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Language Buddy™
Language Buddy™ is an AI-powered conversational practice companion currently piloting in Spanish 101. It allows students to practice spoken language skills using speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies. Students engage in interactive conversations designed to support listening and speaking development.
About this tool
Language Buddy™ is currently in a pilot phase: If you are interested in bringing this tool into your course, please reach out to learn more about the opportunity.
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Scholarly Foundation
Language Buddy™ follows the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, the widely recognized framework for describing and assessing functional language ability across listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These guidelines define what learners are able to do with language in real-world communication situations, using performance descriptors that characterize proficiency at successive levels from novice to distinguished.
To explore the guidelines that inform the design of this tool, review the following resource.