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Miguel Blázquez-Carretero – ReCALL, 2023
In 2016, Lawley proposed an easy-to-build spellchecker specifically designed to help second language (L2) learners in their writing process by facilitating self-correction. The aim was to overcome the disadvantages to L2 learners posed by generic spellcheckers (GSC), such as that embedded in Microsoft Word. Drawbacks include autocorrection,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Spelling, Error Correction
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Engwall, Olov; Lopes, José; Cumbal, Ronald; Berndtson, Gustav; Lindström, Ruben; Ekman, Patrik; Hartmanis, Eric; Jin, Emelie; Johnston, Ella; Tahir, Gara; Mekonnen, Michael – ReCALL, 2022
This article focuses on designing and evaluating conversation practice in a second language (L2) with a robot that employs human spoken and non-verbal interaction strategies. Based on an analysis of previous work and semi-structured interviews with L2 learners and teachers, recommendations for robot-led conversation practice for adult learners at…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Robotics
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Lee, Sangmin-Michelle; Briggs, Neil – ReCALL, 2021
In recent years, marked gains in the accuracy of machine translation (MT) outputs have greatly increased its viability as a tool to support the efforts of English as a foreign language (EFL) students to write in English. This study examines error corrections made by 58 Korean university students by comparing their original L2 texts to that of MT…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction