[1] From: Jock McNaught <jock@ccl.umist.ac.uk> (64)
From: "Nancy M. Ide" <ide@cs.vassar.edu> (2)
Subject: Corpora: Call for papers
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Natural Language Processing in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
One-Day Conference
UMIST, Manchester, 9 May 1998
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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DATE and VENUE
Saturday 9 May 1998 at UMIST, Manchester, UK.
Centre for Computational Linguistics, Renold Building, F5.
The conference is organised by the Centre for Computational Linguistics
in association with EUROCALL.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Allan Ramsay, UMIST
Tony Hartley, Brighton
Bernd Rueschoff, Karslruhe
Christoph Zaehner, Cambridge
ORGANISERS
Marie-Jose Hamel, UMIST
Mathias Schulze, UMIST
AIMS
Natural language processing (NLP) tools and techniques are used in
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). This conference aims to look at
their use and integration in CALL software. NLP tools supporting all areas
of language learning and all linguistic skills can be discussed.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
Researchers in CALL, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition,
Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence who are interested in combining
Natural Language Processing and Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
Researchers who have designed or are designing CALL software which makes use
of any kind of NLP tools (tagger, parser, conceptual dictionary, speech
synthesis and speech recognition systems, etc.).
YOUR CONTRIBUTION
A presentation of 30 minutes which will be followed by 10 min. for
questions.
Please send an abstract of about 500 words, by email (see the
address below). Please include title of presentation, name, affiliation,
contact address.
Deadline: 28 February 1998
POSSIBLE TOPICS
- Use of NLP tools in CALL programs
- NLP techniques and SLA
- Linguistics for NLP in CALL
- Notion of Intelligence in CALL
- Assessment and feedback with NLP tools
PUBLICATION
Papers presented at this conference will be refereed for the ReCALL journal.
COST
The conference fee is 40 pounds, to cover registration, light lunch and
refreshments.
Accomodation can be arranged through the conference organisers.
FURTHER DETAILS / QUESTIONS / ABSTRACTS
All correspondence regarding this conference should be sent to:
mjhamel@ccl.umist.ac.uk or
mathias@ccl.umist.ac.uk
Marie-Jos Hamel & Mathias Schulze
Department of Language Engineering
UMIST
PO Box 88 Manchester, UK
M60 1QD
http://www.ccl.umist.ac.uk/whatsnew/nlpcall.html
mathias
mathias@ccl.umist.ac.uk
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