ERIC Number: EJ1257495
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-1695-2618
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A Freely-Available System for Browser-Based Q&A Practice in English, with Speech Recognition
O'Brien, Myles
The EUROCALL Review, v27 n2 p40-52 Sep 2019
A browser-based system to facilitate practice in asking and answering simple questions in English was developed. The user may ask or answer by speaking or typing, and the computer's output is in the form of speech and/or text. The types of questions handled and the permitted vocabulary are limited, though the vocabulary items may be edited freely. The system was well received in a small pilot study among Japanese students. It is freely-available for download, and requires no technical expertise to deploy, just the facilities and ability to edit text files and upload to the internet.
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Pilot Projects, Editing, Internet, Web Browsers, Nursing Education, Questioning Techniques
European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL). EUROCALL Headquarters, School of Modern Languages, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK. Tel: +34-67-943-1283; Web site: http://www.eurocall-languages.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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