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Jehle, Fred – CALICO Journal, 1987
SPANLAP (SPANish LAnguage Processing) is a computer program which attempts to engage students of Spanish in a free-form written dialog by allowing them to ask questions. The morphological and syntactic parsing process used in SPANLAP is explained. Sample dialog illustrates limitations of the current model. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction
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Sanders, Alton; Sanders, Ruth – CALICO Journal, 1987
Describes the development in progress of a syntactic parser of German called "Syncheck," which uses the programing language "Prolog." The grammar is written in a formalism called "Definate Clause Grammar." The purpose of "Syncheck" is to provide advice on grammatical correctness to intermediate and advanced…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Students, Courseware, Error Analysis (Language)
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Dalgish, Gerald M. – CALICO Journal, 1991
A database used in an analysis of writing errors of Swedish university students is discussed, including the major grammatical and vocabulary errors discovered. This study is compared with others, including a study of the writing errors of students from a variety of first-language backgrounds. Applications and directions for future research are…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Courseware