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Applying Speech-to-Text Recognition with Computer-Aided Translation to Facilitate a Web-Based Cross-Cultural Project

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In this study, speech-to-text recognition with computer-aided translation were applied to a web-based educational project. With such approach, we aimed to enable participants from two different cultures who do not share common communication language to interact and share information with each other. Speech-to-text recognition system generated text from a speaker’s voice input in one language and computer-aided translation system simultaneously translated it into another one. We aimed to test the feasibility of our approach to enhance students’ cross-cultural learning. Results of our study demonstrated that applying speech-to-text recognition with computer-aided translation have a potential to enhance cross-cultural learning. Particularly, application of these technologies helps participants from two different cultures and without common language of communication to interact and to share culture-related information with each other.

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  1. Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan

    Rustam Shadiev & Yueh-Min Huang

  2. Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu City, Taiwan

    Ting-Ting Wu

  3. Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Zhongli City, Taiwan

    Wu-Yuin Hwang

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  2. RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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  3. Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia

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  4. Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

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Shadiev, R., Huang, YM., Wu, TT., Hwang, WY. (2015). Applying Speech-to-Text Recognition with Computer-Aided Translation to Facilitate a Web-Based Cross-Cultural Project. In: Li, F., Klamma, R., Laanpere, M., Zhang, J., Manjón, B., Lau, R. (eds) Advances in Web-Based Learning -- ICWL 2015. ICWL 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9412. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25515-6_20

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