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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

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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

Thank you!

Camelia NunezAntonio Jimenez-Mavillard

contact@cultureplex.ca