This paper describes a method of concatenative speech synthesis for producing speech in a language other than that of the database speaker. In certain applications, such as interpreted dialogues or multi-lingual e-mail, it is necessary to synthesise words that are foreign with respect to the language of the main text. In this case, rather than switch voices, we show that the use of an intermedi...

This paper reports the results of a study designed to investigate the interrelationship of Foreign Language Reading Anxiety (FLRA), Reading Proficiency (RP) and Text Feature Awareness (TFA). The aim was to focus on how foreign language reading anxiety and text feature awareness are related and how, in turn, they affect students reading proficiency. That is, it south to determine how these three...

The current study is based on a pseudo-longitudinal design to investigate the trajectory of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Peace Mind (FLPOM), Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), Boredom (FLB) among total 502 Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced English (EFL) learners in Morocco who filled out single online questionnaire. Statistical results showed that motivation remained unchanged across skill levels...

Abstract The Moral Foreign Language Effect (MFLE) is characterized by increased utilitarian decision-making when bilinguals respond to moral dilemmas in their foreign language. While previous research has given us a better understanding of this phenomenon, few studies have investigated how language experience influences the MFLE. present study whether differences proficiency, immersion, or domi...

Abstract This study presents a new positive emotion construct, ?????? ( waiyu pinghe xintai ) or Foreign Language Peace of Mind (FLPOM), drawn from the Chinese cultural tradition. It is low-arousal (LAP) emotional state (e.g., calmness, peacefulness) and internal harmony. Three sub-studies were conducted. In Study 1, measurement scale FLPOM was developed validated. 2, administered to English as...

ABSTRACT The present study focused on differences in intensity of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), and proportion time a state flow among 761 English FL learners 825 Languages Other Than (LOTE). Participants the LOTE group reported significantly higher levels FLE class flow, as well lower FLCA than EFL - although effect size was very small. This suggests that global s...