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iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research
Apr
16

iSpraak: A Platform for Second Language Pronunciation Instruction, Assessment, and Research

webinar by Dan Nickolai
This presentation will showcase the latest feature developments to the iSpraak platform. This free online tool incorporates multilingual Automatic Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech technologies to both model and assess pronunciation in 36 different languages. Now generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, iSpraak has significantly expanded on its previous feature set and has adopted new tools for learners, teachers, and researchers.

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Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change

Language Policy, (Anti-)Racism, and Change

webinar by Jeff Bale
March 25, 2024
This session begins with findings from a policy genealogy (Gale, 2001) of the Heritage Languages Program (HLP) in Ontario and the racialized conflicts over it between 1977–1987. Heritage-language education policies emerged across Canada in the 1970s, just after federal policies ...

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