Talebob: An Interactive Speech Trainer for Danish

Peter Juel Henrichsen

Talebob: An Interactive Speech Trainer for Danish

Peter Juel Henrichsen

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Abstract

Talebob ("Speech Bob") is an interactive language learning tool for pupils (10+ years) helping them practice their pronunciation of simple, highly frequent phrases in Danish. Talebob’s feedback is based on acoustic measurements (for pitch and intensity), presented to the user as helpful instructions for improvement. Talebob is currently being tested in schools in Nuuk, Hafnarfjörður and Tórshavn where Danish is taught as a second language (L2); we present some preliminary results. We conclude with a discussion of the didactic relevance of Talebob and computer-assisted language learning in general, exploiting the IT-curiosity of modern pupils.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics
Editors	Beáta Megyesi
Place of Publication	Linköping
Publisher	Linköping University Electronic Press
Publication date	2015
Pages	79-86
ISBN (Print)	9789175190983
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	NODALIDA 2015: The 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics - Vilnius, Lithuania Duration: 11 May 2015 → 13 May 2015 Conference number: 20 http://www2.lingfil.uu.se/nodalida2015/

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Conference	NODALIDA 2015: The 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics
Number	20
Country/Territory	Lithuania
City	Vilnius
Period	11/05/2015 → 13/05/2015
Internet address	http://www2.lingfil.uu.se/nodalida2015/

Series	NEALT (Northern European Association of Language Technology) Proceedings Series
Volume	23
ISSN	1736-6305

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Juel Henrichsen, P 2015, Talebob: An Interactive Speech Trainer for Danish. in B Megyesi (ed.), Proceedings of the 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics. Linköping University Electronic Press, Linköping, NEALT (Northern European Association of Language Technology) Proceedings Series, vol. 23, pp. 79-86, NODALIDA 2015: The 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics, Vilnius, Lithuania, 11/05/2015. <http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/109/012/ecp15109012.pdf>

Talebob: An Interactive Speech Trainer for Danish. / Juel Henrichsen, Peter.
Proceedings of the 20th Nordic Conference of Computational Linguistics. ed. / Beáta Megyesi. Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2015. p. 79-86 (NEALT (Northern European Association of Language Technology) Proceedings Series, Vol. 23).

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