Talebob - an Interactive Speech Trainer for Danish
Peter Juel Henrichsen · DSpace repository (University of Tartu) · 2015
Talebob ("Speech Bob") is an interactive language learning tool for pupils (10+ years) helping them practice their pronunciation of simple, highly frequent phrases in Danish.Talebob's feedback is based on acoustic measurements (for pitch and intensity), presented to the user as helpful instructions for improvement.Talebob is currently being tested in schools in Nuuk, Hafnarfjörður and Tórshavn where Danish is taught as a second language (L2); we present some preliminary results.We conclude with a discussion of the didactic relevance of Talebob and computer-assisted language learning in general, exploiting the ITcuriosity of modern pupils.