Speech Recognition in Language
Speech recognition technology has become a popular method of learning and practicing language pronunciation.
Some apps gamify the learning process in a wide variety of languages and provide a community of fellow learners to interact with.
Some apps gamify the learning process in a wide variety of languages and provide a community of fellow learners to interact with.
Rosetta Stone
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Rosetta Stone has been at the forefront of language learning technology for many years. Rosetta Stone implemented speech recognition technology to provide real-time pronunciation assistance for learners. First, Rosetta Stone's speech recognition verifies whether the user's word or phrase is correct. Then it compares the user's pronunciation to a native speaker model, which was trained with millions of native speaker samples in order to provide feedback.
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Duolingo
Duolingo is a free alternative to Rosetta Stone that can be downloaded for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 10. It uses speech recognition to test users on their pronunciation, much like Rosetta Stone.
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Speech-to-Text Software
Google claims that speech-to-text is three times faster than touch typing. With Google's speech-to-text, the user has access to 119 languages as well as emojis to dictate. Google's speech recognition algorithms have been trained with numerous samples of native speakers, and can be used with any of Google's programs including Google Search, Google Translate, and Google Docs. For many polyglots including myself, using speech-to-text is a much faster method of communicating in a new or rusty language.