In this paper we report on the ASR-based CALL system DISCO: Development and Integration of Speech technology into COurseware for language learning. The DISCO system automatically detects pronunciation and grammar errors in Dutch L2 speaking and generates appropriate, detailed feedback on the errors detected. We briefly introduce DISCO and present the results of a first evaluation of the complet...

Pronunciation, long on the periphery of applied linguistics research and pedagogy, continues to grow in importance because of its central roles in speech recognition, speech perception, and speaker identity. Pronunciation-related issues such as comprehensibility, accent, and the mutual intelligibility of varieties of world Englishes are central to many questions in applied linguistics. This cal...

This show&tell demo presentation showcases ELSA Speak, an app for English Language pronunciation and intonation improvement that uses speech technology to assess the users speech and to offer consistent feedback on the errors the students make.

This study is about the use of computer assisted approach in teaching English pronunciation Urban Secondary Schools Kigali, Rwanda, using mixed research method through a self-administered questionnaire and an interview guide. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptive statistics while qualitative thematic approach. Teachers considered useful due to its ability provide proper pronunciation, enab...

Feedback on pronunciation is vital for spoken language teaching. Automatic pronunciation evaluation and feedback can help non-native speakers to identify their errors, learn sounds and vocabulary, and improve their pronunciation performance. Such speech recognition can be performed using Sphinx trained on a database of native exemplar pronunciation and non-native examples of frequent mistakes. ...

In spite of difficulty in defining the syllable unequivocally, and controversy over its role in theories of spoken and written language processing, the syllable is a potentially useful unit in several practical tasks which arise in computational linguistics and speech technology. For instance, syllable structure might embody valuable information for building word models in automatic speech reco...