Scenario-based spoken interaction with virtual agents

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-191

  Morton, Hazel ^a   Jack, Mervyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23844509497     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220500173344     Document Type: Article

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