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For further information, see the workshop website <https://spraakbanken.gu.se/en/research/themes/icall/nlp4call-workshop-series/nlp4call2021>

The NLP4CALL workshop is co-located with NoDaLiDa 2021.
Just like the main conference, the workshop will be organized as an online event.

Description of the workshop
The workshop series on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (NLP4CALL) is a meeting place for researchers working on the integration of Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies in CALL systems and exploring the theoretical and methodological issues arising in this connection. The latter includes, among others, insights from Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research, on the one hand, and promote development of “Computational SLA” through setting up Second Language research infrastructure(s), on the other.

The intersection of Natural Language Processing (or Language Technology / Computational Linguistics) and Speech Technology with Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) brings “understanding” of language to CALL tools, thus making CALL intelligent. This fact has given the name for this area of research – Intelligent CALL, ICALL. As the definition suggests, apart from having excellent knowledge of Natural Language Processing and/or Speech Technology, ICALL researchers need good insights into second language acquisition theories and practices, as well as knowledge of second language pedagogy and didactics. This workshop invites therefore a wide range of ICALL-relevant research, including studies where NLP-enriched tools are used for testing SLA and pedagogical theories, and vice versa, where SLA theories, pedagogical practices or empirical data are modeled in ICALL tools.

The NLP4CALL workshop series is aimed at bringing together competences from these areas for sharing experiences and brainstorming around the future of the field.

Important dates
13 January: first call for papers
8 February: second call for papers
1 March: third call for papers
11 March: final call for papers
18 March: paper submission deadline (long, short and demo, research notes)
19 April: notification of acceptance (regular papers)
27 April: notification of acceptance (research notes)
6 May: camera-ready deadline
31 May: workshop date

Workshop website <https://spraakbanken.gu.se/en/research/themes/icall/nlp4call-workshop-series/nlp4call2021>

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