Empowering Specialized Language Acquisition with Integrated AI (ELITE-AI)

The Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Jurja Dobrila University of Pula participates in the Erasmus + project Empowering Specialized Language Acquisition with Integrated AI (ELITE-AI). The Faculty members in the project team are dr. Iva Blažević and Jelena Gugić, teaching assistant. The project holder is the Transylvania University in Braşov (RO), and the partner institutions are the University of Maribor (SLO), the University of Udine (I) and the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Jurja Dobrila University of Pula. The duration of the project is two years, from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2026.

The project aims to modernize the acquisition of foreign languages ​​by integrating tools for digital education and artificial intelligence in the academic environment, and to enable researchers, teachers and students to develop the skills necessary to adapt to modern educational practices. The project specifically targets professional languages ​​that develop the skills needed by working individuals in order to be able to operate efficiently in a modern working environment. The project supports digital and sustainable initiatives in higher education with a special emphasis on digital transformation, and students are empowered for the challenges of language acquisition (especially the language of the profession) in the digital age, which leads to the improvement of teaching practices in the teaching and acquisition of foreign languages. One of the ultimate goals of the project is to create a database that would include resources provided by artificial intelligence for the purpose of teaching vocational languages ​​and to develop online resources for teaching, learning and evaluating knowledge.

Artificial intelligence will be incorporated into the practical activities of teaching foreign languages ​​and enable the recognition of examples of good practice, all after the implementation of the practical exercises and methodical materials created during the project.