Abstract
The pronunciation checklist was previously developed by the author, and it was for Japanese language learners with any language background. The data indicated that the judgement by some of the learners corresponded to that of the teachers, and the learners were conscious of their pronunciation problems. Recently, the speech recognition technology such as smartphone virtual assistant has been advanced, and it is now widely used among language learners. Based on the pronunciation evaluation by the learners and the author, and the pronunciation check by the speech recognition device, it was shown that the speech recognition device can be used effectively to improve the learners' pronunciation.
