Speak Everywhere: An online oral
language practice/assessment/research platform
Atsushi Fukada
Purdue University
This presentation first discusses major problems with
speaking instruction in language teaching today (i.e., a lack of extensive
basic oral practice and assessment). It then introduces a technology-based
solution whereby ample oral practice opportunities are provided online outside
the classroom. The solution is called Speak Everywhere, and it is available
commercially world-wide and for free of charge on Purdue's West Lafayette
campus. It is an online oral language practice/assessment/research platform. A demonstration
will show how it addresses the pedagogical problems and how it can be used in
linguistic research to collect oral language data.