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Speech Shadowing Support System in Language Learning

Authors:
Carson Lee
Shinobu Hasegawa

Keywords: Speech Shadowing, language learning, mobile learning

Abstract:
Verbal communication is a major part of a language, but there are not many systems/solutions in the market that caters to self-learning of spoken language. Traditional classroom learning is affected by the cultural background of the learning environment, thus students from different backgrounds might end up speaking a different dialect or accent, and this might result in miscommunication. Speech Shadowing is an experimental technique where a subject repeats speech immediately after hearing it. However, it is a time consuming method as it requires 1-on-1 tutoring. In this paper, we present our approach to utilizing this method for a self-supported learning system and how to utilize technology to improve its efficiency over traditional speech shadowing methods.

Pages: 51 to 54

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: March 19, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4367

ISBN: 978-1-61208-541-8

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from March 19, 2017 to March 23, 2017