Computer-assisted language learning

• Main Author: Li, Yonger
• Other Authors: Chng Eng Siong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Pattern recognition; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Information systems::Models and principles
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61920
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this project, common tonal and phonetic pronunciation errors of Mandarin Chinese made by second language learners are quantified. Tonal errors are found to be more frequent than phonetic errors. Among all the tonal errors, Tone 3 imposes the most challenge (51.9%) for the beginner learners. In te...