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Simulated Conversation as a CAI Strategy
Author(s) -
Underwood John
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1982.tb00248.x
Subject(s) - conversation , blank , computer science , computer assisted instruction , artificial intelligence , natural language processing , linguistics , multimedia , mechanical engineering , philosophy , engineering
Research in artificial intelligence demonstrated some time ago the feasibility of truly conversational, interactive computer programs. However, this capability has not been exploited in most computer‐assisted language instruction programs, which have tended to adhere to a more Skinnerian fill‐in‐the‐blank format. This paper describes an experimental Spanish program which employs simulated conversation strategies that allow students considerably more freedom in their responses, at the same time that error‐checking routines monitor for syntactic errors.