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Classroom Research Proposal on CAPT
Classroom Research Proposal on CAPT
Lopez_CAPT_ClassroomResearch.pdfThis study presents research on the following areas:
Goals of L2 pronunciation instruction
SLA theories of pronunciation acquisition
Explicit versus implicit pronunciation instruction
Segmental versus suprasegmental instruction
Perceptual and productive practice
CAPT
Improving Segmental Pronunciation: Explicit versus Implicit PI with CAPT for Spanish Foreign Language Learners
This report outlines a proposed classroom research study on the effects of using Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) within the language classroom.
Most research into the use of CAPT focuses on its ability to replace teacher instruction, and the effects of explicit or implicit instruction coupled with both perceptual and productive practice using CAPT is an area that is lacking in the field.
Research questions
1: Does productive and perceptual pronunciation practice via CAPT tools without instruction improve novice Spanish speakers’ pronunciation of isolated words?
2: Does implicit pronunciation instruction or explicit pronunciation instruction coupled with use of productive and perceptual practice via CAPT tools lead to greater improvement in novice Spanish speakers’ pronunciation of isolated words?
Text-to-speech (TTS) tools
Text-to-speech (TTS) tools read texts aloud to learners and give learners control over the speed of the audio.
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools can be used to record learner speech and convert it to text, which then allows learners to compare their intended utterances with the language transcribed by the tool.
Tools and resources for intensive and extensive authentic listening practice
Extensive listening involves longer listening activities that develop top-down processing skills, while intensive listening involves shorter listening activities that develop bottom-up processing skills.
An example of how technology can be used to enhance intensive listening is a tool that allows repeated listening of a short audio fragment, either to transcribe the segment or to identify specific lexical information within that segment. Edpuzzle is an example of such a tool that could be used to encourage students to re-listen to small fragments in order to answer word-recognition questions related to a fragment.
Extensive listening is geared toward helping learners understand the overall meaning of the listening text. An example of how technology can be used to enhance extensive listening is the use of video-based listening activities. A tool such as YouTube which provides visuals can support overall listening comprehension in extensive listening by contextualizing the input to support global understanding.
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