TRACE-BN: Transferring Bangla-English Tutoring Behavior to a Sub-1B Offline Language Model
Bangla-English tutoring requires more than producing a correct translation: learners also need explanations of grammar differences, awareness of their likely errors, and targeted practice. We present TRACE-BN, a curriculum-guided dataset of structured tutoring traces for Bangla-speaking learners of English at the CEFR A1-A2 level. Each trace combines word-level glosses, literal and natural translations, Bangla grammar explanations, a plausible learner error, and a targeted practice question with its answer. The traces are generated by Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite as the teacher model from NCTB Classes 9-10 English curriculum units, then filtered for structural validity, script integrity, and sem...
| Authors | Khan Raiyan Ibne Reza, Sanjana Aktar Maria, Mohammad Tushar Abdullah et al. |
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| Primary category | cs.CL |
| Published | 15 August 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 15 August 2026 |
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