Combining interactive AI language tutors with digital linguistic resources for specialized language learning in the healthcare sector

Outreach

1. Opening of the project & guest talks will take place on August 25 (Tuesday) at 8:30–12:00, B-1005 Auditorium, SV og HUM building, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Breivika Campus, Tromsø. This is part of the will be part of the project's kick-off workshop open to the public. The event is open to anyone interested in AI, language learning, doctor–patient communication in healthcare, and innovative educational resources. 

The program is available on Tavla and includes presentations about the project and its background, as well as invited talks by our partners from Sweden and Denmark. The talks will cover topics such as the use of social robots in healthcare training, the role of multi-word constructions in teaching Swedish, redefining success in LLM agents, mapping learners’ needs, and motivation, feedback, and a didactic perspective on learning in the age of AI.

We will offer coffee and cookies to those attending in person, as well as a live stream for digital participants. If you plan to attend, please register by August 20 at the latest at https://nettskjema.no/a/caretalks, so that we can make appropriate catering arrangements.