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Thinking and doing otherwise with ELLA

This article discusses how a critical approach to language education is being translated into contents and computer programming for the creation of a virtual laboratory for learning English as a foreign language. The laboratory comprises didactic material, such as video lessons, animations and exercises, and an artificial intelligence system that provides feedback to users. We begin by explaining the context in which the laboratory was conceived and its objectives. We follow with a discussion on our critical approach on language teaching and learning. Then we describe some of its contents and list the applications of the artificial intelligence in the laboratory. In the end, we point out future developments for research. The laboratory is still being developed. It is an innovation project funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Education Personnel.