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Data Augmentation for Spoken Grammatical Error Correction
Penny Karanasou, Mengjie Qian, Stefano Bannò +2
While there exist strong benchmark datasets for grammatical error correction (GEC), high-quality annotated spoken datasets for Spoken GEC (SGEC) are still under-resourced. In this…
Natural Language-based Assessment of L2 Oral Proficiency using LLMs
Stefano Bannò, Rao Ma, Mengjie Qian +3
Natural language-based assessment (NLA) is an approach to second language assessment that uses instructions - expressed in the form of can-do descriptors - originally intended for…
Opportunities and Challenges of LLMs in Education: An NLP Perspective
Sowmya Vajjala, Bashar Alhafni, Stefano Bannò +2
Interest in the role of large language models (LLMs) in education is increasing, considering the new opportunities they offer for teaching, learning, and assessment. In this paper,…
End-to-End Spoken Grammatical Error Correction
Mengjie Qian, Rao Ma, Stefano Bannò +2
Grammatical Error Correction (GEC) and feedback play a vital role in supporting second language (L2) learners, educators, and examiners. While written GEC is well-established, spok…
Exploiting the English Vocabulary Profile for L2 word-level vocabulary assessment with LLMs
Stefano Bannò, Kate Knill, Mark Gales
Vocabulary use is a fundamental aspect of second language (L2) proficiency. To date, its assessment by automated systems has typically examined the context-independent, or part-of-…
Assessment of L2 Oral Proficiency using Speech Large Language Models
Rao Ma, Mengjie Qian, Siyuan Tang +3
The growing population of L2 English speakers has increased the demand for developing automatic graders for spoken language assessment (SLA). Historically, statistical models, text…
Scaling and Prompting for Improved End-to-End Spoken Grammatical Error Correction
Mengjie Qian, Rao Ma, Stefano Bannò +2
Spoken Grammatical Error Correction (SGEC) and Feedback (SGECF) are crucial for second language learners, teachers and test takers. Traditional SGEC systems rely on a cascaded pipe…