Building a Language-Learning Game for Brazilian Indigenous Languages: A Case of Study
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.14515v1
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:11:44 GMT
- Title: Building a Language-Learning Game for Brazilian Indigenous Languages: A Case of Study
- Authors: Gustavo Polleti,
- Abstract summary: We describe a process to automatically generate language exercises and questions from a dependency treebank and a lexical database for Tupian languages.
We conclude that new data gathering processes should be established in partnership with indigenous communities and oriented for educational purposes.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: In this paper we discuss a first attempt to build a language learning game for brazilian indigenous languages and the challenges around it. We present a design for the tool with gamification aspects. Then we describe a process to automatically generate language exercises and questions from a dependency treebank and a lexical database for Tupian languages. We discuss the limitations of our prototype highlighting ethical and practical implementation concerns. Finally, we conclude that new data gathering processes should be established in partnership with indigenous communities and oriented for educational purposes.
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