Speaking Practice for Language Learning

From absolute beginners (A0) to proficient (C1/C2) speakers, Speechace API supports all the speaking activities for practice and assessment to support language learning.

In this guide we will list a variety of speaking activities for language learners, starting from beginner activities and progressing towards more advanced ones. In each activity you will find a link to a demo application you can try out, and the implementation guide for creating that activity with the Speechace API.

Word Pronunciation:

In a language learning app, the ideal time for pronunciation mastery is right when the learner is introduced to new vocabulary. With the Speechace API you can add pronunciation practice right into your vocabulary modules, flashcards, or quizzes.

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.

Sentence Pronunciation:

If you're looking to improve your users' language learning experience with engaging sentence activities, look no further than Speechace API.

Our AI-powered API gives immediate pronunciation and fluency scores with pinpointed feedback to help learners practice speaking in a natural and intelligible manner.

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.

Multiple Choice:

One of the most effective ways to add speaking practice to your eLearning courses is to voice-enable your existing multiple-choice questions.

This allows your students to practice speaking while completing lesson activities and allows you to get more value out of already developed content without increasing your course length.

With our Basic API, you can create voice driven multiple-choice, or fill in the blank questions like the ones below.

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.

Fluency:

Read Aloud or Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) is one of the most common measures of a learner's ability to read a passage correctly while maintain a natural speaking rate and rhythm.

Our fluency scoring evaluates several aspects of speech fluency such as word correct per minute, speaking rate, pausing, hesitations, repetitions, variation in tone and many others.

Learners receive real-time feedback on their fluency performance allowing them to visualize and listen to where to focus and improve on future attempts.

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.

Spontaneous Speech:

Creating automated open-ended speaking activities can be challenging. But once implemented correctly, the benefits in scalability, consistency, and cost effectiveness of automated practice or assessment is tremendous.

Today, no API is used for spontaneous speech scoring whether in Education or in Business more than the Speechace API. Our API tackles the challenge of evaluating natural, unscripted speech, providing comprehensive scores, and a full transcript for each candidate. Our scores are aligned with standard rubrics such as CEFR, IELTS, and PTE.

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.

Task Achievement:

How do you assess if a learner grasps specific information, a language concept or task? Humans intuitively know how to spot that, but machines require lengthy and tedious questions to achieve the same. Our Score Task API is here to solve that. With this capability you can test the learner’s comprehension, ability to respond to a prompt with correct, precise, intelligible and natural language. Here are some example activities you can create with this feature:

• Answering a question correctly

• Asking the right question

• Describing an image or media

• Summarizing a story or article

• Responding using particular target language

Try a sample activity here or follow this guide to implement it using the Speechace API.