As a kid, I struggled with pronunciation. Part of the difficulty was because when I would approach a new word, I would not break it down into its parts; I would memorize how the word sounds. In other words, I never understood the concept of phonics. Yet, in high school I was lucky enough to have a speech tutor. From the ground up, I got instant feedback on a word's phonics and what my weak points were. With help from her, I could approach new words with more confidence. This inspired me to create this site. Because not only aliens but humans will need help with phonics.
Pick or customize your sentence, and then read it aloud. EarthLingo will give you feedback on your overall pronunciation of the sentence, highlight any mispronounced words, and help you break down your worst pronunciation. Additionally, for every sentence you read, you are scored on individual phonics so you can understand your weak points.
This project was a solo endeavour for BC Hacks 5.0.
Made with React, Next.js, Typescript, Tailwind, and Microsoft Azure AI.
Want to see a video of it in action? Right here:
Thank you to the following open source site whose code I have used within this project:
- AzureSpeechReactSample for logic with speech SDK and token handling.
- Icesofty for the amazing twinkling star effect.
- Photo of Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group. Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights).
- Example sentences generated on Chat GPT.
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