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>Subject: Voice translation software/hardware for Mandarin Chinese
>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:45:08 -0400
>Thread-Topic: Voice translation software/hardware for Mandarin Chinese
>Thread-Index: AcS86/USoZD0A7XJRkC15oLEAHI8rA==
>From: "Terry Mackey" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>

Dear Colleagues,



I am looking for software that will allow students working independently
to know whether they are pronouncing Mandarin words and phrases
correctly.  They will have microphones, but I need to find effective
software.  I am open to different options here.  It would be fine if the
software translated the word into English (since a user trying to say
the word for "cat" will know the pronunciation was wrong if another word
is given as translation).  It would also be fine if the software just
indicated whether the pronunciation was acceptable. This kind of
software seems readily available for other languages, but I can't find
anything for Mandarin.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.



Thank you very much for your help.

Terry







Terry Mackey, Ph.D.

Manager of Instructional Design

Kadix Systems

4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 700

Arlington VA 22203

703-236-0929

http://www.kadix.com



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