Connected Speech

Interactive software

Design

• Teaches and tests a wide range of English pronunciation skills.
  
• Designed for adult learners (age 12+).
  
• Involves active learning.
  
• Use of multimedia, interactivity and feedback for effective learning of pronunciation skills
  
• Content rich
  
• Based on sound educational pedagogy

Features

• Nine speakers present a range of English accents and speaking styles
• Natural, informal spoken English
• Three levels - Lower Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced
• Comprehension and language activities and tests based on 27 video clips
• Teaches and tests the suprasegmental features (Pause groups, Word and Sentence Stress, Pitch change and Linking)
• Teaches and tests other pronunciation skills, including Syllables and the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
• Over 300 hours of activities
• Print results of voice recordings with feedback on production
• Print tutorials, worksheets, test results and answer sheets Clear, consistent layout makes Connected Speech easy to use!
• 27 video clips
• Listen to the whole or part of a video
• Read and listen
• See hotword definitions
• Comprehend the content through questions, written and spoken cloze activities, spelling and dictation exercises Identify suprasegmental and other features for each speaker
• Record your own production
• See, hear and print intelligent feedback on your recording

Detailed learning activities

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Multi-user and and network licenses available

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System requirements:

• Multimedia computer with Windows®
  
• Recommended hardware, processor and RAM for your version of Windows®
  
• Microphone, speakers/headphones
  
• Install program only: 7 MB hard disk space
  
• Install program and copy CD-ROM to hard disk (multi-user licenses only): 185 MB