EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON USING PRAAT SOFTWARE TO ASSIST ENGLISH PHONETIC TEACHING

Abstract

The ultimate goal of learning English is to communicate clearly and effectively with others, so correct phonetics and intonation are the foundation of English learning. This paper conducted an experiment using Praat software to explore the auxiliary role of Praat in English phonetic teaching by comparing the English phonetics of different students. The experimental results demonstrated that the average pitch range value of the experimental recording was 149.68 Hz, which was much lower than 180.79 Hz in standard recording, indicating that the initial pitch fluctuations of the experimental subjects was not significant. From the perspective of word duration and syllable stress difference, the subjects initially made little distinction between stress and unstressed. After training with the analysis results of Praat software, the P values between the second recording of the experimental subjects and the standard recording were both greater than 0.05, the speed was improved by 14.2897 s, the number of linked words was increased by five, and the number of pitch rises and falls was increased by ten. This proves that Praat software can be used in English phonetic teaching to help teachers correct the problems of students in English phonetic learning.