Let's Get SIRIous! Voice Recognition in Language Learning

Authors

James Hunter, Gonzaga UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Title

2015 Tri-TESOL Conference: Transcending Boundaries and Interweaving Perspectives

Editors

Joe Dobson, Martha Savage

Abstract

Voice recognition, or automatic speech recognition (ASR), technology is now widely available at little or no cost, and it shows promise in language education, primarily in the area of pronunciation training, where research suggests the technology can outperform human teachers (Golonka, Bowles, Frank, Richardson, & Freynik, 2014, p. 88). This paper discusses how ASR works, how accurate it is, and how it can be applied to language learning both in and out of the classroom. This discussion is followed by a brief examination of recent research into the pedagogical applications of the technology, and concludes that there are many valid reasons to incorporate ASR technologies into language instruction.

Pages

68-78

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Publisher

Tri-TESOL

Publication Date

2016

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Comments

Copyright 2016, Tri-TESOL.

ISBN

978-0692744888

Recommended Citation

Hunter, James, "Let's Get SIRIous! Voice Recognition in Language Learning" (2016). TESOL Faculty Scholarship. 13.
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/tesolschol/13

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