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| Title: | Integrating learner corpora and natural language processing: A crucial step towards reconciling technological sophistication and pedagogical effectiveness |
| Author: | Sylviane Granger |
| Institution: | Université Catholique de Louvain |
| Author: | Olivier Kraif |
| Institution: | Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3 |
| Author: | Claude Ponton |
| Institution: | Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3 |
| Author: | Georges Antoniadis |
| Institution: | Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3 |
| Author: | Virginie Zampa |
| Institution: | Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3 |
| Linguistic Field: | Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics |
| Abstract: | Learner corpora, electronic collections of spoken or written data from foreign language learners, offer unparalleled access to many hitherto uncovered aspects of learner language, particularly in their error-tagged format. This article aims to demonstrate the role that the learner corpus can play in CALL, particularly when used in conjunction with web-based interfaces which provide flexible access to error-tagged corpora that have been enhanced with simple NLP techniques such as POS-tagging or lemmatization and linked to a wide range of learner and task variables such as mother tongue background or activity type. This new resource is of interest to three main types of users: teachers wishing to prepare pedagogical materials that target learners' attested difficulties; learners themselves for editing or language awareness purposes and NLP researchers, for whom it serves as a benchmark for testing automatic error detection systems. |
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This article appears in ReCALL Vol. 19, Issue 3, which you can read on Cambridge's site or on LINGUIST . |
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