Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

The VL3

Virtual Language Learning Laboratory

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

The Idea

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

What we know?

Linguistic Theory

Input and interaction are essential factors in SLA

Computer Science

Highly developed NLP technologies.

L2 Pedagogy

Communicative Competence

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

What does NLP mean?• Field of Artificial Intelligence manipulation of natural

language by means of computational platforms.

• Multiple areas of knowledge:

• linguistic study of the structure of  language • logical models of reasoning and their application to

language  modeling• psychological and neurological models of brain-related 

linguistic capabilities• computational techniques • models for the  study and implementation of algorithms• cognitive sciences• Etc.

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

NLP Research Areas

  Natural language understanding lexical and grammatical analysis,

creating a logical or abstract representation of the meaning of the  input.

 Natural language generation creation or realization of a sentence  (grammatical and lexical generation) from the logical or abstract  representation of the meaning.

 Speech recognition analysis of the acoustic signal in order to access  the corresponding textual and / or semantic representation.

 Text to speech synthesis of the acoustic signal using the textual sentence as the input.

 Machine translation : tools for the automatic translation of a  given sentence or text between a given pair of languages.

 Dialogue systems creation of dialogue interaction models.

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

The VL3

Focus: Dialogue System Technology

Technological Platform: Sintagma (Natural Language Inc.)

Sintagma: allows for a complete, coherent and flexible treatment of natural language comprehension and dialogue management

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

So…?

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

The Process

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

Where we are at?

Stage 1.

•Review of literature

•Textbook analysis

•Questionnaires

•And …

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

First Trial

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

First Trial

Virtual Laboratory for Language Learning (VL3)

Stay tuned,

to be continued ….

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