Duenna

The presented TTS (text-to-speech) application is an auxiliary tool for language teaching. It utilizes computer-generated voices to simulate dialogs representing different grammatical problems or speech contexts. The software is capable of producing as many examples of dialogs as required to enhance the language learning experience and thus serve curriculum representation, grammar contextualization and pronunciation at the same time. It is designed to be used on a regular basis in the language classroom and students gladly write materials for listening comprehension tasks with it.

Figure 1: The original offline Duenna concept without the graphic novel element

Figure 2: The first offline version of Duenna with the graphic novel element

Figure 3: The standard online version of Duenna used by students in the classroom

Figure 4: Mywords.hu version of Duenna with simplified controls

Figure 5: The way the graphic novel is animated

Figure 6: The evolution of the voice selection panel

Figure 7: The concept behind the photographs used for the graphic novel

Figure 8: The editor used to add dialogues to Duenna