{"title":"Addressing automatic speech recognition for ELT from a Global Englishes perspective","authors":"Seongyong Lee, Jaeho Jeon","doi":"10.1093/elt/ccad038","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Research has indicated that L2 learners frequently encounter challenges when using automatic speech recognition (ASR) in ELT. Therefore, this study explored how critical inquiries into the current ASR technology that is oriented towards native speech might elicit Global Englishes (GE) awareness among Korean pre-service teachers. Qualitative data gathered from interviews with twenty-three Korean students in a teacher education programme and their reflective journals revealed their GE awareness regarding ASR issues in ELT. Furthermore, the findings suggested that their GE awareness was influenced by their previous experiences with taking GE-informed courses and English as a lingua franca communication. Finally, these participants would be willing to incorporate GE perspectives into their future ASR-based ELT classes. It is suggested that the inclusion of GE perspectives into ELT courses be considered to encourage L2 students not to entirely conform to NS norms in ELT.","PeriodicalId":47776,"journal":{"name":"Elt Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Elt Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccad038","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Research has indicated that L2 learners frequently encounter challenges when using automatic speech recognition (ASR) in ELT. Therefore, this study explored how critical inquiries into the current ASR technology that is oriented towards native speech might elicit Global Englishes (GE) awareness among Korean pre-service teachers. Qualitative data gathered from interviews with twenty-three Korean students in a teacher education programme and their reflective journals revealed their GE awareness regarding ASR issues in ELT. Furthermore, the findings suggested that their GE awareness was influenced by their previous experiences with taking GE-informed courses and English as a lingua franca communication. Finally, these participants would be willing to incorporate GE perspectives into their future ASR-based ELT classes. It is suggested that the inclusion of GE perspectives into ELT courses be considered to encourage L2 students not to entirely conform to NS norms in ELT.
期刊介绍:
ELT Journal is a quarterly publication for all those involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign language. The journal links the everyday concerns of practitioners with insights gained from related academic disciplines such as applied linguistics, education, psychology, and sociology. ELT Journal provides a medium for informed discussion of the principles and practice which determine the ways in which the English language is taught and learnt around the world. It is also a forum for the exchange of information among members of the profession worldwide.