Language and Text-to-Speech Technologies for Highly Accessible Language & Culture Learning

• Main Author: Anouk Gelan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kassel University Press 2011-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
• Subjects: call; text-to-speech; tutorial; software; e-learning; languages
• Online Access: http://online-journals.org/i-jet/article/view/1529

This contribution presents the results of the “Speech technology integrated learning modules for Intercultural Dialogue” project. The project objective was to increase the availability and quality of e-learning opportunities for less widely-used and less taught European languages using a user-friendly and highly accessible learning environment. The integration of new Text-to-Speech developments into web-based authoring software for tutorial CALL had a double goal: on the one hand increase the accessibility of e-learning packages, also for learners having difficulty reading (e.g. dyslexic learners) or preferring auditory learning; on the other hand exploiting some didactic possibilities of this technology.