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Abstract

A language skills training system supports interactive dialogue in which a spoken user input is recorded into a processing device and then the spoken user input is analyzed for multiple phonetic criteria, wherein at least one of the phonetic criteria comprises intonation, stress, or rhythm. The system includes multiple context-based practice exercises and multiple problem-based exercises, such that each problem-based practice exercise is interactively linked to at least one of the context-based practice exercises, and relates to skills being practiced in the context-based practice exercises to which it is linked. Each of the context-based practice exercise tests user skills that are being taught in the linked problem-based exercises. If user responses indicate that the user would benefit from extra practice in particular types of language skills, then the user will be routed to one or more of the practice problem sets that involve the language skill in which the user is deficient. Upon successful completion of the problem sets, the user is returned to the exercise sequence.

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