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Association between Allophonic Transcription Tool Use and Phonological Awareness Level
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Lodzikowski, Kacper – Language Learning & Technology, 2021
This is the first paper that provides correlational evidence about how interacting with an online allophonic transcription tool helps learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) to improve their phonological awareness. The study investigates 55 advanced ESL learners at a Polish university enrolled in a course in English phonetics and phonology.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Phonological Awareness, Scores, Second Language Learning
The Writing of Chinese Characters by CFL Learners: Can Writing on Facebook and Using Machine Translation Help?
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Zhang, Qi; Lu, Zhouxiang – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The current study investigates the applications of the pinyin input system, a Chinese word processing method, for writing on Facebook in order to help CFL (Chinese as a foreign language) learners from two Irish universities to improve their handwriting in Chinese characters on paper. The data were collected from writing activities conducted over…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Orthographic Symbols, Alphabets, Chinese
Technical Aspects of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Chinese.
Cheng, Chin-Chaun; Sherwood, Bruce – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
Computer assisted instruction in Chinese is considered in relation to the design and recognition of Chinese characters, speech synthesis of the standard Chinese language, and the identification of Chinese tone. The PLATO work has shifted its orientation from provision of supplementary courseware to implementation of independent lessons and…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics