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Learning to Read/Type a Second Language in a Chatbot Enhanced Environment

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International Workshop on Evidence-Based Technology Enhanced Learning

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 152))

Abstract

Evidence based design methodology can be applied to second language learning by introducing tools and methods based on human machine conversational agents such as restricted chatbots. General purpose chatbots have been used as English tutors, where the learner tries to maintain a generic conversation; on the contrary the proposed tools, obtained by an AIML chatbot generator, are aimed at having a restricted conversation with learners, specifically crafted for the second language training. In the first case study, the obtainable conversation is inspired by the exercises that typically are in a foreign language text book: the chatbot can corrects learners in real time whenever the learner produces incorrect sentences. On the other case, learners have to ask questions to a FAQ-chatbot about a fable that learners should have read to demonstrate the plot of the story has been understood.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell’Informazione, Matematica, University of L’Aquila, Via G. Gronchi 18, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    Giovanni De Gasperis

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell’Informazione, Matematica, Scuola del Dottorato di Ricerca in Informatica, Via Vetoio 1, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    Niva Florio

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  1. , Department of Internal, University of L'Aquila, Viale S. Salvatore - Edificio Delta 6, Coppito, 67100, Italy

    Pierpaolo Vittorini

  2. , Computer Science Faculty, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Domenicani, 3, Bolzano, 39100, Italy

    Rosella Gennari

  3. , L3S Research Center, Leibniz University of Hanover, Appelstraße 4, Hannover, 30167, Germany

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  4. , Department of Computing Science, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Fernando de la Prieta

  5. Faculty of Science, Department of Computing Science, University of Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado Rodríguez

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De Gasperis, G., Florio, N. (2012). Learning to Read/Type a Second Language in a Chatbot Enhanced Environment. In: Vittorini, P., Gennari, R., Marenzi, I., de la Prieta, F., Rodríguez, J. (eds) International Workshop on Evidence-Based Technology Enhanced Learning. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 152. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28801-2_6

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