Designing a Personalized Language-Learning Environment for an Automatic Quiz Generation System Utilizing Online Video Content

Abstract

In this paper, we describe our work-in-progress research on the construction of the foreign language–learning support system “YouTutors,” which is intended to enhance personalized learning to support a learner’s vocabulary acquisition by using online educational video platforms such as YouTube and TED Talks. Our research so far has demonstrated that the proposed system, which automatically generates listening and vocabulary quizzes from online video content, has been successful in raising learners’ motivation for self-study. However, we have not sufficiently incorporated data about learning behavior and learners’ proficiency levels. This work-in-progress paper describes the improved approach of how the system incorporates these data to generate quizzes to maximize the potential for providing a personalized learning environment for an individual learner.