ARWI: Arabic Write and Improve
This addresses a gap in language learning tools for Arabic speakers and learners, though it is incremental as it applies existing methods to a new language domain.
The authors tackled the lack of advanced Arabic writing assistance tools by developing ARWI, a writing assistant for Modern Standard Arabic that includes grammatical error detection, correction, and automated essay scoring, with a preliminary user study showing it provides actionable feedback to learners.
Although Arabic is spoken by over 400 million people, advanced Arabic writing assistance tools remain limited. To address this gap, we present ARWI, a new writing assistant that helps learners improve essay writing in Modern Standard Arabic. ARWI is the first publicly available Arabic writing assistant to include a prompt database for different proficiency levels, an Arabic text editor, state-of-the-art grammatical error detection and correction, and automated essay scoring aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference standards for language attainment. Moreover, ARWI can be used to gather a growing auto-annotated corpus, facilitating further research on Arabic grammar correction and essay scoring, as well as profiling patterns of errors made by native speakers and non-native learners. A preliminary user study shows that ARWI provides actionable feedback, helping learners identify grammatical gaps, assess language proficiency, and guide improvement.