SPRING: speech and pronunciation improvement through games, for Hispanic children

Authors:
Anuj Tewari;Nitesh Goyal;Matthew K. Chan;Tina Yau;John Canny;Ulrik Schroeder
Affiliations:
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA;RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Venue:
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Lack of proper English pronunciations is a major problem for immigrant population in developed countries like U.S. This poses various problems, including a barrier to entry into mainstream society. This paper presents a research study that explores the use of speech technologies merged with activity-based and arcade-based games to do pronunciation feedback for Hispanic children within the U.S. A 3-month long study with immigrant population in California was used to investigate and analyze the effectiveness of computer aided pronunciation feedback through games. In addition to quantitative findings that point to statistically significant gains in pronunciation quality, the paper also explores qualitative findings, interaction patterns and challenges faced by the researchers in dealing with this community. It also describes the issues involved in dealing with pronunciation as a competency.