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On using intelligent computer-assisted language learning in real-life foreign language teaching and learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2011

Luiz A. Amaral  and
Detmar Meurers
Luiz A. Amaral*
Affiliation:
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA (email: [email protected])
Detmar Meurers*
Affiliation:
Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Tübingen, Germany (email: [email protected])
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Abstract

This paper explores the motivation and prerequisites for successful integration of Intelligent Computer-Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) tools into current foreign language teaching and learning (FLTL) practice. We focus on two aspects, which we argue to be important for effective ICALL system development and use: (i) the relationship between activity design and restrictions needed to make natural language processing tractable and reliable, and (ii) pedagogical considerations and the influence of activity design choices on the integration of ICALL systems into FLTL practice.

Keywords

ICALLIntelligent Tutoring Systemsactivity designNLP
Type
Research Article
Information
ReCALL , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , 05 January 2011 , pp. 4 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning 2011

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