TY - GEN
T1 - Interactive visual text analysis for corpus-based language learning
AU - Zhu, Ying
AU - Friginal, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/8/10
Y1 - 2015/8/10
N2 - A corpus is a large collection of texts that can be automatically analyzed for linguistic patterns and structures using interactive tools. Corpus-based language learning has gained prominence in recent years thanks to the advances in computing technologies, such as text mining, searching, and natural language processing. The size and variety of corpora have also grown significantly in recent years. However, most of the corpus tools currently available are designed for linguistic research, not for classroom teaching and learning. In this paper, we present a new corpus tool called Text X-Ray that features visual text analysis and supports corpus-based language learning. This program helps students analyze their own writing and compare their writing with a corpus. This tool has been tested in real classroom settings and has received several positive feedback from a range of instructors and students.
AB - A corpus is a large collection of texts that can be automatically analyzed for linguistic patterns and structures using interactive tools. Corpus-based language learning has gained prominence in recent years thanks to the advances in computing technologies, such as text mining, searching, and natural language processing. The size and variety of corpora have also grown significantly in recent years. However, most of the corpus tools currently available are designed for linguistic research, not for classroom teaching and learning. In this paper, we present a new corpus tool called Text X-Ray that features visual text analysis and supports corpus-based language learning. This program helps students analyze their own writing and compare their writing with a corpus. This tool has been tested in real classroom settings and has received several positive feedback from a range of instructors and students.
KW - language teaching and learning
KW - text corpus
KW - text visualization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84959503415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BigDataService.2015.55
DO - 10.1109/BigDataService.2015.55
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:84959503415
T3 - Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 1st International Conference on Big Data Computing Service and Applications, BigDataService 2015
SP - 462
EP - 467
BT - Proceedings - 2015 IEEE 1st International Conference on Big Data Computing Service and Applications, BigDataService 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st IEEE International Conference on Big Data Computing Service and Applications, BigDataService 2015
Y2 - 30 March 2015 through 3 April 2015
ER -