About This Blog

Welcome to my CALL blog! This blog explores the use of technology in language learning, focusing on practical applications, tools, and insights from my personal experiences as a linguist.

Through these posts, I aim to share knowledge and ideas about computer-assisted language learning, bridging the gap between technology and linguistics.

Blog Posts

Here are some of the blog posts that I have written during my time in this module

Introducing Myself

A little bit about me!...

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CALL Background

How SLA theories relate to CALL...

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Speech Synthesis

Exploring speech synthesis in CALL...

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Speech Recognition

Exploring speech recognition in CALL...

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Technologies

Here are some of the technologies that I have explored during my time in this module

Speech Synthesis

Exploring speech synthesis in CALL...

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Speech Recognition

Exploring speech recognition in CALL...

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Readings

Here are some of the readings that we have had to do during my time in this module, with a brief summary attatched underneath

A longitudinal analysis of highly cited papers in four CALL journals

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A short history of SLA: Where have we come from and where are we going?

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Forty-two years of computer-assisted language learning research: A scientometric study of hotspot research and trending issues

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Pedagogical Biases in AI-Powered Educational Tools: The Case of Lesson Plan Generators

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After Self-Imitation Prosodic Training L2 Learners Converge Prosodically to the Native Speakers

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I Can Speak: improving English pronunciation through automatic speech recognition-based language learning systems

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Final Project

Here you can get to my CALL prototype, which I have completed for this module

Irish eReader

Irish eReader with the use of API's provided by the Abair project

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