2025
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TRANSLATIONCORRECT: A Unified Framework for Machine Translation Post-Editing with Predictive Error Assistance
Syed Mekael Wasti
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Shou-Yi Hung
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Christopher Collins
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En-Shiun Annie Lee
Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 3: System Demonstrations)
Machine translation (MT) post-editing and research data collection often rely on inefficient, disconnected workflows. We introduce **TranslationCorrect**, an integrated framework designed to streamline these tasks. **TranslationCorrect** combines MT generation using models like NLLB, automated error prediction using models like XCOMET or LLM APIs (providing detailed reasoning), and an intuitive post-editing interface within a single environment. Built with human-computer interaction (HCI) principles in mind to minimize cognitive load, as confirmed by a user study. For translators, it enables them to correct errors and batch translate efficiently. For researchers, **TranslationCorrect** exports high-quality span-based annotations in the Error Span Annotation (ESA) format, using an error taxonomy inspired by Multidimensional Quality Metrics (MQM). These outputs are compatible with state-of-the-art error detection models and suitable for training MT or post-editing systems. Our user study confirms that **TranslationCorrect** significantly improves translation efficiency and user satisfaction over traditional annotation methods.
2023
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Evaluating Classroom Potential for Card-it: Digital Flashcards for Studying and Learning Italian Morphology
Mariana Shimabukuro
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Jessica Zipf
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Shawn Yama
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Christopher Collins
Proceedings of the 18th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2023)
This paper presents Card-it, a web-based application for learning Italian verb conjugation. Card-it integrates a large-scale finite-state morphological~(FSM) analyzer and a flashcard application as a user-friendly way for learners to utilize the analyzer. While Card-it can be used by individual learners, to support classroom adoption, we implemented simple classroom management functionalities such as sharing flashcards to a class and tracking students’ progression. We evaluated Card-it with teachers of Italian. Card-it was reported as engaging and supportive, especially by featuring two different quiz types combined with a verb form look-up feature. Teachers were optimistic about the potential of Card-it as a classroom supplementary tool for learners of Italian as L2. Future work includes sample sentences and a complete learners evaluation.
2008
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Interactive Visualization for Computational Linguistics
Christopher Collins
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Gerald Penn
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Sheelagh Carpendale
Tutorial Abstracts of ACL-08: HLT
2004
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Head-Driven Parsing for Word Lattices
Christopher Collins
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Bob Carpenter
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Gerald Penn
Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL-04)