Applications of natural language processing in Bilingual language teaching: An Indonesian-English case study

Zara Maxwell-Smith, Ben Foley, Simón González Ochoa, Hanna Suominen

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    Abstract

    Multilingual corpora are difficult to compile and a classroom setting adds pedagogy to the mix of factors which make this data so rich and problematic to classify. In this paper, we set out methodological considerations of using automated speech recognition to build a corpus of teacher speech in an Indonesian language classroom. Our preliminary results (64% word error rate) suggest these tools have the potential to speed data collection in this context. We provide practical examples of our data structure, details of our piloted computer-assisted processes, and fine-grained error analysis. Our study is informed and directed by genuine research questions and discussion in both the education and computational linguistics fields. We highlight some of the benefits and risks of using these emerging technologies to analyze the complex work of language teachers and in education more generally.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationACL 2020 - Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, Proceedings of the 15th Workshop
    PublisherAssociation for Computational Linguistics (ACL)
    Pages124-134
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Electronic)9781952148187
    Publication statusPublished - 2020
    Event15th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, BEA 2020 at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, ACL 2020 - Virtual, Online, United States
    Duration: 10 Jul 2020 → …

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
    ISSN (Print)0736-587X

    Conference

    Conference15th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, BEA 2020 at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, ACL 2020
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityVirtual, Online
    Period10/07/20 → …

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