1. MyFlashcard —A facebook application with multiple purposes Aobo Wang 1

2. Introduction What is a Flashcard? – Information carrier, two-sides, prompt & answer – Easy, efficient,fun What is the application for?  Assist to learn network informal language to communicate  Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL)  Collect NIL training data for MT  NLP 2

3. ICaLL (Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning ) Data Driven Learning (DDL) Gold standard NLP tool as a middleman Application – Word level – Grammar level – Semantic level Focus on the formal language learning 3

4. Relationship ICaLL NIL / MT Social Media Crowdsourcing Social Learning Communicate MyFlashCard 4

5. Features of MyFlashcard Resource Organized by free but limited Categories. – Lead users to input the resource we need – Attract more users by diversified content Highlight informal language learning function – Higher weight in Ranking – Always place it in prominent area Social interaction feature – Game – Knowledge collaboration 5

6. Comparison with Current Flashcard Application Professional Flashcard Application Large user base (1,494,671 users) Millions of flashcards (4,010,412 card sets) Abundant resource (122,824,220 terms)  http://quizlet.com http://quizlet.com – Lack of social interaction feature 6

7. Comparison with Current Flashcard Application Flashcard Applications available on Facebook – Only more than 10 apps – Not many users – Low usability Untidy user interface Fixed content with infrequent update Lack of animation – Lack of social interaction feature 7

8. Current State of MyFlashcard Demo  http://apps.facebook.com/myflashcard/ http://apps.facebook.com/myflashcard/ 8

9. Thank You! Any comments are welcome. Aobo Wang 9