Victor D.O.Santos

PhD student in Applied Linguistics and Technology

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B.A (2005-2008)
- B.A in Linguistics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Dissertation title: Languages of the World and their Case marking. The Brazilian language Xavante: a case study. Click here to access my B.A thesis.
M.A (2009 - 2011)
- Erasmus Mundus Master's in Language and Communication Technology (EM LCT), at the University of Saarland (Germany) and the University of Groningen (Netherlands)
- Dissertation title: Automatic Essay Scoring: Machine Learning meets Applied Linguistics. Click here to go to the page where my M.A thesis can be found.
- Here is a video about the Erasmus Mundus Language and Communication Technologies program (there is even a quick interview with me!)

P.h.D (2011- present)
- PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology at Iowa State University.

"Automatic Essay Scoring: Machine Learning meets Applied Linguistics." (with Marjolijn Verspoor and John Nerbonne) 1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment: Language Testing and Assessment round the Globe, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 2011.

"Automatic Essay Scoring: Machine Learning meets Applied Linguistics.". TABU DAG 2011, 32nd Linguistics Conference, Groningen, Netherland, June 2011
"How can machine learning help towards automated essay scoring?" MwALT 2011 (Midwest Association of Language Testers and Technology for Second Language Learning Conference), Ames, Iowa, September 2011

Santos, Victor Dias de Oliveira (2008). Languages of the world and their Case marking. The Brazilian language Xavante: a case study. Unpublished B.A monograph, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (pdf file)

Santos, Victor Dias de Oliveira (2011). Automatic Essay Scoring: Machine Learning meets Applied Linguistics. Unpublished M.A thesis, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands and University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany. (pdf file)

Santos, Victor D.O. Rosetta Stone Portuguese (Brazil) levels 1,2, & 3 Personal Edition Version 4 (TOTALe). Calico Journal, 29(1), p-p 177-194. (pdf file)