Method and system for automated item development for language learners
AssigneeEducational Testing Service
InventorJill Burstein
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Abstract
A method of developing a translation exercise is disclosed. A grammatical structure may be received. Each of one or more text segments in a first language may be translated into a corresponding text segment in a second language. Each text segment in the first language may include one or more sentences. A text segment may be selected as a prompt for a translation exercise. The selected text segment may include a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure and/or a text segment in the first language corresponding to a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure.
Claims12
A method of developing a translation exercise, the method comprising:
- receiving a grammatical structure;
- for each of one or more text segments in a first language, translating the text segment in the first language into a corresponding text segment in a second language;
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- selecting a selected text segment as a prompt for a translation exercise, wherein the selected text segment comprises one or more of:
- a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure, and
- a text segment in the first language corresponding to a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure.
A computer readable storage medium containing one or more programming instructions for performing a method of developing a translation exercise, the method comprising:
- receiving a grammatical structure;
- for each of one or more text segments in a first language, translating the text segment in the first language into a corresponding text segment in a second language;
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- selecting a selected text segment as a prompt for a translation exercise, wherein the selected text segment comprises one or more of:
- a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure, and
- a text segment in the first language corresponding to a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure.
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