Abstract

This article reports on an evaluation of the Sepedi Helper (http://www.sepedihelper.co.za/), an online writing assistant. The focus of the evaluation is on the verbal moods in Sepedi (Northern Sotho). The evaluation takes the form of a user study, and data collection was done by means of a questionnaire, administered to 81 first- and second-year students at a tertiary institution who do not have Sepedi as their strongest/home language. Analysis of the data includes identification of the most problematic moods and constructions and typical errors made by the students, and an evaluation of the contribution made by the Sepedi Helper. This writing assistant is a work in progress, with the developers’ ultimate aim being to compile a complete online grammar for Sepedi. The results of the evaluation indicate that the Sepedi Helper meets its stated aims, namely to confirm correct responses, correct errors, and identify the most common errors made by learners of Sepedi.

摘要

本文报告了对在线写作助手Sepedi Helper（http://www.sepedihelper.co.za/）的评估。评价的重点是塞珀第（北索托省）的言语情绪。评估以用户研究的形式进行，数据收集是通过问卷调查的方式进行的，该问卷针对高等院校中没有塞佩迪语作为母语/母语的81名一年级和二年级学生进行。数据分析包括识别最有问题的情绪和结构以及学生犯下的典型错误，以及对Sepedi Helper所做贡献的评估。该写作助手正在进行中，开发人员的最终目的是为Sepedi编译完整的在线语法。评估结果表明，Sepedi Helper达到了既定目标，