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Development and Evaluation of an English Speaking Task Using Smartphone and Text-to-Speech

스마트폰과 음성합성을 활용한 영어 말하기 과제의 개발과 평가

  • Moon, Dosik (Dept. of English, Hanyang Cyber University)
  • 문도식 (한양사이버대학교 영어학과)
  • Received : 2016.09.13
  • Accepted : 2016.10.07
  • Published : 2016.10.31
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Abstract

This study explores the effects of an video-recording English speaking task model on learners. The learning model, a form of mobile learning, was developed to facilitate the learners' output practice applying advantages of a smartphone and Text-to Speech. The survey results shows the positive effects of the speaking task on the domain of pronunciation, speaking, listening, writing in terms of students' confidence, as well as general English ability. The study further examines the possibilities and limitations of the speaking task in assisting Korean learners improve their speaking ability, who do not have sufficient exposure to English input or output practice due to the situational limitations where English is learned as a foreign language.

본 연구는 국내 영어 학습자들의 말하기 출력 활동을 활성화시킬 방안으로서 스마트폰과 음성합성(Text-to-Speech)이 지닌 장점을 활용하여 모바일 영어 학습의 한 형태인 영어 말하기 영상 과제 학습 모델을 개발, 적용한 후, 이 모델이 학습자들에게 미친 효과를 탐구하였다. 설문 조사 결과 모바일 기기를 활용한 영어 말하기 영상 과제는 학습자들의 전반적인 영어실력 뿐 아니라 발음, 말하기, 듣기, 쓰기 영역에서 자신감과 실력 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 이런 결과를 기반으로 외국어로서 영어를 학습해야 하는 상황적 한계로 인해 충분한 영어 입력에 노출되지 못하고 말하기 출력활동이 부족한 국내 영어 학습자들의 영어 말하기 능력을 향상시킬 한 가지 방안으로써 말하기 영상 과제의 가능성과 한계를 논의한다.

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