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The use of natural language processing in computer-assisted language instruction

✍ Scribed by Bailin, Alan ;Thomson, Philip

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Weight: 892 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 0010-4817
DOI: 10.1007/bf00057649

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✦ Synopsis

This article describes the natural language processing techniques used in two computer-assisted language instruction programs: VERBCON and PARSER. VERBCON is a template-type program which teaches students how to use English verb forms in written texts. In the exercises verbs have been put into the infinitive, and students are required to supply appropriate verb forms. PARSER is intended to help students learn English sentence structure. Using a lexicon and production rules, it generates sentences and asks students to identify their grammatical parts. The article contends that only by incorporating natural language processing techniques can these programs offer a substantial number of exercises and at the same time provide students with informative feedback.

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