"Mastering Pronunciation: ELSA as Your Pocket Coach"

 

"Mastering Pronunciation: ELSA as Your Pocket Coach"

Elsa is not that princess in the film Frozen, it is the English Language Speech Assistant which is informative to practice speaking skills in authentic settings. It's just like having a personal coach in your pocket! ELSA uses AI technology to help students improve their English pronunciation by providing instant feedback on their spoken English.

 

Cute Webpage of ELSA

In terms of teaching ,teachers are encouraged to use ELSA into classroom activities to enhance pronunciation instruction, as a supplement for their lessons, tracking students' progress, and providing additional support outside of class. Teachers is also capable of borrowing the education system in ELSA and implement it in their own class. 

The Interface of ELSA

Now, let's take a journey to study with ELSA!

The AI serves as a partner to initiate a small talk (depends on your task information), which is conducive to some introverted English learners who are afraid of speaking to a foreigners face to face. Just like me, while I speaking to ELSA, I feel like I have enough time to think about the vocabularies and phrases needed or just learned elsewhere. Besides, you don’t need to concern much about how to make the talk goes smoothly, because ELSA will be your assistant.

Choose a topic
Talk with ELSA

After finishing the tasks ,you will receive a summery about your performance in pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar. The suggestions for improvement is really informative for expanding my vocabulary to the topic related as well as the frequently used conjunction words. The personalized feedback tailored to each student's unique pronunciation challenges and vocabulary deficiency.

 

Receive your feedback


Apart from that, ELSA serves as a supportive companion on their vocabulary learning journey. ELSA prepares learning resources in various topics in our daily use, from ordering a coffee as a customer to work as a receptionist in a hospital. Learners could be immersed in the real context by learning the necessary words at the beginning and then the frequent expressions by word definitions and pronunciations provided .

Learn a word

 

The limitations are given the importance of implementing in learning process.

1. Over focused on the pronunciation

2. Needs money for updated services

3. Technology dependence

 

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