The Acoustic-Phonetics Change of English Learners in Robot Assisted Learning

Abstract

This study is to verify the effectiveness of robot TTS technology in assisting Korean English language learners to acquire a native-like accent by correcting the prosodic errors they commonly make. Child English language learners' F0 range, a prosodic variable, will be measured and analyzed for any changes in accent. We examined whether if robot with the currently available TTS technology appeared to be effective as much as a tele-presence robot with native speaker from the acoustic phonetic viewpoint.