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Cámara-Arenas, Enrique; Tejedor-García, Cristian; Tomas-Vázquez, Cecilia Judith; Escudero-Mancebo, David – Language Learning & Technology, 2023
This study addresses the issue of automatic pronunciation assessment (APA) and its contribution to the teaching of second language (L2) pronunciation. Several attempts have been made at designing such systems, and some have proven operationally successful. However, the automatic assessment of the pronunciation of short words in segmental…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction
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van Lieshout, Catharina; Cardoso, Walcir – Language Learning & Technology, 2022
This study examined the pedagogical use of Google Translate (GT) and its associated text-to-speech synthesis (TTS) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) as tools to assist in the learning of second/foreign language Dutch vocabulary and pronunciation in an autonomous, self-directed learning setting. Thirty participants used GT (its translation,…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Independent Study, Vocabulary Skills
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Godwin-Jones, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2009
Using computers to recognize and analyze human speech goes back at least to the 1970's. Developed initially to help the hearing or speech impaired, speech recognition was also used early on experimentally in language learning. Since the 1990's, advances in the scientific understanding of speech as well as significant enhancements in software and…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Computer Software
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Ducate, Lara; Lomicka, Lara – Language Learning & Technology, 2009
This paper reports on an investigation of podcasting as a tool for honing pronunciation skills in intermediate language learning. We examined the effects of using podcasts to improve pronunciation in second language learning and how students' attitudes changed toward pronunciation over the semester. A total of 22 students in intermediate German…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Pronunciation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning