The advancement of technology is happening around us whether or not we
are aware of it. one such advancement is in the field of Computer Assisted
Language Learning (CALL). CALL has been around since around the 1960s, and
one the results of that advancement is a program called Text-to-Speech (TTS). TTS
originally intended to aid those with disabilities, lately, has been used in different
cases. The goal of this research is to examine the utilization of TTS, namely
Elevenlabs.io in an english learning context in MtsS Nur Ihya’iddin performed by
the English teacher. The purposes of this research is to (1) investigate the process
of creating listening materials using TTS done by the English teacher in its entirety,
and (2) gather informations regarding the teacher’s views about the usage of TTS
as a tool to create listening materials. The data collected is analyzed using narrative
frame and interview method.
The results shows the process of using TTS to create listening materials
done by the teacher are divided by two stages, scripting and conversion. The teacher
also shared their views regarding the use of this tool in the context of creating
listening materials. They expressed their praises for the tool because of its
convenience, naturalness and the creative freedom it provides to the user. However,
they noted that they do not use this program all the time, and only when they
specifically need to. So it is not a full replacement of native voice in their teaching
environment context