Welcome to our innovative platform that transforms spoken English learning through the integration of corpus linguistics and artificial intelligence (AI). Originally developed under the project “Development of a Flipped Corpus-Aided Spoken English Training Platform for Chinese Learners of English” project, our platform has now evolved into a comprehensive resource hub, designed to support learners, teachers, and researchers in improving spoken English proficiency.
At the core of this platform is our English speech corpus, which contains authentic IELTS speaking performances and classroom presentations from learners of different proficiency levels. The spontaneous spoken data have been professionally transcribed and annotated for four key features: fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy, and pronunciation. Leaners and language teachers can identify the potential spoken features they or their students may have through getting access to the authentic data as examples for their spoken English learning.
Building on this foundation, we have developed two pioneering programmes. The Online Flipped Corpus-aided Spoken English Training Programme offers structured learning pathways using authentic speech samples and proven pedagogical approaches. With the rapid advancement of AI technology, we have taken corpus-aided learning and teaching a step further. Through our recent project “Revolutionizing Language Education”, we launched the Corpus & AI-Aided Spoken English Training Programme, which combines corpus-based learning with AI-powered feedback. This allows users to analyze real learner speech samples while receiving AI-generated feedback, making the learning process more interactive and effective.
