[LFG] 2nd Call for papers: NLP for Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Language Acquisition

[Elena Volodina]

[with apologies for cross-posting]


  Joint 6th NLP4CALL and 2nd NLP4LA, Nodalida 2017


      NODALIDA <http://nodalida2017.se/> workshop, Gothenburg, Sweden,
      22 May, 2017

*Description of the workshop*

Workshop website: 
<https://spraakbanken.gu.se/eng/icall/joint6thNLP4CALL-2ndNLP4LA2017>https://spraakbanken.gu.se/eng/icall/joint6thNLP4CALL-2ndNLP4LA2017

For the second year in a row we are bringing two related themes of NLP 
for CALL and NLP for LA together. The goal of the joint workshop is to 
provide a meeting place for researchers working on language learning 
issues including both /empirical and experimental studies/ and 
/NLP-based applications/.

The *theme on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Computer-Assisted 
Language Learning (NLP4CALL) *iis 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 intersection of Natural Language Processing and Speech/Dialogue 
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/Dialogue 
Technology, ICALL researchers need good insights into the second 
language acquisition (SLA) theories and practices, as well as knowledge 
of second language pedagogy and didactics. This workshop invites 
therefore all 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 are modeled in 
ICALL tools.


The *workshop on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Research in 
Language Acquisition (NLP4LA)* broadens the scope of this year’s joint 
workshop to also include theoretical, empirical, and experimental 
investigation of first, second and bilingual language acquisition.

We believe that this field will benefit from collaboration between the 
NLP, linguistics, psychology and cognitive science communities. The 
workshop is targeted at anyone interested in the relevance of 
computational techniques for first, second and bilingual language 
acquisition. Therefore, our aim is to bring together researchers from 
different fields with a shared interest in language acquisition.

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


*For the two tracks we welcome papers: *

  * that describe research directly aimed at ICALL
  * that demonstrate actual or discuss the potential use of existing
    Speech Technologies, NLP tools or resources for language learning
  * that describe the ongoing development of resources and tools with
    potential usage in ICALL, either directly in interactive
    applications, or indirectly in materials, application or curriculum
    development, e.g. collecting and annotating ICALL-relevant corpora;
    developing tools and algorithms for readability analysis, selecting
    optimal corpus examples, etc.
  * that discuss challenges and/or research agenda for ICALL
  * that describe empirical studies on language learner data
  * that describe computational models of first, second and bilingual
    language acquisition
  * that describe empirical or experimental studies, or computational
    models of various aspects of language and their effect in language
    comprehension and acquisition
  * that demonstrate actual or discuss the potential use of Speech
    Technologies, NLP tools or resources for investigating language
    acquisition
  * that describe psycholinguistic and socio-linguistic investigations
    on first, second and bilingual language acquisition

We especially invite submissions describing the above-mentioned themes 
for the Nordic languages; and papers that focus on different age groups, 
cultures, and language variation. We are also interested in software 
demonstrations.


*Submission information*

We will be using Nodalida 2017 template 
<http://stp.lingfil.uu.se/%7Ebea/nodalida17/> for the workshop this 
year. Authors are invited to submit long papers (8-12 pages) 
alternatively short papers (4-7 pages), page count not including 
references. Only pdf files will be accepted. Submissions will be managed 
through the electronic conference management system EasyChair 
<https://spraakbanken.gu.se/eng/icall/joint6thNLP4CALL-2ndNLP4LA2017>. 
Final camera-ready versions of accepted papers will be given an 
additional page to address reviewer comments.

Papers should describe original unpublished work or work-in-progress. 
Every paper will be reviewed by at least 2 members of the program 
committee. As reviewing will be blind, please ensure that papers are 
anonymous. Self-references that reveal the author's identity, e.g., "We 
previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...", should be avoided. Instead, use 
citations such as "Smith previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...". 
Submissions will be judged on appropriateness, clarity, 
originality/innovativeness, correctness/soundness, meaningful 
comparison, significance and impact of ideas or results.

All accepted papers will be collected into a proceedings volume to be 
submitted for publication in the NEALT Proceeding Series (Linköping 
Electronic Conference Proceedings) and, additionally, double-published 
through ACL anthology, following experiences from previous workshops, 
e.g. the 3rd NLP4CALL <http://aclanthology.info/events/ws-2015#W15-19>.


*Important dates: *

  * *13 January*, Friday: first call for papers
  * *15 February*, Wednesday: second call for papers
  * *6 March*, Monday: third call for papers
  * *20 March*, Monday: paper submission deadline (short and long)
  * *6 April*, Thursday: notification of acceptance
  * *13 April*, Thursday: camera-ready papers for publication
  * *4 May*, Thursday: call for participation
  * *22 May*, Monday: workshop date

For further information, see workshop website:

Workshop website: 
<https://spraakbanken.gu.se/eng/icall/joint6thNLP4CALL-2ndNLP4LA2017>https://spraakbanken.gu.se/eng/icall/joint6thNLP4CALL-2ndNLP4LA2017

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