Method and Tool Innovations for Speech Science Education (M.A.T.I.S.S.E.) April 16-17, 1999 London, UK

Experiences of large scale implementation of speech analyzing tools in learning Swedish as second language

Håkan Larson

Larson Education i Lerum AB, Sweden

Speech analysis tools have been used on a large scale in adults and children learning Swedish as second language. Several thousands of students have had the opportunity to compare their own pitch curves with those of native speakers. The results vary between students but are in general quite positive. The influence of education, first language, age and other personal factors influence the way the tools are being used and the results. Experiences indicate that by using his intuition and the combination of visual and audio feedback even poorly educated learners can benefit from these tools.

Different ways to combine the computer work with other training methods will be described. The actual tools will be demonstrated.

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Bibliographic reference.  Larson, Håkan (1999): "Experiences of large scale implementation of speech analyzing tools in learning Swedish as second language", In MATISSE-1999, 137-140.