Volume 28 Number 1, 2024 Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): An empirical evaluation of EPSS Multimedia Lab

Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): An empirical evaluation of EPSS Multimedia Lab

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Volume 28 Number 1, 2024
contributor.author:
Gómez González, María de los Ángeles Lago Ferreiro, Alfonso
date.accessioned:
2024-05-09T19:42:22Z
date.available:
2024-05-09T19:42:22Z
date.copyright:
2024
date.issued:
2024-05-13
description.abstract:
Previous research has established that phonetics has been marginalized within language teaching, proving to be particularly challenging for learners in EFL contexts. This paper presents EPSSML (https://www.usc.gal/multimlab/), an e-learning platform designed within Mayer’s (2008, 2009) Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning to instruct English phonetics and phonology in an EFL context. Inspired by prior work (e.g., Clark, 2009; Godwin-Jones, 2009; Hansen Edwards et al., 2021), we examined the efficiency of EPSSML as a Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) resource alongside the students’ perceptions of it including gender differences. The scores obtained by 504 Spanish EFL learners in an English phonetics undergraduate course were analyzed comparing performance before and after EPSSML-assisted instruction. The analysis of rated results shows that there is a significant difference between the means of scores of those learners that used and those that did not use the platform, as well as between male and female students. Additionally, 127 students that used EPSSML responded to an online questionnaire on the tool and course methodology. Responses reveal that 91.3% of the learners enjoyed and were very interested in EPSSML and web-mediated phonetic training. The findings demonstrate the importance of CAPT-based instruction and suggestions are also made for additional resources and approaches for its implementation, thereby contributing to the educational shift from traditional, teacher-centered learning methods to blended instructional methodologies in formal and informal settings.
endingpage:
44
format.extent:
44
identifier.citation:
Gómez González, M. Á., & Lago Ferreiro, A. (2024). Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): An empirical evaluation of EPSS Multimedia Lab. Language Learning & Technology, 28(1), 1–44. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73565
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73565
language:
eng
number:
1
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
rights.license:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
rights.uri:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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/item/10125-73565/
startingpage:
1
subject:
Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training, EFL Phonetics Web-Mediated Learning, Phonetic Skills, Contrastive Phonetics
title:
Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT): An empirical evaluation of EPSS Multimedia Lab
type:
Article Text
volume:
28