26.3553, Calls: Language Acquisition/Germany

Fri Aug 7 18:23:22 UTC 2015

LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3553. Fri Aug 07 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3553, Calls: Language Acquisition/Germany

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Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:23:13
From: Jeanin Jügler [juegler at coli.uni-saarland.de]
Subject: Workshop on 'Feedback in Pronunciation Training'

Full Title: Workshop on 'Feedback in Pronunciation Training' 

Date: 05-Nov-2015 - 06-Nov-2015
Location: Tholey, North Saarland, Germany 
Contact Person: Jeanin Jügler
Meeting Email: feedback-workshop at coli.uni-saarland.de
Web Site: http://ifcasl.org/feedback_workshop.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition 

Call Deadline: 20-Sep-2015 

Meeting Description:

Learning the correct pronunciation of a second language (L2) usually requires continual practice supervised by a teacher providing feedback on particular problems and, ideally, intensive interaction with native speakers. But very often, the tight schedule in L2 classrooms does not leave room for this time-consuming training. Computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) systems seem to be a promising complement or alternative, giving students the possibility to practice oral skills and concentrate on specific problems, receive feedback on their pronunciation and listening skills, and work on problems in a self-determined pace. 

This two-day workshop aims to bring together data-driven and experimental research lines and provide an exchange forum for discussions in order to gain a better understanding of the role of feedback in pronunciation training with a focus on CAPT. The workshop will consist of invited talks, oral presentations of ongoing research and discussion papers as well as an evaluation of current commercial CAPT systems. 

The invited speakers are:

- Catia Cucchiarini (Centre for Language and Speech Technology, Radboud University Nijmegen) – 
Computer-assisted pronunciation training
- Daniel Hirst (CNRS Laboratoire Parole et Langage, Université de Provence) – 
Manipulation and transplantation of prosody 
- Anne Hecksteden (Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University) – 
Individualized diagnostics and intervention in sports medicine

The workshop takes place on 5-6 November, 2015 at Hofgut Imsbach (www.hofgut-imsbach.de, Northern Saarland, Germany) and is supported by DFG within the French-German project ''Individualized Feedback for Computer-Assisted Spoken Language Learning'' (IFCASL, www.ifcasl.org).

Organizers:

Jeanin Jügler, Saarland University
Jürgen Trouvain, Saarland University
Bernd Möbius, Saarland University

Call for Papers:

Prospective participants are asked to send abstracts (non-anonymous, one page, 12pt, PDF format) to feedback-workshop at coli.uni-saarland.de by 20 September, 2015.

In particular, topics related to the following aspects are of interest:

- Impact of different feedback types (auditive vs. visual, implicit vs. explicit, positive vs. negative)
- Methods of diagnostics and assessment
- Selection and design of exercises
- Feedback timing (immediate vs. various delay times)
- Feedback on segmental or suprasegmental phenomena 
- Individualization of feedback 
- Different learning strategies 

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: September 20, 2015
Notification of acceptance/rejection: October 1, 2015
Registration deadline by email: October 15, 2015
Workshop date: November 5-6, 2015

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