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May 2025 Paul Raine Interview with Brian Episode 11
Brian Gallagher interviews Paul Raine of ZenGengo and EigoAI. In this episode they discuss his research and experience over the last 2 decades, including text-to-speech, automatic speech recognition, GenAI, and machine translation. As a veteran JALTCALL member since 2011, Paul has contributed in many ways to the EFL community in Japan and beyond. He has developed several web-based language teaching platforms, including Apps4EFL, ABAX LMS, ZenGengo, and now EigoAI, among others. Looking back on the last decade of CALL-related reports and applications, they discuss the technologies that go end-of-life very quickly and those that last the test of time. The problems of link rot and technology aging prompt companies to develop more robust systems and pave the way to better evolution of technology that optimizes the user experience. EigoAI will be the main sponsor at this year’s JALTCALL Conference, where you will be able to meet and talk with Paul in person. We hope you take this great chance. This interview was recorded online in April 2025, prior to the PANSIG conference, with a few extra questions from Geoff Carr.
Host & Editor: Brian Gallagher
Guest: Paul Raine
Show notes
Check out Paul Raine’s work at
https://eigo.ai/
paulsensei.com
https://www.zengengo.com/
https://www.englishgymjapan.com/
Publications https://ritsumei.academia.edu/PaulRaine
50 Ways to Teach with Technology
Atamaiibooks
May 2025 Studio Talk JALTCALL Podcast with Geoff, Brian & Luc Episode 10
In this episode, Geoff Carr, Brian Gallagher, and Luc Gougeon preview CALL SIG presentations that will be happening at the 2025 PANSIG Conference at Kanda University of International Studies in Kaihinmakuhari, Chiba, from May 16th to 18th. We learn what exactly the PanSIG conference is and what is the theme for this year’s conference is “Agency and Autonomy in Language Learning.”
Presentations include talks on AI in Language Education, Learner Autonomy, Digital Tools, Critical Thinking, Academic Skills, and Intercultural Contexts. If you are featured in this episode, we hope that people will be attracted to your presentation and that it is a great experience for you. Please send us your comments and ideas on how we can improve what we do and support you in everything that you do. Enjoy the show.
Host: Geoff Carr
Co-host & editor: Brian Gallagher
Co-host: Luc Gougeon
Show notes
PanSIG https://pansig.org/2025
1. Enhancing Peer Feedback Practices in Speaking Classes With Technology by Bradley Irwin (Kyoritsu Women’s University)
2. Supporting student autonomy in L2 Icelandic online classes Branislav Bédi (The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies)
3. Enhancing ESL Speaking Skills with AI: Crafting Mobile-Friendly ChatGPT Prompts Gary Ross (Kanazawa University), Jeanette Dennisson (St. Marianna University School of Medicine)
4. AI-related technostress among Japanese EFL university students Dr Gilbert Dizon (Himeji Dokkyo University), Dr Jason Gold (Sagami Women’s University), Dr Ryan Barnes (Nagoya University)
Insights into AI and Language Teaching and Learning at Castledown
5. Comparing JLPT and ChatGPT-generated reading comprehension items Dr Gilbert Dizon (Himeji Dokkyo University), Ryo Kurose (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)
6. Promoting learner autonomy through COIL: Japan-Korea game creation project Elizabeth Lavolette (Kyoto Sangyo University)
7. How to Stop Students Using ChatGPT in Their Writing (If You Want to) John Bankier (Kanagawa University)
8. AI-Powered Segmental Sound Training for EFL Comprehensibility Omar Massoud (Meiji Gakuin University), Robert Cvitkovic (Teikyo University), Yoko Kita (Kyoto Notre Dame University)
9. Using OMT to Enhance Japanese EFL Students’ Citation Skills Nikan Fujii (Kyoto Notre Dame University)
10. Empowering Student Choices: AI Tools in Academic Writing Olga Li (Toyama Prefectural University)
11. Incorporating MALL: Possibilities for Japanese University Practitioners Jason Beaton (Kansai University of International Studies)
12. Integrating CLIL and AI in English Education Hiroyuki Obari (Globiz Professional University)
13. Designing Poster Presentations: Teaching with Canva Phil Nguyen
Building a Corpus for Medical English Students and Educators Dr Robert Chartrand (Kurume University), Robert Dilenschneider (Jichi Medical University)
14. An Analysis of Language Learning App Usage and Sentiment Among Japanese University Students Dr Bradford Lee (Fukui University of Technology), Dale Jeffery (Fukui University of Technology)
15. Exploring ChatGPT’s Role in First-Year ESL Writing: Skills, Confidence, and Integrity Omar Massoud (Meiji Gakuin University)
16. Generative AI as a Tool for Teaching Discourse Competence in EFL Javier Salazar (ICLE SIG – University of Tsukuba)
17. Harnessing the Power of LLM Prompting: Writer-Centered Approaches to AI-Enhanced EAP Writing Shuyi Li (University of Tokyo)
18. AI as a mediator in CLIL: Bridging content and language learning Miguel Campos (Toyo University)
19. The development of the Corpus of Academic Writing for Engineering Studies (CAWES) Steven Young (Kanda UIS)
20. AI-empowered Interviews for Learning and Teaching: Benefits and Challenges Grace Lim (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
21. The effect of synchronous computer-mediated and face-to-face communication modes on second language learner engagement in collaborative pre-task planning for task performances Scott Aubrey (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
22. Korean English Learners’ Shaping of Identities in a Technological World So-Yeon Ahn (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Dr Suin Kim (Elice)
April 2025 Chris Fry EUROCALL Interview Episode 9
Geoff Carr interviews Chris Fry from the EUROCALL AI SIG, where they discuss his research with speech-to-text technology (STT) and Turboscribe. A veteran teacher in Europe for many years, Chris turned his attention from ER to CALL and spends his time researching technology usage for both students and teachers. Formerly of the British Council Barcelona, EOI Barcelona Drassanes, Bell English School, and La Casa Inglesa, Chris is a graduate of mathematics and moral sciences. An alumnus of Cambridge, he briefly held his own podcast and currently posts ideas on LinkedIn and on his blog. Chris’ Profile linkedin.com/in/chris-fry-5945b7240
Host: Geoff Carr
Guest: Chris Fry
Editor: Brian Gallagher
Show notes
ZX Spectrum Computer
Chris Fry’s Blog: One Way to Teach English as a Foreign Language
EUROCALL – European Computer-Assisted Language Learning Group
EuroCALL AI SIG: EUROCALL Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
JALT Extensive Reading SIG
IATEFL Plenary by Neill MacMillan: Task-Based Language Teaching
Chris Fry’s Prompt for using ChatGPT with Turboscribe.ai: Chris Fry: Nine-Step Prompt
Workshop Presentation: Your Students Can Get Feedback Every Time They Speak
Turboscribe.AI – 3 speech-to-text transcriptions per 24-hour period.
Rev.com – accurate, literal transcription
Contact Information for Chris:
linkedin.com/in/chris-fry-5945b7240
chris.fry.barcelona@gmail.com
chrisfry@pangea.org
BlueSky @chris-fry-bcn.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisFryBarcelona
April 2025 Studio Talk Episode 8
This month Geoff Carr and Brian Gallagher talk about “Applied Classroom AI”. We explore some ideas for teachers who are new to the AI scene and want some easy tips to implement AI into their classroom activities and we also suggest some tools that will hopefully make that easy to do for everyone. Geoff explains Judy Wang and John Gayed’s Automated Writing Evaluation project and his own “Help Me Improve My Diary Writing Chatty” narrowly-focused chatbot. In section 2 we highlight some current goings on in Education around the world and some ideas on professional development that are happening in the United States, specifically the Play Approach, the DIY PD Approach, and Magic School .
Host & Editor: Brian Gallagher
Co-host: Geoff Carr
Show notes
Judy Wang and John Gayed’s AiAWE – AI Automated Writing Evaluation project
Narrowly focused chatbots whose outputs are designed to walk students through a learning process rather than provide answers Help Me Improve My Diary Writing Chatty.
Cal Newport – Deep Questions Podcast
Episode 345 – Are We Getting Dumber? – Human peak intelligence discussion
Episode 346 – Getting Smarter in a Dumb World – Strategies for Resisting the Trend
Episode 347 – The Forgotten Phone Harms – Primary versus Secondary Harms Discussion
AI ideas to Apply
Use AI to create low-stake quizzes. A
Ask students to critique AI’s output
Have students compare the results of different GenAI tools
Use AI as a Study Buddy
Magic School https://www.magicschool.ai/
Justin Reich’s article The Power of Doing Less in Schools
March 2025 Episode 7: David Kluge Interview
David Kluge is interviewed by JALTCALL Podcast host Brian Gallagher. David Kluge was one of the founding members of the group that became the JALTCALL SIG and has taught English for over forty years, 32 of them at the university level. He has co-authored three books, two for National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning and one for Macmillan Learning. His current areas of interest are readers theatre, oral interpretation, speech, presentation, drama, debate, oral communication, composition, cooperative learning, and materials writing.
In the interview, we discuss learning opportunities with technology over the years from early word-processing computer labs and early phone technologies. With a focus on creativity in academia, David explains how he created and curated courses with several elements that required student personalization and input. From cliffhangers to digital scrapbooks, from roleplays to divergent models, the ideas and answers flow from this very talented teacher.
Host: Brian Gallagher
Guest: David Kluge
Show notes
David Kluge publications
2003 paper about Ubiquitous learning opportunities: https://www.academia.edu/95334251/Ubiquitous_Learning_Opportunities_Learning_via_Web_Video_on_Mobile_Phones?uc-sb-sw=97917785
Kinjo University : https://www.kinjo-u.ac.jp/eng/
FOMA:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Mobile_Multimedia_Access
March 2025 Episode 6: Studio Talk
Today Geoff Carr hosts Brian Gallagher, Robert Remmerswaal, and Luc Gougeon as they discuss student and teacher fundamental tech skills before the new academic year begins. In this episode, they recommend class management ideas, tips, and technologies. Everything from password management to typing skills, search engines to power cords. And finally, a host of resources that can make everyone’s life a lot easier and more convenient.
Host: Geoff Carr
Co-hosts: Brian Gallagher, Robert Remmerswaal, Luc Gougeon
Editor: Brian Gallagher
Show notes
Keyboard skills – bbc bitesize typing
Word Processing + Formatting – Google Digital Skills
Easy Schedule Creator –https://gizmoa.com/college-schedule-maker/
Easy Vocabulary WordSearch Creator –https://thewordsearch.com/
Microsoft Editor – Spelling and Grammar browser extension Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker – Microsoft Edge Addons
Create your own bots– https://poe.com/create_bot –
Media Literacy Search Progress
February 2025 Episode 5: Interview with Louise Ohashi
JALTCALL Podcasts host Geoff Carr interviews Dr. Louise Ohashi (Gakushuin University) with Robert Dykes at the JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Conference 2025 “Teaching Tools for the Classroom”.
Dr. Ohashi specializes in second language acquisition and language education. Her key research areas include learner autonomy, motivation, and CALL/MALL. She is EUROCALL’s AI SIG Chair and conducts research and workshops on AI in language education. She is also a keen language learner. She gave her keynote lecture on ChatGPT as a Tool for L2 Education, and a workshop on Building AI Literacy Through Exploration during the conference.
Special thanks to JALT Hokkaido organisers Bricklin Zeff, Michael Mielke, and the whole Hokkaido chapter. https://hokkaido.jalt.org/
Host: Geoff Carr
Co-Host: Robert Dykes
Guest: Louise Ohashi
Editors: Luc Gougeon & Brian Gallagher
Technical support: Adam Jenkins
Show notes
Dr. Louise Ohashi (Gakushuin University) – ORCHID page
Study on Teacher response to Chat GPT with Antonie Alm:A worldwide study on language educators’ initial response to ChatGPT
Carnegie Mellon MS Research preprint: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2025/01/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf?ref=404media.co
Adam Grant – Think Again (Preacher, Prosecutor, Politician, Scientist thinking modes)
Louise’s Book recommendation: Generative AI and Education: Digital Pedagogies, Teaching Innovation and Learning Design (SpringerBriefs in Education)
EuroCALL AI SIG / JALTCALL Collab – March 31st
JALTCALL Podcasts February Studio Session – Coming soon
JALTCALL Forum at PanSIG – Panel discussion that Louise will join. – May 18th
February 2025 Episode 4: JALTCALL Studio Talk
Your host for the day is Brian Gallagher from Meijo University who is talking with Program Co-Chair Robert Remmerswaal about the technology they use in their classes and how they make it work. They include Poodll (a Moodle extension), Google Classroom, and ZenGengo from Paul Raine. We discuss discussion techniques, strategies for assessment, and getting the best out of our students in very different scenarios both STEM, and foreign language departments.
Host: Brian Gallagher
Co-host: Robert Remmerswaal
Show notes
Poodl https://poodll.com/ is a platform used for recorded chats or P-Chats. Branden Kirchmeyer developed the Poodl plugin for Moodle with the coding expertise of Justin Hunt.
H5P in Moodle https://h5p.org/
Google Classroom (platform) used at Meijo U.,
https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/products/classroom/
Eigo.AI (curated content) https://eigo.ai/
ZenGengo platform used with teacher-created content https://www.zengengo.com/
Napkin.ai that converts text to visuals is now in beta testing allowing full access for now. https://www.napkin.ai/
Twinkl is a K12 resource (now multilingual accessible) for all native-level teaching materials. https://www.twinkl.jp/resources/keystage2-ks2
January 2025 Episode 3: Robert Hirschel Interview at SUTLF 2025
In this episode of the JALTCALL Podcast, recorded live on January 25th at the Sojo University SUTLF conference in Kumamoto, Japan. Our host Robert Dykes discusses an AI Corrective Feedback Moodle plugin with Rob Hirschel. Both researchers work at Sojo University and have implemented it there. Rob Hirschel explains how the new AI plugin created by Marcus Green benefits students and can be used by anyone on the Moodle platform. Programmer and JALTCALLwebmaster Luc Gougeon adds specific details to the conversation about Open Source AI and Ollama (large language models).
Host: Robert Dykes
Guest: Rob Hirschel, Sojo University, Kumamoto
Sound technician & editor: Luc Gougeon
Editor: Brian Gallagher
Show notes
Marcus Green AI Text https://github.com/marcusgreen/moodle-qtype_aitext
Marcus Green personal page https://examulator.com/marcus/
Moodle https://moodle.org/
SUTLF Conference https://www.nankyujalt.org/sutlf/sutlf-2025
SOJO University SILC https://www.sojo-u.ac.jp/silc/staff/
Ollama https://ollama.com/
January 2025 Episode 2 Parts 1&2
This is the January 2025 JALTCALL Podcasts Studio Talk with Brian Gallagher and Geoff Carr. This month we explore wellness and good practice when using our computer for long periods of time. Brian explains how to set-up your positioning and posture to avoid pain, and also we discuss some exercises to reduce health problems that come from overuse.
Part 2 explores professional development and the skills necessary going forward into the near future for teaching and learning. Recommendations for free and low-cost courses to improve your knowledge and skills, as well as some ideas for lifelong learning and places to find good resources.
Host: Brian Gallagher
Co-host: Geoff Carr
Show notes
Opensyllabus.org https://www.opensyllabus.org/
Brian Gallagher Resources https://anthonybriangallagher.weebly.com/the-best-resources.html
EdX Courses www.Edx.org https://www.edx.org/courses?q=free+ai+courses
Coursera.org https://www.coursera.org/
The World Economic Forum
https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/
December 2024 Episode 1
JALTCALL Podcasts present 2024 The Year in Review. A look back at the 2024 JALTCALL Conference held at Meijo University, Nagoya Dome-Mae Campus. Your host for the day Brian Gallagher talks with Program Chair Geoff Carr, 2024 Conference Chair Robert Dykes, Web Administrator Luc Gougeon, and Conference Program Co-chair Robert Remmerswaal about the highlights and standouts of the conference. We discuss some of the books, resources, and researchers that shone this year.
Host: Brian Gallagher
Co-hosts: Geoff Carr, Robert Dykes, Luc Gougeon, Robert Remmerswaal
If you are interested in interviewing someone interesting and want to share it with the community, or if you have something interesting to share and want to be interviewed, jump on board. This is the platform for you.
You can reach us at program@jaltcall.org
Show notes
Lance Eaton: https://www.lanceeaton.com/ https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/
Ethan Mollick https://www.oneusefulthing.org/
Hardfork podcast https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork
Hilliker, S. M. (Ed.). (2022). Second language teaching and learning through virtual exchange (Vol. 29). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727364
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach https://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/
“The Tachino Question”
Q. “Why should anyone learn a foreign language in the age of perfect universal translators?”
A. As not all language exchanges are transactional in nature, we may not need to know a foreign language for asking directions, conducting routine transactions, etc., but we will continue to need to learn foreign languages when the purpose of the interaction is human connection.
December 2024 trailer
Welcome to JALTCALL Podcasts beginning in 2025. We want to be the platform that you use to share ideas with the CALL community and beyond. We will be offering interviews, updates, teaching ideas, new implementations, and more…
We are looking for your contributions and volunteers who are also willing to record and feature in future podcasts.
Starting in 2025 we hope that this platform will be a chance for listeners to hear good ideas and to grow our community