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Camelia NunezAntonio Jimenez-Mavillard
The VL3A Project at the Crossroads
between Linguistics and
Computer Science
CHATTING IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE
VIRTUAL ENVIRONMEN
T
IMPROVED COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE FOR LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
The Idea
Why?
solve a real problem in the area of foreign language learning: lack of opportunity for language learners to interact (native) speakers of the target language.
How?
LinguisticsSecond Language
Acquisition
Pedagogy Natural Language
Processing
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Starting Point: Linguistics
Language
Syntax Phonology Morphology Semantics Pragmatics
Starting Point: SLA
Language Acquisition
Input Interaction theories Automaticity
Starting Point: Pedagogy
Language Teaching and Learning
Linguistic Competence vs. Communicative Competence
Limited opportunities for interaction in the TL
Starting Point: NLP
Natural language and computers
Natural language understanding Natural language generation Dialogue systems
The VL3 Virtual Assistant (Web Interface) VL3 Engine Lexicon Grammar(s) Conversation Scenarios Conversation Goals Error Feedback Mobile Application
The VL3 Web Interface
The VL3 Users
Profiles
Teacher/Researcher Student/Learner
The VL3 Engine
Technological platform for the VL3 requirements
Grammar Processor Dialogue Manager Response Generator
The VL3 LexiconDatabase with over 1,200,000 annotated words in Spanish
The VL3 Grammar(s)
How is “¡Buenos días!” interpreted by…
a) … a linguist? b) … a computer scientist?
S = ADJ + NOUN
The VL3 Conversation Scenarios
The VL3 Conversation Goals
Goals
Category Expected
Greetings and leavetakings at least one leave taking
Expressions of courtesy at least one courtesy expression
Identifying yourself and others saying name
Saying where you are from and asking where others are from
saying where he/she is from
Country list at least one country
Question words asking where someone is fromasking someone their name
The present tense of the verb ser.
“yo” form (soy)“él” form (es)“tú” form (eres)
Reflexivity
verb “llamarse” (1st and 2nd person)
Expressions of courtesy at least one courtesy expression
Error Feedback from the VL3
The VL3 App
