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An Automatic Collocation Writing Assistant for Taiwanese EFL Learners: A Case of Corpus-Based NLP Technology
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Chang, Yu-Chia; Chang, Jason S.; Chen, Hao-Jan; Liou, Hsien-Chin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
Previous work in the literature reveals that EFL learners were deficient in collocations that are a hallmark of near native fluency in learner's writing. Among different types of collocations, the verb-noun (V-N) one was found to be particularly difficult to master, and learners' first language was also found to heavily influence their collocation…
Descriptors: Sentence Structure, Verbs, Nouns, Foreign Countries
Enhanced Verbal Completeness in Children Using an Educational Software Environment.
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Albanese, Ottavia; Belloro, Angelo – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1996
Discusses a school study of the evolution of a child language. A software program was developed to challenge Italian children in sentence structuring, motivate their sentence production in a game, provide feedback on the linguistic structure and the game context, and classify linguistic productions. (26 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Childrens Games, Computer Games, Computer Software
Processing the Lancaster Parsed Corpus as Data for a Call Program: The Design and Implementation of the Word Class Drills v1.0.
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Qiao, Hong Liang – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1996
Describes the application of the Instruction Parsed Corpus as data in the Word Class Drills version 1.0 (WCD v1.0), a simple CALL program teaching word classes or grammatical parts of speech. The WCD v1.0 provides two modes of language learning activities, "viz.", the learning mode and the testing mode. (three references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries