InSTIL/ICALL 2004 Symposium on Computer Assisted Learning June 17-19, 2004 Venice, Italy

Software Agents Supporting Second Language Learning as a Personalized, Collaborative and Lifelong Activity

Gerardo Ayala

TLATOA Speech Processing Group, Research Center on Information Technologies and Automation, CENTIA, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico

Second language learning is as a personalized, collaborative and lifelong activity. In this paper we present a model of a second language learning environment based on software agents, integrating speech technologies and natural language processing from this perspective. We have developed this model based on previous research concerning technologies for the development of software agents supporting second language learning from the perspective of collaborative learning (Ayala & Yano, 1998) personalization (Ayala & Yano, 1996) and lifelong learning (Ayala, 1999; Ayala 2003).

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Bibliographic reference.  Ayala, Gerardo (2004): "Software agents supporting second language learning as a personalized, collaborative and lifelong activity", In ICALL-2004, paper 045.