diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 347e252..c4b6c3b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ google-services.json
 
 # Android Profiling
 *.hprof
+
+.DS_Store
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepository.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepository.kt
index c8552b4..12fe597 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepository.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepository.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ai.elimu.common.utils.data.repository
 
 import ai.elimu.common.utils.data.model.tts.QueueMode
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
+import java.util.Locale
 
 interface TextToSpeechRepository {
     suspend fun speak(text: CharSequence, queueMode: QueueMode, utteranceId: String)
@@ -9,4 +10,6 @@ interface TextToSpeechRepository {
     fun stop()
     fun setOnUtteranceProgressListener(listener: UtteranceProgressListener): Int
     fun playSilentUtterance(durationInMs: Long, queueMode: Int, utteranceId: String?): Int
+    fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int
+    fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int
 }
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl.kt
index 76cc3b9..31d9e50 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ai.elimu.common.utils.data.repository
 import ai.elimu.common.utils.data.model.tts.QueueMode
 import ai.elimu.common.utils.data.repository.local.LocalTextToSpeechDataSource
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
+import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl @Inject constructor(
@@ -32,4 +33,12 @@ class TextToSpeechRepositoryImpl @Inject constructor(
     ): Int {
         return localDataSource.playSilentUtterance(durationInMs, queueMode, utteranceId)
     }
+
+    override fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int {
+        return localDataSource.setSpeechRate(speechRate)
+    }
+
+    override fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int {
+        return localDataSource.setLanguage(loc)
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSource.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSource.kt
index a852276..77dc087 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSource.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSource.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ai.elimu.common.utils.data.repository.local
 
 import ai.elimu.common.utils.data.model.tts.QueueMode
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
+import java.util.Locale
 
 interface LocalTextToSpeechDataSource {
     suspend fun speak(text: CharSequence, queueMode: QueueMode, utteranceId: String)
@@ -12,4 +13,6 @@ interface LocalTextToSpeechDataSource {
         durationInMs: Long, queueMode: Int,
         utteranceId: String?
     ): Int
+    fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int
+    fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int
 }
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl.kt
index e43481f..fa28f9d 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/data/repository/local/LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
 import android.util.Log
+import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl @Inject constructor(
@@ -34,4 +35,12 @@ class LocalTextToSpeechDataSourceImpl @Inject constructor(
     override fun playSilentUtterance(durationInMs: Long, queueMode: Int, utteranceId: String?): Int {
         return tts.playSilentUtterance(durationInMs, queueMode, utteranceId)
     }
+
+    override fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int {
+        return tts.setSpeechRate(speechRate)
+    }
+
+    override fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int {
+        return tts.setLanguage(loc)
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModel.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModel.kt
index 98f8d74..2b108bf 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModel.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModel.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ai.elimu.common.utils.viewmodel
 
 import ai.elimu.common.utils.data.model.tts.QueueMode
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
+import java.util.Locale
 
 interface TextToSpeechViewModel {
     fun speak(text: CharSequence, queueMode: QueueMode, utteranceId: String)
@@ -12,4 +13,6 @@ interface TextToSpeechViewModel {
         durationInMs: Long, queueMode: Int,
         utteranceId: String?
     ): Int
+    fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int
+    fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int
 }
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diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModelImpl.kt b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModelImpl.kt
index f67ac72..e1bd60d 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModelImpl.kt
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/ai/elimu/common/utils/viewmodel/TextToSpeechViewModelImpl.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @HiltViewModel
@@ -94,4 +95,12 @@ class TextToSpeechViewModelImpl @Inject constructor(
     ): Int {
         return textToSpeechRepository.playSilentUtterance(durationInMs, queueMode, utteranceId)
     }
+
+    override fun setSpeechRate(speechRate: Float): Int {
+        return textToSpeechRepository.setSpeechRate(speechRate)
+    }
+
+    override fun setLanguage(loc: Locale?): Int {
+        return textToSpeechRepository.setLanguage(loc)
+    }
 }
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