SpeakingPal, a young Israeli startup that is pioneering the development of English teaching mobile programs, announced that it has just launched its award-winning language learning application for the iPhone.

SpeakingPal has developed a unique and highly interactive solution that focuses on developing English speaking skills for non-native learners. The unique mobile learning application allows users to simply speak into their phone in amusing dialogs with a video character and get instant feedback on how well their sentences and words were spoken. The user experience simulates a real video call, using automatic speech recognition combined with high-end English learning content designed specifically for the mobile. The application provides pronunciation feedback, model speaker recordings for comparison and progress scores for flexible, engaging and interactive practice opportunities.

“We are very happy to have our application available to millions of users around the world on the iPhone,” says Eyal Eshed, CEO and co-founder of  SpeakingPal. “We have worked hard to be able to port our application to the iTunes market and believe that our product will be widely accepted among the multitude of  English language learners worldwide that have iPhones.There is simply no other mobile product in the market out there that specifically addresses the huge need to improve your English speaking skills to the level that our product delivers.”

SpeakingPal is the first m-learning company to use mobile speech recognition technologies for developing higher-level English speaking skills on the mobile.

SpeakingPal, is a pioneering mobile learning company that brings English Language Learning to the mobile phone with a unique focus on speaking skills.  SpeakingPal turns the mobile phone into a virtual English tutor by allowing users to simply speak into the phone and get instant feedback. Its patent-pending technology combines mobile client applications, cloud computing, and distributed systems with expertise in linguistics and automatic speech recognition.

SpeakingPal’s innovative solution delivers mobile English language training of the highest caliber to the global market.

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Description: Improve your English speaking skills for your business and academic needs today.

You speak – SpeakingPal listens… Simply talk with a video character and get immediate feedback on how well you spoke – just like having a real human tutor. Content is light, humorous and engaging. Uses Automatic Speech Recognition and rich multimedia.  Awarded for pioneering mobile learning solution.

What users say

• “A fun and addictive learning experience.”
• “I improved my English speaking skills in just a month.”
• “SpeakingPal helped me get higher grades on my tests.”

Features

• Interactive video dialogs
• Voice activated (uses speech recognition)
• Control the dialog flow with your answers
• Role play a character
• Get feedback on how well you spoke
• Feedback is given for each sentence and each word
• Color-coded scoring for easy evaluation
• Listen to a native speaker to compare with your speech
• Less than 2 minutes for each session
• Listening units with snappy comprehension questions
• Progress page to track your improvement
• Share your recordings and scores with your friends

App: SpeakingPal English Tutor by SpeakingPal Ltd.

Compatible: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
Category: Education
Released:  August 02, 2011
Publisher: SpeakingPal Ltd.
Price: Free  (get app)

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GrammarPal English Grammar – $1.99 (buy app)
GrammarPal English Grammar Lite – Free (get app)

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