ERIC Number: EJ1143397
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-1642-1027
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Bringing TTS Software into the Classroom: The Effect of Using Text-to-Speech Software in Teaching Reading Features
Meihami, Hussein; Husseini, Fateme
Teaching English with Technology, v14 n1 p23-34 2014
The aim of this experimental research is to investigate the effect of using Text-to-Speech Software (TTS), one of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) resources in teaching reading, in particular, different aspects of reading fluency. In this study we investigated teaching and learning of word stress, word intonation, pitch contour, and fluency of English reading through TTS. It should be stated that comprehension had been a part of the program but was not investigated in the study. The study indicated that word stress, word intonation, pitch contour, and fluency have significantly improved as a result of using TTS software.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Assistive Technology, Computer Software, Reading Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Fluency, Suprasegmentals, Intonation, Phonology, Reading Improvement, English (Second Language), College Students, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis, Scores
IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group / University of Nicosia / Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Ul. J. Sowinskiego 17, 20-041 Lublin, Poland. Web site: http://tewtjournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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