LEADER 00000cam a2200745 i 4500 001 on1162255983 003 OCoLC 005 20200807175342.9 006 m o d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 110912s2012 nyuaa ob 001 0 eng 010 2020678601 019 833365155 020 9781621007418|qebook 020 1621007413 020 |z9781621006312|qhardcover 020 |z162100631X 035 (OCoLC)1162255983|z(OCoLC)833365155 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dVLY|dN$T|dYDXCP|dE7B|dOCLCF|dEBLCP |dAGLDB|dVTS|dAU@|dSTF|dK6U 049 RIDW 050 00 P51 072 7 FOR|x000000|2bisacsh 082 00 418.0071|223 090 P51|b.L3523 2012eb 245 00 Language learning :|bnew research /|cJennifer S. Avery and Matthew H. Stewart, editors. 264 1 Hauppauge, N.Y. :|bNova Science Publisher's, Incorporated, |c2012. 300 1 online resource. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Languages and linguistics 490 1 Education in a competitive and globalizing world 500 Includes bibliographical references and index. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 LANGUAGE LEARNING: NEW RESEARCH ; LANGUAGE LEARNING: NEW RESEARCH ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; SPEECH TOOLS AND CALL FOR LITERACY TUTORING ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Evaluation Tools for Timing and Rhythm ; 2. GENERAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO RHYTHM ; 2.1. Segmental vs. Syllable-based Modeling ; 2.2. Automatic Syllable Parsing ; 2.3. The Syllable Database; 3. THE CASE FOR SYNTHESIZED SPEECH; 3.1. TTS: The State of Practice and the State of Science ; 3.2. The Question of Naturalness and Emotions ; 3.3. How TTS Is Achieved ; 3.3.1. TTS and ASR: Two Technologies in Comparison. 505 8 4. APPLICATIONS OF TTS TO CALL 4.1. Pedagogical Assumptions ; 4.2. Listening Comprehension through Text Production: Using TTS to Read Passages and Voice Feedback ; 4.2.1. Using GETARUN to Evaluate Students' Responses to Questions about Text Passages; 4.2.2. Using GETARUN to Answer Students' Queries about Text Passages; 4.2.3. Mechanisms by which GETARUN Evaluates Students' Answers and Answers Students' Queries ; 4.2.5. Expanding the System ; 4.3. Listening Comprehension through Automatic Dictation: Using TTS to Read, Vary Speed, and Change Style. 505 8 4.4. Listening and Reading Comprehension via True/False, Cloze, and Sentence Scrambling: Using TTS to Read Passages and Reorder Sentences 4.5. Using TTS to Simulate Interlanguage: A Pilot Study ; 4.6. TTS and Perceptual Phonological Learning ; 4.6.1. Using Speech Synthesis in a Stand-alone System to Teach Pre-reading Analytic Skills; 4.6.2. Using Speech Synthesis On-line to Teach Phonetics, with Extensions to Visualization; 5. TWO SYSTEMS WITH ANIMATED TUTORS; 5.1. Animated Speech ; 6. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ; REFERENCES. 505 8 LITERACY ACQUISITION AND BILINGUALISM: THE EFFECT OF BILITERACY INSTRUCTION ON ENGLISH READING ACHIEVEMENT IN BILINGUAL AFRIKAANS-ENGLISH SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDRENABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Theoretical Framework for Biliteracy Instruction Programmes ; METHOD ; RESEARCH DESIGN ; Schools ; Participants ; MEASURES AND PROCEDURE; Oral Language Proficiency ; Parent Questionnaire ; Cognitive Processing and Reading ; Phoneme Deletion ; Expressive Vocabulary ; Word Reading and Pseudoword Reading ; Reading Comprehension ; Classroom Observations and Teacher Interviews ; RESULTS. 505 8 Home Background Characteristics of the Three Linguistic GroupsClassroom Observations and Teacher Interviews in Biliteracy Classrooms ; Levels of Spoken Proficiency and Reading Achievement of the Three Linguistic Groups; CONCLUSION; Interdependence of Strong First-Language Skills and L2 English Literacy Development ; Building Strong First-Language Skills ; Using the L1 to Strengthen Developing English Reading Comprehension ; Opportunity to Foster Strong Home-School Connections ; Teaching Strategies in Biliteracy Classrooms ; Educational Implications ; REFERENCES. 546 English. 588 Description based on print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Language and languages|xStudy and teaching.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074536 650 0 Language and languages|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85074518|xResearch.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2002006576 650 0 Language acquisition.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85074511 650 7 Language and languages|xStudy and teaching.|2fast|0https:/ /id.worldcat.org/fast/992220 650 7 Language and languages|xResearch.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/992213 650 7 Language and languages.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/992154 650 7 Language acquisition.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 992119 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Avery, Jennifer S.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2011062783 700 1 Stewart, Matthew H.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2011062784 776 08 |iPrint version:|tLanguage learning|dHauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., 2012.|z9781621006312 (hardcover)|w(DLC) 2011037419 830 0 Languages and linguistics series.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/no2009109462 830 0 Education in a competitive and globalizing world series. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009149787 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=541742|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. 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