Awards

Second prize, XIPU AI in Education Innovation Competition 2024

XIPU AI in Education Innovation Competition 2024 prize-winning team

A Spanish Language Division team won second prize in the 2024 XIPU AI in Education Innovation Competition for their project ¡°AI-migo and XiSPA: Transforming Spanish Learners¡¯ Experience at XJTLU¡±. The project introduced two AI-powered chatbot assistants ¨C AI-migo, a personalised tutor, and XiSPA, a level-adapted conversation partner ¨C to support beginner Spanish learners. Dr Ra¨²l Getino-Diez, Weixuan Dai, Cristina Garc¨ªa, and Mikel Garc¨ªa developed these tools to address key challenges such as limited Spanish exposure outside the classroom and the need for tailored learning materials. More than 850 students have used the chatbots. Students said the chatbots enhance engagement, autonomy, and academic success. The chatbots¡¯ implementation is expanding across all Spanish modules, positioning the project as a leading example of AI-enhanced language education and innovation at XJTLU.

Grand Prize, Jiangsu Province Department of Education¡¯s 2024 Ling Hang Cup

?The Jiangsu Province¡¯s Department of Education awarded the Spanish Language Division team the grand prize at the 2024 Ling Hang Cup Jiangsu Province Teachers Digital Literacy Enhancement Practice Activity.

The national award, announced in February 2025, recognised the ¡°Interactive Listening Practice: Online Teaching Innovation in Spanish Listening Skill Teaching¡±?project by Ling Tan, Rebeca Mu?oz Valero, and Cristina Gonz¨¢lez.

The project focuses on beginner-level Spanish listening instruction using H5P digital tools, enhanced by AI technologies, to create a series of interactive video-based materials. These resources combine situational teaching with engaging, interactive formats that improve listening skills and increase learner motivation. The project has received positive student feedback.