dialogue-based CALL

Dialogue-based Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), i.e. dialogue systems, chatbots and conversational agents for language learning.

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Instructional design and natural language processing in dialogue-based CALL
Dialogue-based computer-assisted language learning (CALL) encompasses applications that allow a learner to practice a foreign language …
11 May 2016 East Lansing, MI, USA
S. Bibauw, T. François, P. Desmet
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Dialogue-based CALL: an overview of existing research
We propose a common definition for dialogue-based CALL and establish a first overview of the literature in the domain, from a systematic literature review of 138 papers. Results show a scattered research field, with 4 main disciplinary approaches, each preferring a certain keyword for referring to the domain.
Serge Bibauw, Thomas François, Piet Desmet
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Dialogue-based CALL: an overview of existing research
Conversational agents for language learning: state of the art and avenues for research on task-based agents
Conversational agents are seen as a way to offer an anxiety-free L2 practice environment for learners, in the hope that it would …
28 May 2015 Boulder, CO, USA
S. Bibauw, T. François, P. Desmet
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