The Efficacy of Spell Check Packages Specifically Designed for Second Language Learners of Spanish.
Generic spelling checkers (GSCs), such as the one included in Microsoft Word, might seem appropriate for second language (L2) learners of Spanish to correct their writing. However, previous applied linguistics researchers point out that these proof-readers are designed primarily for native writers;...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 847 - 862 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=138604909&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 138604909 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2019 vid: 27 iid: 2 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 138604909 ppf: 847 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 557KB tig: atl: The Efficacy of Spell Check Packages Specifically Designed for Second Language Learners of Spanish. aug: au: BIazquez, Migucl Fan, Catherine affil: Facultad de Filología, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Escuela de Doctorado, Calle de Bravo Murillo, 38, 28015 Madrid, Spain Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PJ, Oxford, UK su: Second language acquisition Spell checkers (Computer programs) Spanish language Proofreading Orthography & spelling sug: subj: Second language acquisition Spell checkers (Computer programs) Spanish language Proofreading Orthography & spelling keyword: Accuracy of spell checkers computer assisted language learning L2 spelling acquisition Microsoft Word orthography self-correction Spanish as a foreign language written corrective feedback ab: Generic spelling checkers (GSCs), such as the one included in Microsoft Word, might seem appropriate for second language (L2) learners of Spanish to correct their writing. However, previous applied linguistics researchers point out that these proof-readers are designed primarily for native writers; they automatically correct some mistakes or provide alternatives, while sometimes failing to detect L2 learners' errors. This study evaluates the efficacy of spell-check packages developed for L2 learners to overcome these limitations. Thirty compositions written by learners of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) were randomly chosen from a corpus. Spelling mistakes in the compositions were analysed, categorised and inputted into three specially designed spell checkers. Their efficacy in detecting and providing appropriate feedback was compared with a GSC. The results suggest that, despite detecting more than 85% of the errors, all the platforms fail to give the appropriate alternative for one third of the spelling errors. Surprisingly, the GSC provided the right alternative more frequently (67%). Additionally, the feedback provided by the specialised spell checkers is limited to a list of potential alternatives. Future iterations of spell checkers should include an expanded database of frequent L2 spelling errors for comparison and feedback that is tailored to L2 learners of Spanish and teaches them how to avoid future mistakes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2019 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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