The Use of Speech Recognition Software as an English Language Oral Assessment Instrument: An Exploratory Study.

Coniam, David

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Use of Speech Recognition Software as an English Language Oral Assessment Instrument: An Exploratory Study.

Coniam, David

CALICO Journal, v15 n4 p7-23 1998

Analyzes results of a previous study on speech recognition (SR) technology for its ability to distinguish between native- and nonnative English speakers. The current study concludes that SR technology has potential for testing the oral proficiency of English-as-a-Second-Language students.(ER)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Student Evaluation, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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