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Senowarsito; Sukma Nur Ardini – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2023
The study aimed at investigating the effects of autonomous pronunciation learning using AI as well as the experiences of autonomous pronunciation learning using AI by higher level students. Explanatory sequential mixed-method research using both quantitative and qualitative methods was employed within thirty-two students from Universitas PGRI…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Suprasegmentals, Pronunciation Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Sürüç Sen, Nur – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
When it comes to paying attention to the suprasegmental features of their speech, most learners of English seem to be unaware that such phenomena as stress, pitch, duration, and pausing can be of great importance regarding mutual intelligibility. Since they carry a considerable weight of establishing an intelligible conversation, it is argued that…
Descriptors: Intonation, Language Rhythm, Suprasegmentals, Turkish
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Johnson, Lisa M.; Di Paolo, Marianna; Bell, Adrian – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2018
Automated alignment of transcriptions to audio files expedites the process of preparing data for acoustic analysis. Unfortunately, the benefits of auto-alignment have generally been available only to researchers studying majority languages, for which large corpora exist and for which acoustic models have been created by large-scale research…
Descriptors: Language Research, Language Variation, Models, Computational Linguistics
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Derman, Serdar; Bardakçi, Mehmet; Öztürk, Mustafa Serkan – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
Suprasegmental features are essential in conveying meaning; however, they are one of the neglected topics in teaching Turkish as a foreign/second language. This paper aims to examine read speech by Arabic students learning Turkish as a second language and describe their read speech in terms of stress and pause. Within this framework, 34 Syrian…
Descriptors: Arabs, Turkish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Meihami, Hussein; Husseini, Fateme – Teaching English with Technology, 2014
The aim of this experimental research is to investigate the effect of using Text-to-Speech Software (TTS), one of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) resources in teaching reading, in particular, different aspects of reading fluency. In this study we investigated teaching and learning of word stress, word intonation, pitch contour, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Assistive Technology, Computer Software
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Chun, Dorothy M. – Language Learning & Technology, 1998
Reviews research on the acquisition of suprasegmentals by second language learners and the potential of computer-based instructional materials for improving intonation; describes and critiques some of the software previously available for this purpose; and suggests criteria for the conceptualization of multimedia software and concomitant research…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Instructional Materials, Intonation