A Study of web-based oral activities enhanced by Automatic Speech Recognition for EFL college learning

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-233

  Chiu, Tsuo Lin ^a   Liou, Hsien Chin ^b   Yeh, Yuli ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34548424946     PISSN: 09588221     EISSN: 17443210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09588220701489374     Document Type: Article

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