MyAnnotator: An Error Annotation Tool for Language Teachers
Nov 10, 2016 — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) warmly invites you to its next research forum about MyAnnotator: An Error Annotation Tool for Language Teachers presented by Marie-Josée Hamel and Nikolay Slavkov
Abstract
MyAnnotator is a R&D collaborative project between Applied Linguists (Hamel & Slavkov, OLBI) and Computer Scientists (Xiao, Carleton & Inkpen, SITE) which aims at the development of a Natural Language Processing (NLP) based Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) tool to support the provision of Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) in language teaching and learning. MyAnnotator offers teachers a multilingual, customizable environment to annotate language learners' texts and comes with comprehensive statistical features that students can retrieve. The presentation will highlight the motivation for the development of such a tool while a beta version of MyAnnotator will be demonstrated.
Marie-Josée Hamel
Professor at OLBI and director of her own research centre, the CCERBAL
Dr. Marie-Josée Hamel is a professor at OLBI and director of her own research centre, the CCERBAL. She has a PhD in Language Engineering from UMIST and currently holds a University research Chair in CALL.
Nikolay Slavkov
Assistant professor at OLBI and Editor-in-Chief of OLBI Journal
Nikolay Slavkov is an assistant professor at OLBI and Editor-in-Chief of OLBI Journal. He has a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Ottawa and has an interest in Childhood Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, and Technology. Marie-Josée Hamel and Nikolay Slavkov are working in cooperation with Dingwen Xiao, who has a MSc in Computer Science, and Professor Diana Inkpen, from the Faculty of Engineering.