A STUDY OF TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS) IN CHILDREN’S ENGLISH LEARNING

• Authors: Yi-Ching Huang , Lung-Chuan Liao
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of the digital material incorporated into Text-to-Speech system for students’ English spelling. The digital material was made on the basis of the Spelling Bee vocabulary list (approximately 300 words) issued by the selected school. 21 third graders from a private bilingual school in Taiwan were selected for this study. This study employed four data collection techniques, including questionnaire, pre-test and post-test, informal observation and interview, and semi-structured individual interviews. The research results showed that the use of digital material fostered the students’ English spelling ability and their self-directed learning.

Keywords

EN

Text-to-Speech; English spelling; self-directed learning

• Publisher: IATEFL Poland Computer Special Interest Group & University of Nicosia
• Journal: Teaching English with Technology
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 14-30

Contributors

author

Yi-Ching Huang

• Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan (R.O.C.)

author

Lung-Chuan Liao

• Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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