Identifying negative language transfer in learner errors using POS information

1 code implementation • EACL (BEA) 2021 • Leticia Farias Wanderley, Carrie Demmans Epp

A common mistake made by language learners is the misguided usage of first language rules when communicating in another language.

POS

Cree Corpus: A Collection of nêhiyawêwin Resources

no code implementations • ACL 2022 • Daniela Teodorescu, Josie Matalski, Delaney Lothian, Denilson Barbosa, Carrie Demmans Epp

Plains Cree (nêhiyawêwin) is an Indigenous language that is spoken in Canada and the USA.

Augmenting Flight Training with AI to Efficiently Train Pilots

no code implementations • 13 Oct 2022 • Michael Guevarra, Srijita Das, Christabel Wayllace, Carrie Demmans Epp, Matthew E. Taylor, Alan Tay

We propose an AI-based pilot trainer to help students learn how to fly aircraft.

Negative language transfer in learner English: A new dataset

1 code implementation • NAACL 2021 • Leticia Farias Wanderley, Nicole Zhao, Carrie Demmans Epp

The dataset can also be applied in personalizing grammatical error correction systems according to the learners{'} first language and in providing feedback that is informed by the cause of an error.

Grammatical Error Correction Language Acquisition

Using Discourse Signals for Robust Instructor Intervention Prediction

1 code implementation • 3 Dec 2016 • Muthu Kumar Chandrasekaran, Carrie Demmans Epp, Min-Yen Kan, Diane Litman

We tackle the prediction of instructor intervention in student posts from discussion forums in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).