Speech analysis and visual image : language learning
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Gifted Education International
Publication Date
5-1-2016
Volume
32
Issue
2
First Page
100
Last Page
112
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
Keywords
Speech analysis, visual image, language learning
Abstract
Students will speak a second language with an accent if they learn the language after the age of six. It does not matter how motivated and clever they are, the accent will not go away. Only a few gifted students can speak a second language flawlessly. The exact reasons for this phenomenon are unknown. Although a large number of hypotheses have been put forward, the phenomenon is still a puzzle to most language educators. We have conducted some preliminary studies with a computer system to verify some of the hypotheses and determine the relationship between listening abilities and language learning. These efforts will form the basis upon which to obtain a better understanding of the process of learning languages and, over the longer term, to devise better methods for learning languages.
DOI
10.1177/0261429414526332
Print ISSN
02614294
E-ISSN
20479077
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Loo, A., Chung, C. W., & Lam, A. (2016). Speech analysis and visual image : Lanugage learning. Gifted Education International, 32(2), 100-112. doi: 10.1177/0261429414526332