Enhancing Pronunciation Pedagogy with Apps and AI Tools

Clear communication is vital in healthcare as effective pronunciation and intonation not only ensure intelligibility but also help build trust and rapport with patients.

The Communicative Framework for Teaching Pronunciation (Celce-Murcia et al., 2010) has been applied in an English language classroom setting to balance explicit form-focused training with opportunities to practice language in authentic contexts, as it aims to ensure that learners develop both accurate speech and effective communicative competence. In this context, some apps and AI tools are emerging as effective means to extend these pedagogical strategies. But do they really offer real-time, personalized feedback and adaptive practice opportunities?

The talk will explore the current role of apps and AI-based tools in enhancing learners’ communication skills and examine how some tools can support educators in creating targeted classroom materials as well as encouraging self-directed learning. Finally, it will round off by suggesting future directions for integrating AI tools into healthcare-related English language training.

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Beata has cooperated with schools, academic institutions, start-ups and corporations within the domain of educational technologies, (mobile-assisted) pronunciation training and AI-based speech pedagogy and assessment. She is currently lecturer at Open University, University of Warsaw (UOUW), Product Launch Lead at Lingcosms and Teacher, Teacher Trainer and Researcher Linguist via unpolish.pl. Connecting from Poland, she’s also a long-standing IATEFL PronSIG Committee member.

Join us for this one-day event dedicated to discussions on the role of AI in healthcare communication and education.