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Using Computer Dialogue Systems for Providing a Student-Centred Teaching Approach in SMCP- Based Maritime Communication (workshop)

John, P. ., Noble, A. ., Takagi, N. ., & Björkroth, P. . (2015). Using Computer Dialogue Systems for Providing a Student-Centred Teaching Approach in SMCP- Based Maritime Communication (workshop). In International Maritime English Conference (IMLA-IMEC) (S. 6). Johor Bahru (Malaysia): Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology. Abgerufen von https://www.pfri.uniri.hr/bopri/IMEC_Proceedings/PDF/IMEC27.pdf (Original work published Oktober 2015)

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The workshop focuses on training SMCP-based maritime communication with the help of computer dialogue systems (aka ChatBots). The communication competencies put forth in the STCW code (chapter II, table A-II/1) are acquired by practising relevant maritime communication at the student's own individual learning pace thus catering for a student-centred education approach. On the one hand, the exercises presented in the workshop will target the compulsory part A of the SMCP in their use in communication on VHF. On the other hand, a simulated phone call challenges participants to develop an efficient communication strategy in order to obtain relevant details on a navigational accident. Response from conference participants will be used to further improve the developed exercises. In addition participants will be trained to use the ChatBot technology and exercises as teaching material in the classroom once the computer dialogues are freely available on the Internet.
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Lingua Franca and its Grammar Footprint: Introducing an Index for Quantifying Grammatical Diversity in Written and Spoken Language

John, P. ., & Brooks, B. . (2014). Lingua Franca and its Grammar Footprint: Introducing an Index for Quantifying Grammatical Diversity in Written and Spoken Language. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, 21(1), 23. http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/09296174.2013.856130 (Original work published Dezember 2013)

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The paper introduces a method to quantify grammar diversity based on part-of-speech tagging (POS) and presents a POS diversity index which can be used for analysing written and spoken communication independently of a text’s length. For this purpose, a series of transcripts of the radio programme Lingua Franca, broadcast by the Australian Broadcast Corporation, are assessed. The radio presenter’s grammatical footprint is compared with the POS index values of the invited guests, and the hypothesis that a significant difference in the grammar structures used by the different speakers is tested for validity using a standard ANOVA calculation. Significantly different POS diversity is found in a comparison between groups of speakers. The index provides for comparative studies of grammar structures used by individual speakers or authors.
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Exploiting the didactic possibilities of low-fi simulation in virtual bridge-team communication exercises

Noble, A. ., Björkroth, P. ., & John, P. . (2014). Exploiting the didactic possibilities of low-fi simulation in virtual bridge-team communication exercises. In International Maritime English Conference (IMLA-IMEC) (S. 16). Terschelling (The Netherlands): Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz . Abgerufen von https://www.pfri.uniri.hr/bopri/IMEC_Proceedings/PDF/IMEC26.pdf (Original work published Juli 2014)

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The research paper is the second in a series of studies on an improved use of the Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) during an international low-fi simulation exercise in a classroom setting. Following a briefing on the use of relevant SMCP by means of an e-learning platform, students of Maritime English at several maritime universities participated in a virtual bridge team exercise. The communication patterns employed in their situational assessment and decision making were compared to previous low-fi simulations whereby participants had not received any briefing on the use of SMCP prior to the exercise [1] (cf. John et al., 2013). Based on the different features observed in both exercise settings, the scope for using a constructivist learning environment as offered by low-fi simulations is discussed and possibilities for an integral pedagogical approach towards teaching standard phraseology are outlined.
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Making SMCP count!

John, P. ., Björkroth, P. ., & Noble, A. . (2013). Making SMCP count!. In International Maritime English Conference (IMLA-IMEC) (S. 15). Istanbul (Turkey): Piri Reis University (Istanbul, Turkey). Abgerufen von http://imla.co/sites/default/files/imec25.pdf (Original work published September 2013)

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Gustafsson’s (2004)1 linguistic scrutiny of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP) reveals, amongst other characteristics, that almost 900 of the 2,500 so-called “content words” appear only once in the document offering “no support from repetition in the learning task” (ibid. p.179). The accusation that the SMCP are difficult to learn is a criticism often leveled at the phrases. Indeed, teachers of Maritime English frequently struggle to find an optimum means to encourage learning of this particular aspect of the syllabus. The aim of the SMCP is, however, to promote and enhance safety at sea through concise, unambiguous communication and, as a result, knowledge and use of the phrases are required by the IMO Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). Such justifiable and laudable motives are, one would think, enough to encourage any cadet “worth his or her salt” to master the SMCP. Experience in many MET institutions proves otherwise however.This paper suggests that classroom “low-fi” simulation of bridge team interaction may be used as an innovative means of encouraging and developing competent use of English, including SMCP, during onboard communication. In December 2012, the first of a proposed series of simulations was conducted at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, Jade University of Applied Sciences in Germany and Antwerp Maritime Academy in Belgium. This paper describes the methodology used for the simulation and then goes on to analyse aspects of the data gathered. Using John’s2 (2013) method of analysis, a system of quantifying the content in utterances is applied to highlight technical language and, in particular, SMCP content words. Questions arising from the communication flows produced may have pedagogical implications: does, for example, increased use of the SMCP result in less ambiguity and ultimately greater communicative precision?
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Information density in bridge team communication and miscommunication—a quantitative approach to evaluate maritime communication

John, P. ., Brooks, B. ., Wand, C. ., & Schriewer, U. . (2013). Information density in bridge team communication and miscommunication—a quantitative approach to evaluate maritime communication. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 12, 16. http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-013-0043-8 (Original work published März 2013)

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The paper presents a method for measuring the information flow in bridge team communication based on an analysis of the voyage data recorder transcript of MV Cosco Busan alliding with a bridge pillar in San Francisco Bay in dense fog. The aim is to assess the efficiency of maritime communication by developing a specific index suitable for evaluating individual and team communication performance. The allision investigated in this paper leads to the conclusion that the information flow in bridge team communication can be measured quantitatively and that a correlation to external situational factors can be demonstrated.
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Using Computer Dialogue Systems for Providing a Student-Centred Teaching Approach in SMCP- Based Maritime Communication (workshop)

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Lingua Franca and its Grammar Footprint: Introducing an Index for Quantifying Grammatical Diversity in Written and Spoken Language

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Making SMCP count!

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