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UOL@IDEM details L1-aware vocabulary difficulty prediction for BEA 2026 task

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Researchers from UOL@IDEM have detailed their submission for the BEA 2026 shared task on L1-aware vocabulary difficulty prediction. Their approach models the task as a regression problem, training separate systems for Spanish, German, and Chinese. The system integrates multilingual contextual representations with engineered features, achieving RMSE scores of 1.132 for Spanish, 1.037 for German, and 0.891 for Chinese. AI

IMPACT This research contributes to better understanding and modeling of vocabulary difficulty across different languages, potentially aiding in language learning tools and educational content creation.

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Nouran Khallaf, Serge Sharoff ·

    UOL@IDEM at BEA 2026 Shared Task 1: Neural Fusion and Feature-Rich Modeling for L1-Aware Vocabulary Difficulty Prediction

    arXiv:2606.24501v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper describes UOL@IDEM's closed-track submission to the BEA 2026 shared task on L1-aware vocabulary difficulty prediction. We model the task as regression and train separate systems for Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese\f…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Serge Sharoff ·

    UOL@IDEM at BEA 2026 Shared Task 1: Neural Fusion and Feature-Rich Modeling for L1-Aware Vocabulary Difficulty Prediction

    This paper describes UOL@IDEM's closed-track submission to the BEA 2026 shared task on L1-aware vocabulary difficulty prediction. We model the task as regression and train separate systems for Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese\footnote{Below we use \emph{Chinese} for brevity.…

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