Automated Speaking Assessment : Using Language Technologies to Score Spontaneous Speech (Paperback)

Table of Contents List of Contributors Series Editors’ Foreword Acknowledgments List of Tables and Figures Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Overview of Automated Speech Scoring Keelan Evanini and Klaus Zechner Chapter 2: Validity Considerations for Using Automated Scoring in Speaking Assessment Mo Zhang, Brent Bridgeman, and Larry Davis Chapter 3: Assessing Scoring Accuracy and Assessment Accuracy for Spoken Responses Using Human and Machine Scores Mo Zhang, Lili Yao, Shelby J. Haberman, and Neil J. Dorans 　 Part II: Components of an Automated Speech Scoring System Chapter 4: Automatic Speech Recognition for Automated Speech Scoring Yao Qian, Patrick Lange, and Keelan Evanini Chapter 5: Scoring and Filtering Models for Automated Speech Scoring Anastassia Loukina and Su-Youn Yoon 　 Part III: Speech Features Introduction to Part III Klaus Zechner Chapter 6: Features Measuring Fluency and Pronunciation Ching-Ni Hsieh, Klaus Zechner, and Xiaoming Xi Chapter 7: Features Measuring Vocabulary and Grammar Su-Youn Yoon, Xiaofei Lu, and Klaus Zechner Chapter 8: Features Measuring Content and Discourse Coherence Xinhao Wang and Keelan Evanini 　 Part IV: Recent Developments and Outlook Chapter 9: Providing SpeechRater Feature Performance as Feedback on Spoken Responses Lin Gu and Larry Davis Chapter 10: Beyond Monologues: Automated Processing of Conversational Speech Vikram Ramanarayanan, Keelan Evanini, and Eugene Tsuprun Chapter 11: Summary and Outlook on Automated Speech Scoring Klaus Zechner Appendix Index