Assisting Vocabulary Acquisition and Script Writing Skills Using Mobile-based Kapampangan Intelligent Tutoring System

Abstract

The popularity of intelligent language tutoring system is gaining traction worldwide but very few studies were actually conducted towards its use particularly among indigenous languages that have its own script writing system. In the case of the Philippines, there are more than hundreds of languages being spoken, unique to these is the Kapampangan language – a language that has its own writing system which follows a top-down-left-right writing sequence and uses diacritical marks to change the vowel sounds. This paper intends to develop a mobile- based ITS for Kapampangan language where the needs of the intended users are considered. It also aims to contribute towards the body of knowledge by implementing a quasi-experimental research design to determine the effectiveness and usability of the developed ITS towards enhancing vocabulary acquisition and script writing skills in Kapampangan using spaced repetition algorithm and metaphor as pedagogy. The proposed methodology and framework are also discussed.