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Interactive System for Spoken European Language Training

Objective

SPELL II aims to develop the demonstration system resulting from the feasibility study undertaken in project 5192, SPELL, towards a marketable computer-aided language-training course. Research topics will include phonetic analysis (particularly of consonants and nasalisation), user interface design (addressing several multimedia issues), and user evaluation. The languages involved are English, French and Italian,and these will be analysed in order to extract their phonetic characteristics.

A further objective of the work is to carry out a detailed market survey in order to define viable products, which may include products for vocabulary development, syntax teaching products, and phrase-level teaching products. The survey will also define the market in terms of size and geographical distribution and will define a marketing strategy for possible SPELL products in terms of cost-effectiveness and user acceptability. The terms of a possible strategic partnership will be considered between the partners of the SPELL project who possess the know-how and rights and the main players in the language teaching marketplace. This latter aspect will include the option to create a new business opportunity for the SPELL partners to set up an organisation to carry out further product development and marketing.

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Coordinator

Agora Conseil SARL
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185 Hameau Du Château
38360 Sassenage
France

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Participants (4)

Alcatel Face SpA
Italy
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Via Bosco Primo
84091 Salerno

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Oros SA
France
Address
13 Chemin Des Prés Zirst
38241 Meylan

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TECNOPOLIS CSATA NOVUS ORTUS SCRL
Italy
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Strada Provinciale Per Casamassima Km 3
70010 Valenzano

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Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Italy
Address
Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Roma

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