The Effectiveness of Learning and Training English Pronunciation with
Capt System: A Critical Review on Pronunciation Feedback from Real
and Virtual Language Teacher

Yutian Zeng

doi:10.18686/ahe.v7i22.9706

The Effectiveness of Learning and Training English Pronunciation with Capt System: A Critical Review on Pronunciation Feedback from Real and Virtual Language Teacher

Yutian Zeng

Abstract

This paper aims to review and analyze the pros and cons of human teachers and virtual teachers in computer-assisted English
pronunciation learning and training as well as computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) technology used for English
pronunciation training and learning. It indicates that computer-assisted English pronunciation training would be more effective than
human teachers’ English pronunciation training by comparing English pronunciation training given by human teachers and
computer-assisted English pronunciation training technology. In addition, it proposes the reasons for using CAPT technology, and
limitations of the CAPT system, and various effective and efficient measures on how to learn and train English pronunciation from varied
perspectives. Finally, it induces the effectiveness and efficiency of learning and training English pronunciation with computer-assisted
pronunciation training (CAPT).

Keywords

English pronunciation; Human teachers; Virtual language teachers; CAPT (computer-assisted pronunciation teaching); Pedagogical perspective

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i22.9706

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