FEAT-writing: An Interactive Training System for Argumentative Writing (2025.coling-demos)
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| Challenge: | Argumentative writing is a critical skill for academic success, but many students struggle to develop these skills. |
| Approach: | They developed an online system that provides students with automated feedback and exercises for argumentative writing. |
| Outcome: | The proposed system improves argumentative writing quality among native English speakers and english-as-a-foreign-language learners. |
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