C-AuDiT - Computer-Assisted
Pronunciation and Dialogue Training

C-AuDiT is a research project focusing on the development of a technology that helps language students to train their spoken language skills while interacting with an e-learning computer system. The emphasis is on pronunciation training and dialogue exercises.

E-Learning allows students to improve their language skills wherever they want and whenever they want. The only requirement is a PC or a laptop computer. Currently, commercial e-learning focuses on teaching written language. Although speech is an essential part of our communication, it is often neglected in e-learning. Exercises that involve listening to audio recordings or watching video films only train passive speech understanding skills. The design of e-learning exercises where students can actively interact with a computer via speech involves using and improving cutting edge speech technology.



dp and the Instiute of Pattern Recognition (LME) of the University Erlangen-Nuremberg founded a research cooperation to take on this challenge. The main goals of the C-AuDiT project are improving current pronunciation scoring techniques and developing exercises for natural language dialogue training.

dp is one of the world leaders in language learning software. As an independent publisher and producer of interactive media since its inception in 1994, digital publishing has been committed to the production and distribution of high quality educational software and corporate language learning solutions.

The Instiute of Pattern Recognition (LME) of the University Erlangen-Nuremberg is among the most distinguished academic speech technology research labs. It has a long tradition in speech recognition and speech dialogue system research. Learn more ...

C-AuDiT is funded within the program "KMU-Innovativ" by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).