Volume 4,Issue 3
A Study on the Path of AI-Assisted Oral English Expression and Pronunciation Training for Vocational College Students
Considering the fact that the vocational college students face challenges in English pronunciation and oral English expression meanwhile they have insufficient motivation for independent training. The study takes 70 students majoring in primary school English education, Grade 2024 in Lanzhou college of foreign studies as the research objects to explore the integrated training path including AI diagonosis, precise training, timely feedback, and scenario-based application and conduct the action research. The data are collected through pronunciation tests, oral assessments, questionnaires, and interviews to examine the effectiveness of AI tools in pronunciation accuracy, oral fluency, and learning willingness. The results shows this training path can improve the correctness of pronunciation as well as the fluency of oral expression, motivates the williness of learning and the research provides practical references for the reform of English phonetics and oral English teaching in vocational colleges.
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