Speech and Language Technology in Education ( SLaTE 2007 )
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چکیده
learners of English Sylvain Chevalier Saybot In . Shanghai, China sylvain saybot. om Abstra t Saybot is a software appli ation whi h uses spee h proessing te hnology to help users pra ti e spoken English. It is a ommer ial appli ation available sin e O tober 2005 in China with mu h ontent designed for learners of many different pro les. In this paper, we present the strategy used and dis uss its performan e based on data olle ted from users of the software appli ation in a real pra ti e situation.
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