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Mark Brierley
Shinshu University
About
Member of JALT ER SIG. Scheduling for this conference.Sessions
How to . . . Testing Extensive Reading more
Thu, Aug 12, 12:00-12:30 Asia/Tokyo
Should we assess Extensive Reading? What do we mean by assessment? How should we do it?
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)
Grammar A Machine Learning Method for Estimating the Difficulty Level of Graded Readers more
Thu, Aug 12, 17:30-18:15 Asia/Tokyo
A machine learning method was investigated to analyze how syntax affects reading difficulty, first categorising graded reader texts into parts of speech, then using a sliding window method to count different patterns of word types. Next we used clustering to check whether the features could be classified by difficulty level.
![Noda Yuki](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/img/user-astronaut-square.png)
![Masaaki Niimura](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/J6yD3Awlq0Ir8jnTux5KwyJBMHEoc6OR49lKJC8M.png)
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)
![Megumi HASEBE](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/LW5pHnEsvcxOqjNE2p0pJ0rWkcvVormTPhG8iPzS.jpg)
How to . . . Information Desk more
Thu, Jul 22, 19:00-20:30 Asia/Tokyo
Please come along if you have any questions or would like to check the technology for your presentation. A link will appear from ten minutes before the session starts.
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)
![Cory Koby](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/Os3wRCD2y1CHh4qmRQUmn0kRK6RBet7Zm7A4Xs8O.jpeg)
![Wendy M. Gough](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/jB4ilLJ743369vePdVg3pqTvvAF5lUxgiLotSgBk.jpg)
![Rob Waring](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/DL6lR6p5DLvOiYEI5j0WoUyJRch1Rw6FuXWP2DRE.png)
How to . . . Information Desk more
Wed, Jul 28, 14:00-15:30 Asia/Tokyo
A link will appear from ten minutes before the session starts.
![Cory Koby](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/Os3wRCD2y1CHh4qmRQUmn0kRK6RBet7Zm7A4Xs8O.jpeg)
![Wendy M. Gough](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/jB4ilLJ743369vePdVg3pqTvvAF5lUxgiLotSgBk.jpg)
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)
How to . . . Information Desk more
Wed, Aug 11, 19:00-20:30 Asia/Tokyo
Please come along if you have any questions or would like to check the technology for your presentation. A link will appear from ten minutes before the session starts.
![Rob Waring](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/DL6lR6p5DLvOiYEI5j0WoUyJRch1Rw6FuXWP2DRE.png)
![Wendy M. Gough](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/jB4ilLJ743369vePdVg3pqTvvAF5lUxgiLotSgBk.jpg)
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)
How to . . . Information Desk more
Tue, Aug 10, 12:00-13:30 Asia/Tokyo
Please come along if you have any questions or would like to check the technology for your presentation. A link will appear from ten minutes before the session starts.
![Wendy M. Gough](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/jB4ilLJ743369vePdVg3pqTvvAF5lUxgiLotSgBk.jpg)
![Rob Waring](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/DL6lR6p5DLvOiYEI5j0WoUyJRch1Rw6FuXWP2DRE.png)
![Mark Brierley](https://eraw2021.edzil.la/avatar/UgR7AgQNIo2GIDNCM1M1S6KeqeyfjRDF7qHE1hSl.jpg)