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The Use of Text-to-Speech (TTS)Speech-to-Text (STT)

Machine Translator (MT)in Chinese Language Learning

Rosa Yeh April 6, 2014

What is TTS?Words

Voice

You type, Machine reads for you

Where to find TTS?From Internet1. Oddcast Text-to-Speech2. Google Chrome

From Mobile Device1. Google Translate

From Commercial SoftwareIQ Chinese READ

http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php

What is STT?

Words

Voice

You talk, Machine types for you

Where to find STT?From Internet1. Google Chrome From Mobile Device

1. Google Translate2. Dragon Dictation

https://www.google.com/

What is MT?

Voice, Text

You can either talk or type, Machine translates language for you

Voice, Texttranslate

Where to find MT?From Internet1. Google Translate2. Free Translation.com3. Transcribe

From Mobile Device1. Google Translate2. Pleco Chinese Dictionary

Other Sources -TTSTTS Sources1. Internet sites:

SitePalTM from Oddcast Inc.: http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php

Ultra Hal Text-to Speech Reader: http://download.cnet.com/Ultra-Hal-Text-to-Speech-Reader/3000-7239_4-10071733.html

2. Chinese-language educational software, IQChinese Reader, provided by IQ Chinese3. Mobile applications including Google Translate and iSpeech, which can be used on Apple and Android operation system.

Other Sources -STT

STT Sources1. 1. Internet sites: Google Chrome, Dragon voice-to-speech2. Mobile apps:Google Translate, Dragon Dictation, Google Play

Other Sources - MTMT Sources1. Internet sites: Google Translate (http://translate.google.com)Translation2 (http://translation2.paralink.com/)SDL Free Translation (http://www.freetranslation.com/)Reverso Online Translation (http://www.reverso.net/text_translation.aspx?lang=EN)2. Mobile devices: Google Translate, iSpeech translator, iTranslate (free translator), Translate Professional3. Commercial software:Babylon 10 (http://translation.babylon.com/)