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Smith, Bryan – CALICO Journal, 2009
This study explores the relationship between scrolling, negotiated interaction, and self-initiated self-repair (SISR) in a task-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) foreign language learning environment. Pairs of adult learners of German engaged in four jigsaw tasks over the course of one university semester. Video screen…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, German, Second Language Learning, College Students
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De Felice, Rachele; Pulman, Stephen – CALICO Journal, 2009
In this article, we present an approach to the automatic correction of preposition errors in L2 English. Our system, based on a maximum entropy classifier, achieves average precision of 42% and recall of 35% on this task. The discussion of results obtained on correct and incorrect data aims to establish what characteristics of L2 writing prove…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Form Classes (Languages), Error Correction, Second Language Learning