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SACODEYL has developed software that perform different roles in the context of corpus-based language learning and teaching. However, our aim is to offer these applications to the linguistic and FLT community for both testing and further develpoment.

The tools offered to the community are:

SACODEYL Transcriptor

SACODEYL Annotator

SACODEYL Search

SACODEYL VRP

 »   SACODEYL Transcriptor

SACODEYL Transcriptor offers the user the possibility of making the transcription process of texts from multimedia sources.
SACODEYL Transcriptor can:
  • Manage multiple videos formats: DIVX,XVID,AVI,MPEG,Quick Time,RM
  • Manage multiple audio formats in MP3, WAV, ASF formats
  • Use multi-languague support (unicode)
  • Import transcriptions from other formats, such as Transana format.
  • Support metadata information
  • Support transcription of spoken language: cuts, comments, trunc words, foreign words, etc.
  • Support timestamping linking between video/audio and text
The output of SACODEYL Transcriptor is used by SACODEYL Annotator.

Important notice:
By downloading or installing our software, you acknowledge and agree to the conditions of the GNU General Public License. A copy of this license is available in: [license file]


Important Note: It is necesary a Java Runtime Versión 6 v1.6.0 or higher

On-line javadocs technical documentation in: [JavaDocs]
History of changes of the tool is in: [Transcriptor History]

 »   SACODEYL Annotator

SACODEYL Annotator offers users the possibility to annotate language corpora in a very friendly way. SACODEYL Annotator can
  • Manage multiple corpora
  • Manage multiple texts in each corpus
  • Manage the definition of the tags that can be annotated
  • Extend the annotation tags
  • Offer the user the posibility to annotate different at different levels (tree-based)
  • Work with oral and writen texts
  • Show or hide selected annotations
SACODEYL Annotator complies with the TEI guidelines.
Important notice:
By downloading or installing our software, you acknowledge and agree to the conditions of the GNU General Public License. A copy of this license is available in: [license file]

Important Note: It is necesary a Java Runtime Versión 6 v1.6.0 or higher

History of changes of the tool is in: [Annotator History]
On-line javadocs technical documentation in: [JavaDocs]

 »   SACODEYL Search

The Search Tool offers language learners and teachers to systematically search the SACODEYL corpora according to various criteria. It also provides a possibility to browse the corpora.

Features include:

  • Web-based, no installation necessary
  • Different search modes: word-based, category-based, co-occurrence
  • Simple user interface yet powerful and versatile
  • Normal mode for less experienced users, advanced mode for experts
  • Works with SACODEYL corpora, conforming to TEI P5

The Search Tool can be loaded directly with corpora created using SACODEYL Annotator.

We will make both the source code and the web application archive (WAR) available under the GNU General Public license. However, while these packages are not ready, you are welcome to try out the Search Tool using the link below.

 »   Virtual Resource Pool

The Virtual Resource Pool offers a way of centralising information about pedagogical resources. Resources can be grouped into resource sheets which can then be linked to from other applications, like SACODEYL Annotator or the Search Tool, but also other non-SACODEYL applications.

Features include:

  • Web-based, no installation necessary
  • Centralised resource repository
  • Simple user interface, using AJAX technology to improve user-friendliness
  • Easy-to-use web service interface for applications

The VRP can be used directly from SACODEYL Annotator during the annotation process if one wants to link resource sheets to one's corpus.

We will make both the source code and the web application archive (WAR) available under the GNU General Public license.