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Language learning systems and methods

US9666098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2014
Grant dateMay 30, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B19/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A systems, methods, and products for language learning software that automatically extracts text from corpora using various natural-language processing product features, which can be combined with custom-designed learning activities to offer a needs-based, adaptive learning methodology. The system may receive a text, extract keywords pedagogically valuable to non-native language learning, assign a difficulty score to the text using various linguistic attributes of the text, generate a list of potential distractors for each keyword in the text to implement in learning activities, and topically tag the text against a taxonomy based on the content. This output is then used in conjunction with a series of learning activity-types designed to meet learners' language skill needs and then used to create dynamic, adaptive activities for them.

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