Automatic speech recognition: Reliability and pedagogical implications for teaching pronunciation

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 322-334

  Kim, In Seok ^a  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automatic speech recognition (ASR); English pronunciation; Intonation; Pedagogical implications; Pronunciation training; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144448705     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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