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Ann Cai

Teaching Professor of Chinese

Dr. Ann Cai, Full Teaching Professor of the College of Social Science and Humanities at Northeastern University (NU). Ed.D. in Educational Psychology. Dr. Cai has extensive teaching experience at NU, Harvard University & MIT. She has received distinction teaching awards from Harvard University. Research and teaching areas: AI-Assisted Bilingual Scriptwriting; AI Chatbot, Bilingual Guided Meditation, Rap Songs, & Comparative studies of Quantum Physics, Evolutionary Psychology, & Buddhism, etc.

The Applications of Digital Games & AI Chatbots in FL Instruction

Guest Editor of Journal of Research Initiatives

Book Chapter

  • Li, Chieh, and Cai, Ann. 2023. “Wellbeing and Chinese Language Study: A Case of Cross-Disciplinary Teaching.” In A Transdisciplinary Approach to Chinese and Japanese Language Teaching (TACJ): Pedagogical Collaboration Across Languages, Disciplines, Communities, and Borders, edited by Natsuko Chikamatsu Chandler and Lixian Jin. New York: Routledge.

Journal Article

  • Cai, Ann, and Konstantopoulos, Dino. 2021. “Let’s Code for Languages: Integrating AI Chatbots into Language Learning.” The FLTMAG, November 2021. https://fltmag.com/ai-chatbots.
  • Li, Chieh, and Cai, Ann. 2019. “Mindfulness and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Study of Bilingual Guided Meditation in Higher Education.” Journal of Research Initiatives 5 (1): 3.

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Rei Okamoto Inouye

Teaching Professor of Japanese; Academic Coordinator of the Japanese Program
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Hua Dong

Principal Lecturer in Chinese

Kumiko Tsuji

Teaching Professor of Japanese
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Yanet Canavan

Principal Lecturer in Spanish
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Luigia (Gina) Maiellaro

Teaching Professor of Italian; Associate Chair for Curriculum and Instruction; Academic Coordinator of the Italian Program
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Tania Muiño

Principal Lecturer in Spanish

Shakir Mustafa

Professor Emeritus of Arabic
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Claudia Sokol

Teaching Professor of Spanish
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Alessio Tognetti

Principal Lecturer in Italian
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Sali Ziane

Teaching Professor of French; Academic Coordinator of the French Program

Stacey Katz Bourns

Professor of French; Chair, World Languages and Cultures Department
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Christina Agostinelli-Fucile

Teaching Professor of Spanish; Director of the Spanish Program

Boris Yelin

Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish and Portuguese; Academic Coordinator of the Portuguese Program

Carolin Fuchs

Teaching Professor of German and English; Academic Coordinator of the German Program; Coordinator of Online Teaching and Learning, CSSH

Daniel Cuenca

Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish and Portuguese