1. Using Google's Web Speech API with Moodle for language learning tasks
Paul Daniels
Kochi University of Technology

2. Outline Web Speech API voice recognition speech synthesis
learning activities
web-based recorder
speech assessment
voice shadowing
Voice annotations
chatbot
implementation & limitations

3. API – application programming interface
Your
learning
website
Share data between different applications
Add new features to existing applications

4. Google’s APIs

5. API Keys

6. voice recognition speech to text speech synthesis text to speech

7. Web-based speech synthesis

8. Voice recognition (speech-to-text) Google Web Speech API

9. Google Voice Search

10. Web-based audio capture

11. Language learning applications

12. Audio capture

13. VoiceShadow

14. Computerized speech assessment

15. Computerized speech assessment adding items

16. Computerized speech assessment speech analysis

17. Dialogue Practice

18. Voice Annotation
(currently in dev)

19. https://learn.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/clever/
Chatbot

20. Speech recognition games

21. Abstract
Voice recognition (speech-to-text) and speech synthesis (text-to-speech) are powerful tools which, up until now, were not easily available to educators wishing to design their own computerized speaking activities. Google’s Web Speech API, with voice recognition and speech synthesis, now makes it possible to develop powerful web-based speaking activities within Moodle for language learning purposes. The presenter will demonstrate sample Moodle language learning activities that utilize the Web Speech API. The activities include a computerized speech assessment plugin, a web-based audio recorder, and a voice shadowing activity with speech recognition. The limitations of using the Web Speech API in Moodle activities will also be discussed. This presentation is geared toward course designers and language teachers. The Moodle plugins, currently available at GitHub, have been tested with Moodle