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  1. Todd Cooper, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Japan
  2. Nobuyuki Gomi, National Institute of Technology, Fukui College, Japan
  3. Yuki Miyashita, National Institute of Technology, Fukui College, Japan
  4. Akira Tsukada, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Japan
Tuesday, June 26 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Koepelzaal

Abstract: For the past several years we have been creating a system using a motion-sensing camera. The IPA [Interview and Presentation Assistant] combined facial, speech, and gestural recognition and helped students get personalized feedback based on parameters set by human input. However, while we were doing this, voice recognition systems such as Google, Alexa and Siri started to get really, really good. Because of this, we changed the direction. We are currently developing a system to evaluate speech performance of EFL students in Japan which focuses on the pronunciation of individual sounds, word/sentence stress, and rhythm/intonation. Teachers input a score from ...