International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2023, 5(12); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2023.051216.
Fan Junying1,3, Yang Lei1,3, Mai Yinghong1,3, Xu Yujun2,3
1Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, 511363, China
2Huizhou Health Sciences Polytechnic, Huizhou, 516025, China
3St. Paul University Philippines, Tuguegarao, 3500, Philippines
Most college teachers find that Chinese students are not flexible enough in using English and they have poor vocabulary in oral expression and inaccurate pronunciation. This research aims to explore the effect of using Automatic Speech Evaluation (ASE) system on the first-year college students’ oral performance in fluency, accuracy, and integrity: whether teaching oral English through ASE is better than regular instruction and whether this technology can improve the students’ self-efficacy in learning oral English. The findings of the study show that there is a significant difference on the participants’ level of oral competence and self-efficacy in Oral English Learning before and after the use of the ASE system.
Automatic Speech Evaluation technology; Self-efficacy; Oral English
Fan Junying, Yang Lei, Mai Yinghong, Xu Yujun. Effectiveness of Automatic Speech Evaluation System in Improving Students’ Self-efficacy in Oral English Learning. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 12: 100-106. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2023.051216.
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