From Knowledge Elicitation System to Teaching Tool

This paper discusses the potential for an extant interactive Web-based linguistic knowledge elicitation system to be exploited in the teaching of linguistic content and practices. This tool would support the learning of linguistics and the development of real-world linguistic skills by guiding students through the process of describing a language of their choice from scratch. This method of teaching linguistic content and discovery skills differs from traditional methods in a similar way that an apprenticeship differs from formal education: students will learn by doing, being generously supported with help materials, and minimal hard restrictions will be placed on their methods and course of work.