Feedback strategies of human and virtual tutors in pronunciation training
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This paper presents a survey of language teachers’ and their students’ attitudes and practice concerning the use of corrective feedback in pronunciation training. The aim of the study is to identify feedback strategies that can be used successfully in a computer assisted pronunciation training system with a virtual tutor giving articulatory instructions and feedback. The study was carried out using focus group meetings, individual semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. Implications for computer assisted pronunciation training are presented and some have been tested with 37 users in a short practice session with a virtual teacher.
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