TY - GEN
T1 - Linguistic-first approach to learning Python for natural language generation
T2 - 5th International Conference on ICT Integration in Technical Education, ETLTC 2023 in collaboration with the 2nd International Conference on Entertainment Technology and Management, ICETM 2023
AU - Blake, John
AU - Tamura, Kazuma
AU - Pyshkin, Evgeny
PY - 2023/11/28
Y1 - 2023/11/28
N2 - Participants in an elective course on natural language generation developed their ability to program in Python through a linguistic-first, problem-based approach. The primary aim of the course was to create a text generation program, but in doing so, students achieved the secondary aim of increasing their mastery of Python. The course started with a thorough linguistic analysis of the genre of the target language, using both top-down and bottom-up approaches. This served as the basis for the development of a set of guiding principles. These principles were then used to develop pseudocode, which, in turn, served as the foundation for the initial draft of the program. Lessons learned include the importance of aligning aims and assessment criteria, and providing learners with space to struggle.
AB - Participants in an elective course on natural language generation developed their ability to program in Python through a linguistic-first, problem-based approach. The primary aim of the course was to create a text generation program, but in doing so, students achieved the secondary aim of increasing their mastery of Python. The course started with a thorough linguistic analysis of the genre of the target language, using both top-down and bottom-up approaches. This served as the basis for the development of a set of guiding principles. These principles were then used to develop pseudocode, which, in turn, served as the foundation for the initial draft of the program. Lessons learned include the importance of aligning aims and assessment criteria, and providing learners with space to struggle.
UR - https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-abstract/2909/1/020002/2924813/Linguistic-first-approach-to-learning-Python-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85179874951
U2 - 10.1063/5.0183649
DO - 10.1063/5.0183649
M3 - Conference publication
AN - SCOPUS:85179874951
VL - 2909 (1)
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - AIP Conference Proceedings
A2 - Roy, Debopriyo
A2 - Fragulis, George
Y2 - 24 January 2023 through 27 January 2023
ER -