Comparing the pronunciation of learners of a foreign language (FL) with utterances of native speakers is receiving attention thanks to the increasing number of applications arising in the field of computer-assisted teaching (Cazade, 1999) and computer-assisted language learning (Levy, 1997). At the same time, language-learning studies on prosodic inter-speaker variation bring to light a rhythmic-intonational variability that should not be reduced to few acceptable patterns but be part of the learner’s linguistic background. It still seems open to debate how best to make explicit to the learner his degree of prosodic competence on the basis of acoustic features (f0, intensity, duration) and other correlates (syllables, lexical accent, speech rate, pauses). In this study we present a chatbot as a proactive learning support to improve the oral skills in Italian L2.

Evaluating prosodic cues in Italian: the use of a Telegram chatbot as a CALL tool for Italian L2 learners

Valentina De Iacovo
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Marco Palena;Antonio Romano
2021-01-01

Abstract

Comparing the pronunciation of learners of a foreign language (FL) with utterances of native speakers is receiving attention thanks to the increasing number of applications arising in the field of computer-assisted teaching (Cazade, 1999) and computer-assisted language learning (Levy, 1997). At the same time, language-learning studies on prosodic inter-speaker variation bring to light a rhythmic-intonational variability that should not be reduced to few acceptable patterns but be part of the learner’s linguistic background. It still seems open to debate how best to make explicit to the learner his degree of prosodic competence on the basis of acoustic features (f0, intensity, duration) and other correlates (syllables, lexical accent, speech rate, pauses). In this study we present a chatbot as a proactive learning support to improve the oral skills in Italian L2.
2021
Inglese
contributo
3 - Convegno
L’individualità del parlante nelle scienze fonetiche: applicazioni tecnologiche e forensi
Zurigo
4-5 febbraio 2021
L’individualità del parlante nelle scienze fonetiche: applicazioni tecnologiche e forensi
Esperti anonimi
Officinaventuno
Milano
ITALIA
283
298
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L2 intonation, Italian prosody, oral production, CALL, educational chatbot.
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   CALL-UniTO - Per una didattica assistita nell'apprendimento dell'italiano parlato e nella valutazione linguistica delle conoscenze disciplinari
   CALL-UniTO
   FONDAZIONE CRT
   Protocollo:2020.AI828.U910
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