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HOO 2012 Error Recognition and Correction Shared Task: Cambridge University Submission Report

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Authors

Kochmar, E 
Andersen, O 
Briscoe, E 

Abstract

Previous work on automated error recognition and correction of texts written by learners of English as a Second Language has demonstrated experimentally that training classifiers on error-annotated ESL text generally outperforms training on native text alone and that adaptation of error correction models to the native language (L1) of the writer improves performance. Nevertheless, most extant models have poor precision, particularly when attempting error correction, and this limits their usefulness in practical applications requiring feedback. We experiment with various feature types, varying quantities of error-corrected data, and generic versus L1-specific adaptation to typical errors using Naïve Bayes (NB) classifiers and develop one model which maximizes precision. We report and discuss the results for 8 models, 5 trained on the HOO data and 3 (partly) on the full error-coded Cambridge Learner Corpus, from which the HOO data is drawn.

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Journal Title

http://aclweb.org/anthology/W12-2028

Conference Name

Seventh Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications

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Volume Title

Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Building Educational Applications Using NLP

Publisher

Association for Computational Linguistics
Sponsorship
We thank Cambridge ESOL, a division of Cambridge Assessment for a partial grant to the first author and a research contract with iLexIR Ltd. We also thank them and Cambridge University Press for granting us access to the CLC for research purposes.