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An Interinstitutional Center for Research and Development in Computational Linguistics |
AMADEUS
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RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO HELP NON-NATIVE ENGLISH USERS IN WRITING PAPERS |
Starting
Time:1991
Current Status: (2002-2004) Developing a
Base of Items for CAPTEAP System to allow easy proficiency test
creation; implementing an Adaptive Testing Module and a
Learning-by-doing Environment for Formative Assessment of
Instrumental English; developing a Web-based Support tool with a
case-base of papers in Pharmacy.
Goals:To develop tools
and resources aimed at assisting non-native English users with
various levels of expertise in scientific writing. To evaluate
innovative learning environments aimed at teaching and evaluating
instrumental English.
AMADEUS's Features
AMADEUS
is a suite of tools (Reference tool , Support Tool , Critiquing Tool
and CAPTEAP System) and resources developed over the last 10 years,
aimed at assisting non-native English users with various levels of
expertise in scientific writing. Overall, AMADEUS is based on the
reuse of linguistic material extracted from well-written texts, which
are categorized according to their function in the scientific
discourse. The tools were produced by combining this strategy with
Case-Based Reasoning, Critiquing Systems, and Systemic-Functional
concepts. Though the rationale employed is completely generic, the
actual tools were developed for specific scientific domains,
especially because extensive corpus analysis was required.
Result
Support Tool: sup_tool.zip
Critiquing Tool: crit_tool.zip
Capteat System: http://www.nilc.icmc.usp.br/capteap/
CALeSE
- Computer-Aided Learning Tool (Web-based) for Scientific Writing in
English:
http://www.nilc.icmc.usp.br/calese/
Team
(2002-2004)
Sandra Maria Aluísio
(coordinator)
Osvaldo Novais de Oliveira Jr.
Jean Piton Gonçalves
Stanley Fabrício Pacios
Mateus Maida Paduelli
Jorge Augusto Teles
Aline Maria Pacífico Manfrin
Prizes
“Distinguished Paper” - “A Case-Based Approach for Developing Writing Tools Aimed at Non-native English Users”, presented at International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, Sesimbra, Portugal, 1995.
Finantial
Support
CNPq
Contact
Sandra Maria Aluísio: sandra@icmc.usp.br
Related Publications
2003
ALUÍSIO, Sandra Maria; AQUINO, Valéria Tomas de; PIZZIRANI, Rafael; OLIVEIRA JR, Osvaldo Novais de. High Order Skills with Partial Knowledge Evaluation: Lessons learned from using a Computer-based Proficiency Test of English for Academic Purposes. Journal Of Information Technology Education, Califórnia, USA, v. 2, n. 1, p. 185-201, 2003.
2001
ALUÍSIO, Sandra Maria; BARCELOS, Iris; SAMPAIO, Jander; OLIVEIRA JR, Osvaldo Novais de. How to Learn the Many Unwritten ´Rules of the Game´ of the Academic Discourse: A Hybrid Approach Based on Critiques and Cases to Support Scientific Writing. In: IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, 2001, Madison, Wisconsin. Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE Computer Society, 2001. v. 1, p. 257-260.
1999
ALUÍSIO, Sandra Maria; OLIVEIRA JR, Osvaldo Novais de. An Innovative Computer Assisted Proficiency Test of English for Academic Purposes. In: THIRD ANNUAL COMPUTER ASSISTED ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE, 1999, Loughborough. Proceedings of Third Annual Computer Assisted Assessment Conference. 1999. p. 21-36.
Barriviera E Silva, M. H.; Pellizoni, J.M.; Aluísio, S.M. Uma abordagem híbrida baseada em críticas e casos para a construção de ferramentas colaborativas de ensino da escrita de artigos científicos. In: Anais do IX Simpósio Brasileiro de Informática na Educação, Fortaleza, CE, Novembro 1998. (CD-ROM).
Aluísio, S.M. and Gantenbein, R.E. Educational Tools for Writing Scientific Papers. In: Anais do VIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Informática na Educação, Brasil, p. 239-253, 18-20 de Novembro, 1997.
Sandra Maria Aluisio and Rex E. Gantenbein. Towards the Application of Systemic Functional Linguistics in Writing Tools. Published in the Proceedings of the ISCA 12th International Conference, pp. 181-185, 1997.
Aluisio, S.M.; Oliveira jr,. O.N. A Detailed Schematic Structure of Research Papers Introductions: An Application in Support-Writing Tools, In Revista de la Sociedad Espanyola para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural, n. 19, p. 141-147. 1996. Also available in http://www.cica.es/sepln96/sepln96.html.
Aluísio, S.M. and Oliveira, Jr. O.N. A Case-Based Approach for Developing Writing Tools Aimed at Non-native English Users. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 1010, pp. 121-132 (ICCBR' 95), 1995.
Fontana, N.; (Caldeira), Aluísio, S.M.; De Oliveira, M.C.F. and Oliveira Jr., O.N. Computer Assisted Writing Aplications to English as a Foreign Language. CALL, Volume 6 (2), pp. 145-161, 1993.
Oliveira, Jr. O.N.; (Caldeira), Aluísio S.M. and Fontana, N. Chusaurus: A Writing Tool Resource for Non-Native Users of English. In: Computer Science: Research and Applications, R. Baeza-Yates and U. Manber (eds.), Plenum Press, N.Y. pp. 63-72, 1992.
(Caldeira), Aluísio,S.M.; De Oliveira, M.C.F.; Fontana, N.; Nacamatsu, C.O. and Oliveira Jr., O.N. Writing tools for non-native users of English. Proceedings of the XVIII Latinamerican Informatics Conference, Spain, p. 224-231, 1992.
De Oliveira, M.C.F.; (Caldeira), Aluísio, S.M.; Masiero, P.C. & Oliveira Jr., O.N. A Discussion on Human-Computer Interfaces for Writing Support Tools. In Proceedings of the XII International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society, Santiago, Chile, pp. 223-233, 1992.
Oliveira, Jr. O.N.; (Caldeira), Aluísio S.M. and Fontana, N. Chusaurus: A Writing Tool Resource for Non-Native Users of English, In Proceedings of the XI International Conference of The Chilean Computer Science Society, pp. 59-70, 1991.