FLOW: A First-Language-Oriented Writing Assistant System

Writing in English might be one of the most difficult tasks for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners. This paper presents FLOW, a writing assistance system. It is built based on first-language-oriented input function and context sensitive approach, aiming at providing immediate and appropriate suggestions including translations, paraphrases, and n-grams during composing and revising processes. FLOW is expected to help EFL writers achieve their writing flow without being interrupted by their insufficient lexical knowledge.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: ACL
• Authors: Mei-hua Chen, Shih-Ting Huang, Hung-ting Hsieh, Ting-hui Kao, Jason S. Chang
• Keywords: ACL 2012, Computational Linguistics, English As A Foreign Language, Language Learners, Lexical Knowledge