Tools and Resources for language learning:
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Check My
Words: enables English language learners to check
vocabulary and grammatical patterns in their writing - includes
access to
Word Neighbors,
an online concordancing program and a 2000-page English Grammar Guide. Register to download here.
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My Words: vocabulary acquisition and testing for language learners; includes a browser toolbar, competitive games and other features to maintain student interest. This
site also assists teachers to monitor and assess students'
vocabulary acquisition. Register here.
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Mark My
Words: helps teachers respond to
written assignments by linking comments to online resources and to encourage students to revise their own work; includes an Assignment Management System to
allow students and instructors to exchange and manage assignments.
Register to download here.
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Gong:
synchronous and asynchronous voice communication and text indexing: promotes listening/speaking fluency.
Download here.
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Language Learning Management System:
An LMS for second language learning; students practise receptive and productive
language skills autonomously and learn to use tools and resources for independent, life-long
learning; teachers can create a variety of
interactive tasks and track students'
progress.
Flash demo
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WordPilot:
stand-alone and LAN concordancing program (vocabulary acquisition/writing tool) released
in 1996. Here is an independent review.
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AutoLANG: LAN
program addressing common errors in the English grammar and lexis of
Chinese speakers (released in 1995 and largely superseded by the LMS mentioned above).
Research: the analysis of the interlanguage of
Chinese speaking learners of English and studying the habits of effective
language learners.
Development: language learning
technology that models and optimizes the practice of effective
learners.
Education: PhD (Lancaster University, UK): a distributional and computational analysis of the written English of speakers of Chinese.
Access this and some other publications
here.
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