI Powered Assessment
Chaired by Katrin Kohl, Principal Investigator, Creative Multilingualism, University of Oxford. Panelists include Jacob Burdis, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer and Brett Laquercia, Vice President, Business Development; Emmersion Learning, Burr Settles, Research Director, Duolingo, and Na Rae Han Ph.D., Director of the Robert Henderson Language Media Center
16:00 TEA
16:20 Simultaneous Machine Translation: Challenges and Opportunities
Colin Cherry, Research Scientists, Google Translate
16:50 Do languages translate into AI careers?
Noriyasu Li, Language Engineer, Amazon
17:15 Roundtable: Do languages translate into AI careers?
Chaired by William P. Rivers, PhD, Executive Director, Joint National Committee for Languages – National Council for Languages and International Studies. Panelists include Mike Maxwell, Technical Director for Human Language Technology, and Anton Rytting, Associate Research Scientist; Centre for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland, Noriyasu Li, Language Engineer, Amazon, and Abdesalam Soudi Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
18:00 Closing Remarks
Karen E. Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh
This event is jointly organised by Creative Multilingualism, an interdisciplinary and multi-university research team led by the University of Oxford (UK), and the Joint National Committee for Languages (US).
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