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Brendon Albertson

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Automated chunking of text (for learners, not search algorithms)
For Teachers Materials Research

Automated chunking of text (for learners, not search algorithms)

With natural language processing techniques, text can be tokenized into sentences and words, and these can be “chunked” according to…
June 4, 2021November 14, 2022 brendon_albertson
Beatboxing codas: a technique for helping  pronunciation of Chinese & Vietnamese learners
For Teachers

Beatboxing codas: a technique for helping pronunciation of Chinese & Vietnamese learners

Check out my Prezi below! Presented at CCSU’s Annual Spring Conference for Language Teachers, 2017
May 4, 2021May 6, 2021 brendon_albertson
Finding the right “chunks” to teach for fluency
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Finding the right “chunks” to teach for fluency

“Chunks” are groups of words that commonly occur together, and according to research, are likely processed and recorded in the…
May 4, 2021May 6, 2021 brendon_albertson
YouGlish + n-grams = Targeted bottom-up listening practice
For Students For Teachers Materials

YouGlish + n-grams = Targeted bottom-up listening practice

YouGlish is a great site that allows you to search for YouTube videos by their transcripts rather than only by…
May 4, 2021May 6, 2021 brendon_albertson
“Explain it to a 5-year-old” – Practicing Tier 3 Vocabulary
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“Explain it to a 5-year-old” – Practicing Tier 3 Vocabulary

Tier 3 words are essentially field-specific terminology. As an example, I’m teaching an ESL breakout course to help students understand…
April 29, 2021 brendon_albertson
The Untapped Potential of Natural Language Processing in CALL
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The Untapped Potential of Natural Language Processing in CALL

How tokenizers, part-of-speech taggers, and algorithms can parse sentences for use in language learning apps Natural Language Processing (NLP) is…
April 25, 2021July 12, 2021 brendon_albertson
Training students to use corpora – for distinguishing between synonyms
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Training students to use corpora – for distinguishing between synonyms

A student who was studying lists of IELTS vocabulary approached me and asked for help distinguishing between the large number…
February 11, 2021March 3, 2021 brendon_albertson
Making group tasks for online classes with Jamboard
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Making group tasks for online classes with Jamboard

The problem: Something that’s bothered me about teaching on Zoom has been the inability to “pass out” materials to students…
January 30, 2021March 3, 2021 brendon_albertson
Improving Vocabulary Retention – Talk about a word!
For Teachers

Improving Vocabulary Retention – Talk about a word!

I’ve been studying Japanese since 2010, and have experimented with Anki flashcards as a way to increase my active spoken…
January 16, 2021February 3, 2021 brendon_albertson
Color-coded Feedback
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Color-coded Feedback

An easy, low-tech way to add richness to your written corrective feedback. Here’s an example:
January 3, 2021March 3, 2021 brendon_albertson

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