Twasebook: A "Crowdsourced phrasebook" for language learners using twitter

Graeme W. Coleman; Nick A. Hine

doi:10.1145/2399016.2399157

Twasebook: A "Crowdsourced phrasebook" for language learners using twitter

Graeme W. Coleman, Nick A. Hine

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Abstract

We present Twasebook, a web application aimed at learners of foreign languages. Based on a learner's search terms, Twasebook identifies relevant status updates from Twitter in the learner's target language(s) as examples of everyday vocabulary. Twasebook therefore represents a proof of concept application designed to explore the feasibility of utilizing the vast amounts of open content generated by social networking tools within the context of language learning. In this paper, we present the motivation behind Twasebook, a brief description of how the application works, and our plans for future development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NordiCHI 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	805-806
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9781450314824
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2399016.2399157
Publication status	Published - 2012

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NordiCHI 2012: Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2012. p. 805-806.

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