[IAEP] Fwd: Language Learning Courseware

[Carol Farlow Lerche]

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On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:

> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 03:01, Seth Woodworth <seth at isforinsects.com>
> wrote:
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Neal Scogin <neal.scogin at sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM
> > Subject: [support-gang] Language Learning Courseware
> > To: Laptop Support <support-gang at laptop.org>
> >
> > I am developing courseware (a complete methodology) that utilizes Sugar
> > (primarily the collaboration - mesh networking features) to learn
> > languages.  I have recently found someone to help me with Arabic and so
> now
> > I am working on Arabic-English and Spanish-English.  I am interested in
> > using the International Phonetic Alphabet for some of the work.
> >
> > I would like to have some software that can evaluate spoken language to
> > check for pronunciation.  When I purchased some Spanish learning software
> > years ago that was one of the features.  Obviously, I am looking for open
> > source software.
> >
> > In addition, any advice on software tools for the courseware will be
> > appreciated.
>
> Hi Neal,
>
> this sounds like an awesome project. I have found the following
> regarding pronunciation evaluation:
>
>
> https://www.stanford.edu/group/opensource/cgi-bin/wiki/index.php?title=(un)Conference_2008_Notes:_SPHINX_II<https://www.stanford.edu/group/opensource/cgi-bin/wiki/index.php?title=%28un%29Conference_2008_Notes:_SPHINX_II>
>
>
> http://www.google.cz/search?q=related:www.meraka.org.za/pubs/JACBadenhorst.pdf
>
> http://www.meraka.org.za/pubs/JACBadenhorst.pdf
>
> Hope that helps and feel free to ask any other questions here in IAEP
> or in sugar-devel: http://lists.sugarlabs.org/
>
> Regards,
>
> Tomeu
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