Asia CALL International Conference 2012 | November 16-17, 2012 | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

1. Asia CALL International Conference 2012 | November 16-17, 2012 | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Filipino Heritage Language
Learning Systems
Ralph Vincent J. Regalado
De La Salle University, Philippines

2. Heritage Language
“a person who is
raised in a home where
a language other than
English is spoken, who
speaks or understands
that language, and who
is some degree bilingual
in English and the home
language.”
Valdes, G. (2000). Introduction. Spanish for
native speakers, Volume 1. New York:
Harcourt College Publishers.

3. Heritage Language
Montrul, S. (2010). Current issues in heritage language acquisition. Annual Review of Applied
Linguistics, 30 , 3–23.

4. EMIGRATION

5. Filipino Heritage Learners
• Exposed to basic
Filipino
• No formal
education of the
language
• Although courses
are offered,
teachers have
expressed the need
for more materials

6. Salinlahi
[Heritage Language Learning Systems for Filipino]

7. Salinlahi
Web-based Learning Environment

8. Salinlahi
Lessons on Filipino Language and Culture

9. Salinlahi
Animation and sound

10. Salinlahi
Track learners’ progress

11. Salinlahi
Evaluate user’s input

12. Salinlahi
Responds with canned feedback

13. Salinlahi
Salinlahi Salinlahi Salinlahi
1 2 3

14. Salinlahi 1
Theme Lesson
Lessons Basic Greetings
Family Members
Home
Parts of the House
Household Chores
Filipino Alphabet
School Days of the week; Months
of the Year
Colors, Numbers Shape
Market
Transacting in Filipino /
Buying
Park Different People in the
Community
Jeepstop Asking for Directions
Hospital Parts of the Body

15. Salinlahi 1
Lessons

16. Salinlahi 1
Lessons

17. Salinlahi 1
Exercises

18. Salinlahi 1
Technology • Web-based
• Natural Language Generation
Used • User Model

19. Salinlahi 2
Technology
Used

20. Salinlahi 2
Technology • Collaborative
• Facebook Integration
Used • User Model
• Interactive Folk Stories (Lessons)

21. Salinlahi 3
Lessons • Cases of Nouns and Pronouns
(ANG, NG, SA)
• Word Linkers (NA, NG, G)
• Sentence Word Order

22. Salinlahi 3
Exercises

23. Salinlahi 3
Technology • Adapting modules of an
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Used • Use of Natural Language
Understanding and Generation
• User Modeling

24. Discussion
• Can be used as a supplementary learning
material
• Improve delivery of lessons
• Involve actual Filipino heritage learners to
test the system

25. Future Works
• API
• Mobile applications
• User modeling
• Affect recognition
• Speech Recognition

26. Asia CALL International Conference 2012 | November 16-17, 2012 | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Filipino Heritage Language
Learning Systems
Ralph Vincent J. Regalado