TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, August 06, 2011 (Press-News.org) SpeakingPal, a young startup company 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, which is now available in the iTunes stores. 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.
About SpeakingPal
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.
The company website is: www.speakingpal.com
Contact Information:
Shaunie Shammass
SpeakingPal Ltd.
#6 Hanehoshet Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, 69710
Tel: +972-54-4588402
www.speakingpal.com
SOURCE SpeakingPal Ltd.
SpeakingPal Announces Recent Launch to the iPhone
SpeakingPal launches its flagship mobile education product for improving English speaking skills on iPhone - now available in iTunes. Just speak into your phone and get feedback on how well you speak English!
2011-08-06
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