The Second International Conference of the Faculty of Foreign Languages Continues its Work at Al al-Bayt University: Languages in the Digital World
Participants in the Second International Conference of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, entitled "Languages in the Digital World," continued their work for the second day, discussing a number of papers, research studies, and analyses on various issues of foreign languages. The conference was opened yesterday under the patronage of the University President, Professor Dr. Osama Nusair, and organized by the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University, with remarkable Arab and international presence, and held in the Al-Bukheet Amphitheater at the Faculty of Business.
The Dean of the Faculty, Professor Dr. Muhammad Al-Khatib, chaired the first session, which was entitled "An Overview of Teaching European Languages," during which three participants addressed various topics, including the modern contexts of using artificial intelligence in Spanish language teaching methods as a model, and the challenges and opportunities of learning languages in the digital age. The second session, chaired by Dr. Ahmed Abu Bakr, focused its discussions on the transformation of pedagogy to digital, the professionalism of university language training, digital intervention in language teaching, and teaching languages using artificial intelligence as a double-edged sword.
On Wednesday, the conference sessions were completed with the presentation of new research papers. Dr. Ahmed Abu Bakr chaired a session entitled "Challenges and Practical Perspectives in Foreign Language Teaching," which addressed issues such as the challenges of multiculturalism in language teaching and language education in an era of stripping curricula of their content. Dr. Zeinab Haroun chaired another session with the same title, where papers were discussed on artificial intelligence in the service of multiculturalism in foreign language education and computer-assisted interpreting tools and their impact on conference interpreting.
The closing session was chaired by Dr. Rima Salah and was entitled "The Role of Technology in Teaching Arabic and English to Non-Native Speakers." The session discussed integrating artificial intelligence tools into teaching English to non-native speakers in Jordanian universities, as well as the role of artificial intelligence in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in those universities.
The conference, which lasted for two days, concluded with a number of recommendations that emphasized the importance of exchanging knowledge and experiences and keeping pace with the latest developments in the digital world in order to serve the teaching and learning of foreign languages.