市面上許多西語教學的應用程式學習方法大多以教授學習者單字發音取代字母與其他字母排列時的發音規則。以Google play下載量最多的學習應用程式Duolingo為例，此應用程式直接給予學習者單字的發音而非基礎的字母發音及不同字母之間組合的發音規則，這樣的學習方式難以推導未知單字的發音。
若發音不正確可能會對講者帶來負面影響，如：學習語言效果不佳、沒有自信、溝通沒有效率或專業能力受到質欵。為幫助非西語為母語的學習者增進口語發音，本研究將設計一個聊天機器人利用Python在Line即時通訊平台上提供每個字母的發音教學及母音加子音結合的發音規則，學習者也可以向聊天機器人作發音練習，由聊天機器人評分發音，藉此增進學習者發音能力。
實驗結果發現，經過兩個星期的學習，利用聊天機器人學習的實驗組相較沒有利用聊天機器人學習的對照組發音能力較好，且學習者對於聊天機器人的便利性感到滿意，又能針對自身發音給予評分回饋感到新奇。
Many Spanish teaching apps on the market primarily teach learners the pronunciation of words, rather than the pronunciation rules of how letters are arranged with other letters. For example, Duolingo, the most downloaded learning app on Google Play directly provides learners with the pronunciation of words, instead of teaching the basic pronunciation of letters and the pronunciation rules for combining different letters. This learning approach makes it difficult to deduce the pronunciation of unknown words.
Incorrect pronunciation may have a negative impact on the learners, such as poor language learning, loss of confidence, inefficiency in communication, or jeopardy of professional ability. In order to help the learners improve their pronunciation, this study will design a chatbot that uses Python to provide pronunciation teaching for each letter and pronunciation rules on the Line instant messaging platform. The Learners can practice pronunciation with the chatbot, which also scores their pronunciation to help them improve their skills.
The results showed that after two weeks, the experimental group using the chatbot had better pronunciation skills compared to the control group that did not use it. Moreover, the learners were satisfied with the convenience of the chatbot and felt interested in the scoring function.
徐乃麒（2012）。電腦輔助溝通在第二外語口語能力習得之效益— 後設分析研究。﹝碩士論文。國立高雄師範大學﹞臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統。 https://hdl.handle.net/11296/mkmtps。
Google Scholar
Adamopoulou, E., & Moussiades, L. (2020). An overview of chatbot technology. In IFIP international conference on artificial intelligence applications and innovations (pp. 373-383). Springer, Cham.
Google Scholar
