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An AI Conversation Partner Integrated with Classroom Learning - Alan Schwartz
This session introduces MiMi Chat, a Gen AI-powered tutor that serves as a conversation partner and provider of formative feedback and assessment, tightly integrated with classroom-based English language curricula. Now used at over 50 universities worldwide, MiMi gives students structured opportunities to practice speaking and receive real-time feedback aligned with CEFR “CAN-DO” goals—outside scheduled class time but directly connected to in-class instruction. Drawing on data from over 15,000 students, we examine measurable gains in speaking output and learner confidence. Case studies include use in a TED-based discussion course, a presentation course, a nursing communication module, and a cross-cultural communication program. We also share engagement metrics, feedback accuracy, and qualitative learner insights.
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Alan Schwartz is CEO & Founder of EnglishCentral. He started his career in Edtech as an English teacher in China over 25 years ago. After that, he spent over a decade in the AI tech industry, including as head of Nuance’s Mobile & Consumer division where he worked with Sony to develop one of the first mobile games using speech technology called Talkman. In 2009, with support from Google Ventures, he founded EnglishCentral, which has become one of the leading conversational platforms for learning English online.