Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages

Elham Akhlaghi; Branislav Bédi; Fatih Bektas; Harald Berthelsen; Matthias Butterweck; Cathy Chua; Catia Cucchiarini; Gülsen Eryigit; Johanna Gerlach; Hanieh Habibi; Neasa Ní Chiaráin; Manny Rayner; Steinþór Steingrímsson; Helmer Strik

Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages

Elham Akhlaghi, Branislav Bédi, Fatih Bektas, Harald Berthelsen, Matthias Butterweck, Cathy Chua, Catia Cucchiarini, Gülsen Eryigit, Johanna Gerlach, Hanieh Habibi, Neasa Ní Chiaráin, Manny Rayner, Steinþór Steingrímsson, Helmer Strik

Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering

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Abstract

LARA (Learning and Reading Assistant) is an open source platform whose purpose is to support easy conversion of plain texts into multimodal online versions suitable for use by language learners. This involves semi-automatically tagging the text, adding other annotations and recording audio. The platform is suitable for creating texts in multiple languages via crowdsourcing techniques that can be used for teaching a language via reading and listening. We present results of initial experiments by various collaborators where we measure the time required to produce substantial LARA resources, up to the length of short novels, in Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Icelandic, Irish, Swedish and Turkish. The first results are encouraging. Although there are some startup problems, the conversion task seems manageable for the languages tested so far. The resulting enriched texts are posted online and are freely available in both source and compiled form.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings
Editors	Nicoletta Calzolari, Frederic Bechet, Philippe Blache, Khalid Choukri, Christopher Cieri, Thierry Declerck, Sara Goggi, Hitoshi Isahara, Bente Maegaard, Joseph Mariani, Helene Mazo, Asuncion Moreno, Jan Odijk, Stelios Piperidis
Publisher	European Language Resources Association (ELRA)
Pages	323-331
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9791095546344
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC 2020 - Marseille, France Duration: 11 May 2020 → 16 May 2020

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Name	LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings

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Conference	12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC 2020
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	11/05/20 → 16/05/20

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© European Language Resources Association (ELRA), licensed under CC-BY-NC

Keywords

CALL
Open source
Reading
Tagging

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Akhlaghi, E., Bédi, B., Bektas, F., Berthelsen, H., Butterweck, M., Chua, C., Cucchiarini, C., Eryigit, G., Gerlach, J., Habibi, H., Chiaráin, N. N., Rayner, M., Steingrímsson, S., & Strik, H. (2020). Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages. In N. Calzolari, F. Bechet, P. Blache, K. Choukri, C. Cieri, T. Declerck, S. Goggi, H. Isahara, B. Maegaard, J. Mariani, H. Mazo, A. Moreno, J. Odijk, & S. Piperidis (Eds.), LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings (pp. 323-331). (LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings). European Language Resources Association (ELRA).

Akhlaghi, Elham ; Bédi, Branislav ; Bektas, Fatih et al. / Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA : Experiences with nine languages. LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings. editor / Nicoletta Calzolari ; Frederic Bechet ; Philippe Blache ; Khalid Choukri ; Christopher Cieri ; Thierry Declerck ; Sara Goggi ; Hitoshi Isahara ; Bente Maegaard ; Joseph Mariani ; Helene Mazo ; Asuncion Moreno ; Jan Odijk ; Stelios Piperidis. European Language Resources Association (ELRA), 2020. pp. 323-331 (LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings).

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Akhlaghi, E, Bédi, B, Bektas, F, Berthelsen, H, Butterweck, M, Chua, C, Cucchiarini, C, Eryigit, G, Gerlach, J, Habibi, H, Chiaráin, NN, Rayner, M, Steingrímsson, S & Strik, H 2020, Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages. in N Calzolari, F Bechet, P Blache, K Choukri, C Cieri, T Declerck, S Goggi, H Isahara, B Maegaard, J Mariani, H Mazo, A Moreno, J Odijk & S Piperidis (eds), LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings. LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings, European Language Resources Association (ELRA), pp. 323-331, 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC 2020, Marseille, France, 11/05/20.

Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages. / Akhlaghi, Elham; Bédi, Branislav; Bektas, Fatih et al.
LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings. ed. / Nicoletta Calzolari; Frederic Bechet; Philippe Blache; Khalid Choukri; Christopher Cieri; Thierry Declerck; Sara Goggi; Hitoshi Isahara; Bente Maegaard; Joseph Mariani; Helene Mazo; Asuncion Moreno; Jan Odijk; Stelios Piperidis. European Language Resources Association (ELRA), 2020. p. 323-331 (LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings).

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Akhlaghi E, Bédi B, Bektas F, Berthelsen H, Butterweck M, Chua C et al. Constructing multimodal language learner texts using LARA: Experiences with nine languages. In Calzolari N, Bechet F, Blache P, Choukri K, Cieri C, Declerck T, Goggi S, Isahara H, Maegaard B, Mariani J, Mazo H, Moreno A, Odijk J, Piperidis S, editors, LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings. European Language Resources Association (ELRA). 2020. p. 323-331. (LREC 2020 - 12th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Conference Proceedings).

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