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Language Learning Tech News Updates – October 17, 2026

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Last updated: October 17, 2026 Chung-Ang University has built DeepL Pro into its graduate translation program, DeepL itself now plugs into ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, and Timekettle released a $129 pair of interpreter earbuds. Two new studies looked at why some learners pick up pronunciation faster and at whether chatbots teach or simply do the … Read more

Language Learning Tech News & Updates: October 2, 2026

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Last updated: October 2, 2026 YouTube announced real-time dubbing for livestreams, Korean universities reported new AI rules and a return to written exams, Google added voice conversations and lecture recording to Gemini Notebook, and MIT’s committee report on AI in teaching drew wide coverage. One Kahoot release from early September that earlier roundups missed is … Read more

Language Learning Tech News & Updates: September 16, 2026

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Last updated: September 16, 2026 Since the last roundup: ETS launched an official AI-powered TOEIC Speaking app, two different parts of the US government put out conflicting signals on classroom AI, OpenAI shipped a new flagship model that underlies a lot of the prompts teachers already use, and a small new study complicates the case … Read more

Language Learning Tech News & Updates: September 5, 2026

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Last updated: September 4, 2026 This week: Google widened Gemini’s reach to every K-12 grade in Classroom, New York City banned generative AI for its youngest students, and two tools already on this site’s guides shipped notable updates. Below is what changed, plus one new piece of research worth knowing about. Industry News Gemini Reaches … Read more

Duolingo’s AI-First Reversal and the End of Duolingo for Schools

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Published July 2026. Duolingo spent the past year running an experiment in how far a consumer app can be pushed toward AI-driven efficiency before its own users and its own business model push back. In April 2025, the company announced it was going “AI-first.” A year later, that strategy had unwound in two ways: AI … Read more

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Game-Based and Interactive Class Tools: What’s Available, What’s Free, and What’s Changed in 2026

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The category used to be simple: Kahoot for competitive quizzes, maybe Quizlet for vocabulary. That’s no longer the full picture. The space has fragmented into at least three distinct tool types — game-based review platforms, interactive polling and presentation tools, and full lesson delivery systems — and the pricing models have shifted significantly. Several tools … Read more

An AI Prompt to Create English Study Group Materials

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Republished from:  https://englishwithjeff.com/the-prompt-i-use-to-create-english-study-group-materials/ Below is the prompt I’ve been using to create study group materials for my students and links to some of the materials that have been produced.  You can also see links to tools that can be used to create text-to-speech audio recordings and assess AI Prompt for creating Study Group Materials Feel … Read more

AI Practice Prompts for TOEIC and IELTS Study

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Republished from : https://englishwithjeff.com/ai-practice-prompts-toeic-ielts-study/ The prompts listed here are designed to help students prepare for standardized English Assessment Exams like TOEIC and IELTS.  The prompts will work, to varying degrees of success, with all the sites listed below.   More AI study prompts for various purposes can be found here.    ChatGPT  Gemini  Copilot  DeepSeek  Claude  … Read more