CoNLP4LTL: Workshop on The Integration of NLP and Corpora in Language Teaching and Learning Dar Al Diafa, Ain Shams University, Abasiya Cairo, Egypt, September 1-3, 2018 |
Conference website | http://egyptscience.net/AISI2018/NLP2018.html |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=conlp4ltl |
Submission deadline | April 30, 2018 |
The workshop will be held in conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics (AISI’18). The focus of this workshop is to shed light on the use of NLP tools and corpora in studies that have a pedagogical purpose especially for low or relatively under-resourced languages. On the other hand, the workshop aims to increase awareness of the greatest advantage of using NLP tools and corpora to prepare efficient materials for language teaching and (self)-learning. Besides, the workshop will provide a leading venue for students, researchers, and teachers to disseminate and discuss their most recent and relevant experiences and studies. Additionally, it will have oral presentation sessions as well as poster sessions in order to maximize the amount of original works that presented.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Authors are invited to submit original research contributions not concurrently submitted elsewhere (Submission system). Normal length papers should be 8-10 pages, formatted in Springer’s single column format (detailed instructions for paper format in Latex and MS Word can found here https://www.springer.com/series/11156# ).
List of Topics
Basically, the present workshop targets two scientific issues: (1) highlighting the strengths of integration NLP tools and corpora in language teaching and learning; and (2) revealing the current challenges faced by researchers working in this area. In this regard, we invite papers that pertain to these issues including but not limited to:
- Data-driven learning
- New language resources for educational use
- Building and analysing Learner corpora
- Use of corpus-based analysis in language teaching
- NLP tools for second and foreign language learners
- Automated scoring/evaluation for written student responses
- NLP tools for special education
- Tools that automatically generate test questions
- Language-based educational games that incorporates NLP
- Teachersknowledge and beliefs about using NLP-based systems in their teaching activities
- Studies that investigate the effectiveness of integration of NLP and corpora in language teaching and learning
Committees
Program Committee
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Ahmed Guessoum, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria
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Alex Boulton, University of Lorraine, France
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Fadoua Ataa Allah, Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture, Morocco
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Dirk Goldhahn, University of Leipzig, German
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Hamouda Bebaha, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Qatar
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Hassina Aliane, Research Center on Scientific and Technical Information, Algeria.
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Jill Burstein, Educational Testing Service in Princeton, USA
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Kais Haddar, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Karim Bouzoubaa, Mohamed Vth University, Morocco
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Mai Zaki, American University of Sharjah, UAE
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Mounir Zrigui, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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Nadi Tomeh, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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Muhammad Sabri Sahrir, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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Said Desouki, Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology, Damascus, Syria
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Tim Buckwalter, University of Maryland, USA
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Violetta Cavalli-Sforza, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
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Walid Magdy, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Zakaria Kurdi, Lynchburg College, USA
Organizing committee
Workshop Chair:
- Imad Zeroual, Mohamed First University, Morocco
Organizing Committee:
- Azzeddine Mazroui, Mohamed First University, Morocco
- Abdelhak Lakhouaja, Mohamed First University, Morocco
Publication
All accepted conference papers will be presented at the conference and included in the published proceedings by Springer. Authors of the best papers will be invited to extend their papers for inclusion in a special issue of the some journals indexed by SCOUPS and EI.
Venue
The workshop will be held in Dar Al Diafa, Ain Shams University, Abasiya, Cairo, Egypt
Contact
CoNLP4LTL@gmail.com