Incorporating Speech Synthesis in the Development of a Mobile Platform for E-learning

Justus Roux; Pieter Scholtz; Daleen Klop; Claus Povlsen; Bart Jongejan; Asta Olga Magnusdottir

Incorporating Speech Synthesis in the Development of a Mobile Platform for E-learning

Justus Roux, Pieter Scholtz, Daleen Klop, Claus Povlsen, Bart Jongejan, Asta Olga Magnusdottir

LUKKET: Center for Sprogteknologi

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Abstract

This presentation and accompanying demonstration focuses on the development of a mobile platform for e-learning purposes with enhanced text-to-speech capabilities. It reports on an international consortium project entitled Mobile E-learning for Africa (MELFA), which includes a reading and literacy training component, particularly focusing on an African language, isiXhosa. The high penetration rate of mobile phones within the African continent has created new opportunities for delivering various kinds of information, including e-learning material to communities that have not had appropriate infrastructures. Aspects of the mobile platform development are described paying attention to basic functionalities of the user interface, as well as to the underlying web technologies involved. Some of the main features of the literacy training module are described, such as grapheme-sound, correspondence, syllabification-sound relationships, varying tempo of presentation. A particular point is made for using HMM (HTS) synthesis in this case, as it seems to be very appropriate for less resourced languages.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation : LREC'10
Antal sider	4
Udgivelsessted	Valletta, Malta
Forlag	European Language Resources Association
Publikationsdato	2010
ISBN (Trykt)	2-9517408-6-7
Status	Udgivet - 2010
Begivenhed	The 7th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation 2010 - Valletta, Malta Varighed: 19 maj 2010 → 21 maj 2010 Konferencens nummer: 7

Konference

Konference	The 7th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation 2010
Nummer	7
Land/Område	Malta
By	Valletta
Periode	19/05/2010 → 21/05/2010

Citationsformater

Incorporating Speech Synthesis in the Development of a Mobile Platform for E-learning. / Roux, Justus; Scholtz, Pieter; Klop, Daleen et al.
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation: LREC'10. Valletta, Malta: European Language Resources Association, 2010.

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Roux, J, Scholtz, P, Klop, D, Povlsen, C, Jongejan, B & Magnusdottir, AO 2010, Incorporating Speech Synthesis in the Development of a Mobile Platform for E-learning. i Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation: LREC'10. European Language Resources Association, Valletta, Malta, The 7th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation 2010, Valletta, Malta, 19/05/2010.

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