Panel – MLA Annual Convention Jan 7-10, 2021, Toronto: The Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the Two-Year Foreign Language Classroom

Artificial Intelligence impacts all college classrooms, but perhaps none as uniquely as the world language classroom. Rapid advances in technology have led to the development of powerful and relatively accurate translation apps. With such technology, what utility/incentive is there for learning a new language? The CCC requests papers addressing the battle between these new technologies and the humanistic and philosophical benefits of studying a new language.