This study aims to develop EduLip, a multimodal English pronunciation education web program that integrates visual articulatory information with auditory input, using vibe coding and to explore its effects on learners’ affective domain through appli...
This study aims to develop EduLip, a multimodal English pronunciation education web program that integrates visual articulatory information with auditory input, using vibe coding and to explore its effects on learners’ affective domain through application in an actual high school classroom. The study departs from the recognition that conventional English pronunciation instruction has been predominantly centered on auditory-based methods.
The study was designed based on the ADDIE instructional design model. The researcher developed EduLip over approximately one month through a total of 83 natural language prompt exchanges using Cursor AI. EduLip was structured as a sequential multimodal learning system comprising four core activities: listening to a native speaker’s TTS audio, recording and comparing one’s own pronunciation, watching a native speaker’s lip-movement video, and recording and comparing one’s own video. A tongue twister module was additionally developed in response to findings from a pre-instructional learner needs survey. The development process consisted of six phases: overall structural design, loading of textbook vocabulary, implementation of the multimodal learning module, integration of native speaker lip-movement videos, completion of the target phoneme review module, and deployment stabilization. The possibilities and limitations of the vibe coding approach were concretely identified at each phase.
The EduLip was implemented in a 100-minute class session with 15 high school students. A post-instruction survey based on ARCS motivational model was administered to measure affective outcomes. The results indicated an overall ARCS mean of 3.70 out of 5.00, with subscale scores as follows: Confidence (M = 4.04), Satisfaction (M = 3.80), Relevance (M = 3.65), and Attention (M = 3.32). Relatively high scores in the Confidence and Satisfaction subscales suggest that the sequential multimodal learning structure and step by step completion design contributed positively to learners’ sense of confidence and achievement in pronunciation learning. However, decreased attentional engagement due to repetitive activities and insufficient guidance on real life application contexts were identified as areas requiring future improvement.
The significance of this study lies in its empirical demonstration that vibe coding can serve as a practical pathway for non-programmer English teachers to independently design and implement multimodal pronunciation education tools, and in its confirmation that the resulting program can positively influence learners’ confidence and satisfaction in pronunciation learning.