Abstract: Mispronunciation detection and/or diagnosis (MDD) plays an important role in computer-aided language learning (CALL) systems. It remains a research challenge mainly because of the great ...

TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now I report from Tokyo. After seven years, I still can’t grasp ...

Thor Sawin has received funding for teacher development projects through the State Department Fulbright Specialist and English Language Specialist program, as well as the US Air Force and LCC ...

1 School of Foreign Languages, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 2 College of Languages and Cultures, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China Introduction: The use of ...

Learning a new language is hard, especially when you’re starting from zero or trying to stay consistent with a busy schedule. Mondly by Pearson makes it more approachable by giving you simple, ...

Learning a new language doesn’t have to mean night classes, bulky textbooks, or boring apps. With Babbel, you can pick up real-world conversation skills through short, fun, and practical lessons. And ...

When you're writing code, you're laying out instructions on what you'd like to see on the app you're building or the website you're designing. But there are a number of coding languages to choose from ...

In this encore episode, Short Wave host Emily Kwong dissects the "critical period hypothesis," a theory which linguists have been debating for decades — with the help of Sarah Frances Phillips, a Ph.D ...

I’ve lived in Germany for around a decade now, and an enduring source of shame for me is my rather underwhelming German language skills. Like many language learners, I’ve reached the point where I can ...

1 Faculty of Business Administration, Bunkyo University, Tokyo, Japan 2 Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan Advances in L2 pronunciation instruction have embraced ...