Exploring data augmentation in bias mitigation against non-native-accented speech

Y Zhang, A Herygers, T Patel, Z Yue… - 2023 IEEE Automatic …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) should serve every speaker, not only the majority
“standard” speakers of a language. In order to build inclusive ASR, mitigating the bias …

Enhancing Conversation Smoothness in Language Learning Chatbots: An Evaluation of GPT4 for ASR Error Correction

L Mai, J Carson-Berndsen - ICASSP 2024-2024 IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The integration of natural language processing (NLP) technologies into educational
applications has shown promising results, particularly in the language learning domain …

A Pilot Study of Applying Sequence-to-Sequence Voice Conversion to Evaluate the Intelligibility of L2 Speech Using a Native Speaker's Shadowings

H Geng, D Saito, N Minematsu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.02239, 2024 - arxiv.org
Utterances by L2 speakers can be unintelligible due to mispronunciation and improper
prosody. In computer-aided language learning systems, textual feedback is often provided …

FASA: a Flexible and Automatic Speech Aligner for Extracting High-quality Aligned Children Speech Data

D Liu, J Xiong - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.17926, 2024 - arxiv.org
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for adults' speeches has made significant progress by
employing deep neural network (DNN) models recently, but improvement in children's …

ARELE-bot: Inclusive Learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language Through a Mobile App Integrating Augmented Reality and ChatGPT

S Hajahmadi, L Clementi, MDJ López… - 2024 IEEE Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Formal learning of Foreign Languages (FL) is often perceived as a challenging process,
especially for students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), notably those with …

Enhancing conversational quality in language learning chatbots: An evaluation of GPT4 for ASR error correction

L Mai, J Carson-Berndsen - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.09744, 2023 - arxiv.org
The integration of natural language processing (NLP) technologies into educational
applications has shown promising results, particularly in the language learning domain …

EMBARKING ON AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING JOURNEY: EXPLORING THE INTERACTION VALUE OF VOICEBOTS VERSUS CHATBOTS

R Schlimbach, J Richter, L Grogorick - 2024 - aisel.aisnet.org
This study compares the perceived students' value-in-interaction of a voicebot versus a
chatbot that respectively guides through an interactive, gamified learning journey. 32 …