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MyFlashcard —A facebook application with multiple purposes. Aobo Wang. Introduction. What is a Flashcard? Information carrier, two-sides, prompt & answer Easy , efficient ,fun What is the application for? Assist to learn network informal language to communicate
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MyFlashcard—A facebook application with multiple purposes Aobo Wang
Introduction • What is a Flashcard? • Information carrier, two-sides, prompt & answer • Easy , efficient ,fun • What is the application for? • Assist to learn network informal language to communicate • Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) • Collect NIL training data for MT • NLP
ICaLL(Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning ) • Data Driven Learning (DDL) • Gold standard • NLP tool as a middleman • Application • Wordlevel • Grammar level • Semantic level • Focus on the formal language learning
Relationship ICaLL Communicate NIL / MT MyFlashCard Social Learning Crowdsourcing Social Media
Features of MyFlashcard • Resource Organized by free but limited Categories. • Lead users to input the resource we need • Attract more users by diversified content • Highlight informal language learning function • Higher weight in Ranking • Always place it in prominent area • Social interaction feature • Game • Knowledge collaboration
Comparison with Current Flashcard Application • Professional Flashcard Application • Large user base (1,494,671 users) • Millions of flashcards (4,010,412 card sets) • Abundant resource (122,824,220 terms) • http://quizlet.com • Lack of social interaction feature
Comparison with Current Flashcard Application • Flashcard Applications available on Facebook • Only more than 10 apps • Not many users • Low usability • Untidy user interface • Fixed content with infrequent update • Lack of animation • Lack of social interaction feature
Current State of MyFlashcard • Demo • http://apps.facebook.com/myflashcard/
Thank You!Any comments are welcome. Aobo Wang