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Bernstein, Jared; Najmi, Amir; Ehsani, Farzad – CALICO Journal, 1999
Describes Subarashii, an experimental computer-based interactive spoken-language education system designed to understand what a student is saying in Japanese and respond in a meaningful way in spoken Japanese. Implementation of a preprototype version of the Subarashii system identified strengths and limitations of continuous speech recognition…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Dialogs (Language)
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Rypa, Marikka Elizabeth; Price, Patti – CALICO Journal, 1999
Describes the Voice Interactive Training System (VILTS), a language-training prototype developed to help improve comprehension and speaking skills. The system incorporates two related technologies: speech recognition and pronunciation scoring. Discusses the motivation for the program, the interdisciplinary efforts involved, and the resulting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation