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Siqi Wang; Jian Li; Qian Liang – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
Drawing on skill acquisition theory (DeKeyser, 2017) and the Information Feedforward and Feedback Loop model (de Bot, 1980), this study aimed to explore the effects of digital zoom technology as a visual reinforcement tool (VRT) in foreign language (FL) pronunciation instruction on learners' segmental production, and learners' attitudes toward and…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Pronunciation Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
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Alif Silpachai; Reza Neiriz; MacKenzie Novotny; Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna; John M. Levis; Evgeny Chukharev – Language Learning & Technology, 2024
It is unclear whether corrective feedback (CF) provided by L2 computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) tools must be 100% accurate to promote an acceptable level of improvement in pronunciation. Using a web-based interface, 30 native speakers of Chinese completed a pretest, a computer-based training session to produce nine sound contrasts…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Elsayed Issa; Gus Hahn-Powell – Language Learning & Technology, 2025
This study investigates the effectiveness of a computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) system on second language learners' acquisition of three grammatical features. It presents a CAPT system on top of a phoneme-based, fine-tuned speech recognition model, and is intended to deliver explicit, corrective feedback on the pronunciation of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Computer Assisted Instruction, Arabic, Second Language Instruction