Presentation
Harnessing GenAI Tutors to Enhance Student Speaking Outcomes
Sponsor
This session explores the technology and pedagogy behind MiMi, an AI-powered chatbot introduced in over 50 universities. We examine the accuracy and effectiveness of ChatGPT and Google Gemini models, the pedagogical principles driving their impact, and their role in boosting student motivation and language assessment. The presentation includes key insights from deployments with over 15,000 students in Japan this past year, analyzing motivation trends and alignment with CEFR-based ‘CAN-DO’ benchmarks.
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Alan is the founder and CEO of EnglishCentral. Alan has 12 years of experience in speech recognition with AT&T Labs, SpeechWorks and Nuance. He led Nuance's Mobile & Automotive business as VP & General Manager. He then served as the VP for Nuance's Asia Pacific and Japan operations before leaving in 2008 to found EnglishCentral. Alan's first job out of college was teaching English in China. Alan has a B.A. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard.
