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Workshop on
Language Play and Computers
August 25th-26th 2006
9.30am - 4.30pm on both days
School of Computing, Queen Mother Building,
University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Content
Encouraging children to play with language is a potentially rich way of
promoting the development of language and communication skills. This
workshop presents a variety of recent research into developing software
which gives children the opportunity for language play through
interaction with a computer. There will also be time for hands-on
experience of some examples of this type of software, under the
supervision of its designers.
More details including the full programme are available on the Workshop
website:
http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/standup/workshop.
Speakers
There will be talks by researchers who have developed language play
software, including the local creators of the STANDUP program which
allows children to create their own puns.
Participants
The event is aimed both at practitioners in education, including
teachers and speech/language therapists, and at researchers in
education, language, humour, and (especially) combinations of these. It
is possible to attend either Day 1 or Day 2 or both.
Booking
Early registration is recommended as places are limited to 50. There is
no fee for attendance. Those wishing to attend should complete and send
in the registration form, to be found on the Workshop website.
Subsidies
A small number of participants may apply for a contribution from the
Workshop towards their travelling and accommodation expenses for
attending the event. Preference in the award of this subsidy will be
given to therapists and teachers, as funding is limited. Application for
this support should be made on the registration form.
Acknowledgements
The STANDUP project, a collaboration between the University of Dundee,
the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Aberdeen, is
supported by grants GR/S15402/01 and GR/R83217/01 from the Engineering
and Physical Sciences Research Council.
STANDUP System To Augment Non-speakers Dialogue Using Puns
University of Dundee: Annalu Waller, Dave O'Mara, Rolf Black
University of Edinburgh: Helen Pain, Ruli Manurung
University of Aberdeen: Graeme Ritchie
Contact
Web: http://groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/standup/workshop
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