A Tutor For Teaching English As A Second Language For Deaf Users Of American Sign Language
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In this paper we introduce a computerassisted writing tool for deaf users of American Sign Language (ASL). The novel aspect of this system (under development) is that it views the task faced by these writers as one of second language acquisition. We indicate how this a ects the system design and the system's correction and explanation strategies, and present our methodology for modeling the second language acquisition process.
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تاریخ انتشار 1997