This demonstration presents de-stress: the German (de) System for Training and Research on Errors in Second-language Stress [1]. This prototype Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) tool provides a variety of options for diagnosis of and feedback on lexical stress errors, and could potentially be a useful component of an intelligent CAPT system.

In this paper, we examine the type of feedback that currently available Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) systems provide, with a view to establishing whether this meets pedagogically sound requirements. We show that many commercial systems tend to prefer technological novelties that do not always comply with pedagogical criteria and that despite the limitations of today’s technol...

In this paper, we examine the relationship between pedagogy and technology in Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) courseware. First, we will analyse available literature on second language pronunciation teaching and learning in order to derive some general guidelines for effective training. Second, we will present an appraisal of various CAPT systems with a view to establishing whet...

This paper addresses the process of transcribing and annotating spontaneous non-native speech with the aim of compiling a training corpus for the development of Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) applications, enhanced with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology. To better adapt ASR technology to CAPT tools, the recognition systems must be trained with non-native corpora tra...

This survey examines the feedback in current Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) systems and focus on perceptual feedback. The advantages of perceptual feedback are presented, while on the other hand, the reasons why it has not been integrated into commercial CAPT systems are also discussed. This is followed by a suggestion of possible directions of future work.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although the use of antiplatelet therapy (APT) is associated with the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), there are limited data on prestroke APT and outcomes, particularly among patients on combination APT (CAPT). We hypothesized that the previous use of antiplatelet agents is associated with increased mortality in ICH. METHODS We analyzed data of 82 576 patients w...

In this paper, we examine the relationship between pedagogy and technology in Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) courseware. First, we will analyse available literature on second language pronunciation teaching and learning in order to derive some general guidelines for effective training. Second, we will present an appraisal of various CAPT systems with a view to establishing whet...