Yasushige ISHIKAWA    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Professor
Date	2023/11/12
Presentation Theme	Speaking practice using text-to-speech technology: Japanese EFL learners’ perceptions
Conference	WorldCALL 2023
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Country	Thailand
Venue	Khum Phucome Hotel & Convention Hall, Chiang Mai
Holding period	2023/11/09～2023/11/13
Publisher and common publisher	Umemoto, T., Takamichi, S., Matsunaga, Y., Yoshikawa, Y., Fujiwara, S., Ishikawa, Y.
Details	This study investigated whether speaking practice with text-to-speech (TTS) technology would decrease students’ anxiety and increase their confidence associated with making presentations in English in front of their classmates in a university EFL course.