A Robot Writing Tutor? Chatbots in Academic Writing Instruction

Gareth Morris*, Eoin Jordan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This presentation will describe the development of "Theodore", an
artificial intelligence computer program designed to assist students with
writing thesis or purpose statements for academic texts in English. The
presenters will explain and demonstrate the program, and then discuss
possible further applications of chatbots to aid ESL writing instruction.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2014
EventInternational Symposium on ESL Writing: Writing across Borders: New Directions in EFL and ESL Writing Research - Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
Duration: 12 Sept 201413 Sept 2014
http://sfl.whut.edu.cn/isew/Conference/

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on ESL Writing
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period12/09/1413/09/14
Internet address

Keywords

  • Education
  • ESL
  • Educational technology
  • English for academic purposes
  • chatbots

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