ERIC Number: ED625230
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Publication Date: 2022-Dec-12
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Learning L2 Pronunciation with Google Translate
Research-publishing.net, Paper presented at the EUROCALL 2022 Conference (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug 17-19, 2022)
This article, based on Khademi's (2021) Master's thesis, examines the use of Google Translate (GT) and its speech capabilities, Text-to-Speech Synthesis (TTS) and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), in helping L2 learners acquire the pronunciation of English past -ed allomorphy (/t/, /d/, /id/) in a semi-autonomous context, considering three levels of pronunciation development: phonological awareness, perception, and production. Our pre/posttest results indicate significant improvements in the participants' awareness and perception of the English past -ed, but no improvements in production (except for /id/). These findings corroborate our hypothesis that GT's speech capabilities can be used as pedagogical tools to help learners acquire the target pronunciation feature. [For the complete volume, "Intelligent CALL, Granular Systems and Learner Data: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2022 (30th, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 17-19, 2022)," see ED624779.]
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation, Computer Software, Computational Linguistics, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Audio Equipment, English (Second Language), Morphemes, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Perception, Learning Processes, Native Language, Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Adult Students
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Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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