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T1 Voicing the Future: Enhancing Secondary Students’ Pronunciation through Speechace
A1 Navarro Rodríguez, Jesús
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Pronunciation
K1 Second language acquisition
K1 Artificial intelligence
K1 Technologyenhanced
K1 Learning
K1 Speechace
K1 Pronunciación
K1 Adquisición de segundas lenguas
K1 Inteligencia artificial
K1 Aprendizaje potenciado por la tecnología
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB Explicit pronunciation instruction in the Spanish secondary education system is oftenoverlooked, despite its academic, professional, and sociocultural relevance. Currenteducational policies and secondary school curriculum designs relegate pronunciation to thebackground, devoting greater focus to other linguistic elements. In the globalized andtechnological context in which we are framed, AI has become a paradigm shift in the waypronunciation is taught. AI-powered pronunciation-oriented tools such as Speechace have beenproposed as innovative tools with great pedagogical potential, as they offer automatedfeedback, personalized practice, and new learning contexts. This dissertation critically analyzesthe integration and implementation of Speechace as a potentially valuable tool withpedagogical value in a Spanish secondary school and Bachillerato classroom to improvepronunciation of English as a second language (ESL). The proposal consists of four activitiescentered around improving learners’ pronunciation and aimed at a target audience of studentsin their 4th year of compulsory secondary education or their 1st year of Bachillerato with aB1+ level in English. Through an analysis of elements such as accessibility, the quality offeedback provided, and automation, light is shed on the promising nature of Speechace for itsproper implementation. Lastly, this dissertation defends a balanced incorporation oftechnology-enhanced methodology whose main aim is to improve phonological competence,thereby diminishing negative emotional responses towards pronunciation and overall,mastering English oral abilities.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80109
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80109
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-dic-2025