Implementation and test of a serious game based on minimal pairs for pronunciation training

نویسندگان

  • David Escudero Mancebo
  • Enrique Cámara Arenas
  • Cristian Tejedor García
  • César González Ferreras
  • Valentín Cardeñoso-Payo
چکیده

This paper introduces the architecture and interface of a serious game intended for pronunciation training and assessment for Spanish students of English as second language. Users will confront a challenge consisting in the pronunciation of a minimal-pair word battery. Android ASR and TTS tools will prove useful in discerning three different pronunciation proficiency levels, ranging from basic to native. Results also provide evidence of the weaknesses and limitations of present-day technologies. These must be taken into account when defining game dynamics for pedagogical purposes.

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تاریخ انتشار 2015