Pre-training task
Dear Participants,
Welcome to the “AI and Corpus-aided self-directed interactive English and Mandarin Pronunciation Training Course”! I am thrilled to have you all on board and look forward to an engaging and transformative learning experience.
This course is designed to harness the power of artificial intelligence and extensive linguistic corpora to provide you with personalized and effective pronunciation training. Whether you are looking to refine your English or Mandarin pronunciation, our tools and resources will guide you through a self-directed learning journey, tailored to your individual learning and teaching needs.
Throughout the course, you will have access to a variety of interactive exercises, real-time feedback, and comprehensive analytics to track your progress. Our goal is to help you achieve clear and accurate pronunciation, enhancing your communication skills in both languages.
I am confident that this course will provide you with valuable skills and knowledge. Let’s embark on this exciting journey together and make the most of the opportunities to learn and grow.
Best regards,
Dr. Rebecca Chen
Associate Professor and Project Leader
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies
The Education University of Hong Kong
The Spoken English Corpus of Chinese and Non-Chinese Learners in Hong Kong: https://corpus.eduhk.hk/esl_learner_corpus/
ChatGPT via Poe: https://poe.com/ChatGPT
Copilot by Microsoft: https://copilot.microsoft.com
文心一言 (ERNIE Bot): https://yiyan.baidu.com/
Murf AI: https://murf.ai
Immersive Reader by Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-immersive-reader-in-word-a857949f-c91e-4c97-977c-a4efcaf9b3c1
Speaker Coach by Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/rehearse-your-slide-show-with-speaker-coach-cd7fc941-5c3b-498c-a225-83ef3f64f07b
Teachable Machine: https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/
Introduction to Corpora
Session 1 - Segmental features
Session 2 - Suprasegmental features
Session 3 - Understanding accented English
Post-training evaluation
Resources
ChatGPT via Poe: https://poe.com/ChatGPT
Copilot by Microsoft: https://copilot.microsoft.com
文心一言 (ERNIE Bot): https://yiyan.baidu.com/
Murf AI: https://murf.ai
Immersive Reader by Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-immersive-reader-in-word-a857949f-c91e-4c97-977c-a4efcaf9b3c1
Speaker Coach by Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/rehearse-your-slide-show-with-speaker-coach-cd7fc941-5c3b-498c-a225-83ef3f64f07b
Teachable Machine: https://teachablemachine.withgoogle.com/
The Spoken English Corpus of Chinese and Non-Chinese Learners in Hong Kong
The spoken English corpus of Chinese and Non-Chinese learners in Hong Kong is expanded and redeveloped from the previous spoken corpus. Speech data were elicited from Hong Kong speakers, Mainland China speakers with eight different dialect backgrounds, and non-Chinese speakers.
Phonological annotations made in both segmental and suprasegmental aspects can help identify recurrent difficulties in English pronunciation learning for English learners with different language background in Hong Kong. The high-quality recordings are ideally suited for phonetic and acoustic analysis by teachers, learners, and researchers around the world.
