Implementation and evaluation of computer-aided Mandarin phonemes training system for hearing-impaired students

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 537-551

  Yang, Hui Jen ^a   Lay, Yun Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE; MANDARIN PHONEMES; PRONUNCIATION; SELF-TRAINING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER MONITORS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 33745205797     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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