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Teaching pronunciation through technology: Academic English pronunciation course
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Performing Shakespeare in the Original Pronunciation
… of performing Shakespeare in original pronunciation (OP) on the modern stage and to develop a pedagogy, through the medium of the actors’ workshop. I have reviewed the major texts relating to Shakespearean pronunciation and used the findings to create a transcription policy which is …
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Pronunciation learning for automatic speech recognition
… parameters from training data, the baseform pronunciations of words in an ASR vocabulary are typically specified manually, and do not change, unless they are edited by an expert. Our work presents a novel generative framework that uses speech data to learn stochastic lexicons, thereby taking …
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Improving English Stress Through Pronunciation Learning Strategies
The study concludes with pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research.
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Pronunciation modeling for large vocabulary speech recognition
The large pronunciation variability of words in conversational speech is one of the major causes of low accuracy in automatic speech recognition (ASR). Many pronunciation modeling approaches have been developed to address this problem. Some explicitly manipulate the pronunciation dictionary as well …
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Pronunciation Lesson Plans for Korean EFL University Instructors
… who teach Korean ESL/EFL students in English pronunciation part.</p>
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Teaching linguistic mimicry to improve second language pronunciation.
… approach to ESL (English As A Second Language) pronunciation with emphasis on suprasegementals through the use of linguistic mimicry is more effective than a focus on segmentals in improving native speakers perceptions of accent and comprehensibility of ESL students' pronunciation of English. …
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The Role of Motivation in Second Language Pronunciation
… significant correlation between their scores on pronunciation and motivation.
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French Pronunciation Learning and Computer-Mediated Visual Feedback
… French students (n =34) recorded their pronunciation of 29 French words and sentences. Recordings were made either with or without visual pronunciation feedback. Subjects in the audio condition heard and repeated target words and sentences modeled by male and female French native …
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FSM-Based Pronunciation Modeling using Articulatory Phonological Code
… using a GPV sequence. In this work, we propose a pronunciation modeling method that uses a finite state machine (FSM) to represent the invariance of a gestural score. Given the ""canonical"" gestural score of a word with a known activation timing scheme, the plausible activation onsets and offsets …
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Challenges European EFL teachers face in pronunciation teaching
Teaching pronunciation is one of the most vital aspects of teaching a foreign language; however, it is either neglected or completely ignored for several reasons. Although there are many studies to help EFL teachers not ignore or neglect pronunciation instruction in their classes, former research …
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Language-independent methods for computer-assisted pronunciation training
Computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) systems help students practice speaking foreign languages by providing automatic pronunciation assessment and corrective feedback. Automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology is a natural component in CAPT systems. Since a nonnative speaker's native …
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Feature-based pronunciation modeling for automatic speech recognition
… is characterized by great variability in word pronunciation, including many variants that differ grossly from dictionary prototypes. This is one factor in the poor performance of automatic speech recognizers on conversational speech. One approach to handling this variation consists of expanding …
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High variability pronunciation training for word stress in English
High variability pronunciation training (HVPT) has been found to be successful for training various segmentals, such as the challenging /l/-/ɹ/ contrast, and suprasegmental features such as tone and pitch accent. These studies have found that HVPT is an effective method not only in helping learners …
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Computer-Aided Learning and Transfer Effects of Russian Pronunciation
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Methods for pronunciation assessment in computer aided language learning
… thesis focuses on the problem of identifying mispronunciations made by a foreign language student using a CALL system. We make several assumptions about the nature of the learning activity: it takes place using a dialogue system, it is a task- or game-oriented activity, the student should not be …
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Learning French pronunciation outside the classroom: a sound pedagogical experience?
… is a relatively new development, and acquiring pronunciation skills in a virtual environment even more so. The central question of this exploratory study is whether learning pronunciation outside the classroom is a pedagogically sound experience. The focus is on learners: their emotions, with a …
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Protutor : a pronunciation tutor that uses historic open learner models
Second language learners face many challenges when learning a new language. To determine which challenges learners needed additional support in overcoming, we conducted a needs assessment of the Russian language program at the University of Saskatchewan and found that their students needed the most …
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