Chinese Language Learners’ Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Perceptions of a Pinyin Text-to-Speech System

• Goh Ying Soon ^[1] ; Saiful Nizam Warris ^[1] ; Rasaya Al Marimuthu ^[1]
  1. [1] Universiti Teknologi MARA

     Universiti Teknologi MARA

     Malasia

     
• Localización: Technology and the Psychology of Second Language Learners and Users / Mark R. Freiermuth (ed. lit.), Nourollah Zarrinabadi (ed. lit.), 2020, ISBN 978-3-030-34212-8, págs. 381-401
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • This study considered the intrapersonal and interpersonal perceptions of Chinese language learners’ usage of a pinyin text-to-speech system (developed by the researchers) to support students’ listening and speaking skills. Regarding the intrapersonal attributes, the focus was on the learners’ personal perceptions; concerning the interpersonal attributes, the focus was on their perceptions of using the system for communication. The data generated by the 119 learners from a large university in Malaysia showed that the students had a somewhat negative assessment when considering their intrapersonal perspective but had a fairly positive assessment from an interpersonal perspective. In spite of this mixed assessment, the students generally agreed that the system was able to improve pronunciation as a means to heighten their speaking skills for communication purposes.