Analyzing learner language: Towards a flexible natural language processing architecture for intelligent language tutors

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Amaral, Luiz ^a   Meurers, Detmar ^b   Ziai, Ramon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demand driven annotation based architecture; Individualized feedback; Intelligent computerassisted language learning (ICALL); Intelligent language tutoring systems (ILTS); Natural language processing (NLP); Unstructured information management architecture (UIMA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251571189     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2010.520674     Document Type: Article

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