in touch with real speech
In touch with real speech

Retired publications

Motormouth: Audio concordancer

A machine tool for course book authors which enables them to navigate and search recordings for particular items – an audio concordancer. This was my machine tool for authoring the prize-winning ‘Streaming Speech’. More here.

Streaming Speech: British and Irish version

Electronic Publication. First a CD-ROM then an online service. 2003-2010. The British Irish version was accompanied by a printed Student’s Book. Streaming Speech won a British Council ELTon for Innovations in Language Teaching in 2004. More here.

Streaming Speech: USA & Canada version

Electronic Publication. The US & Canada version. Part of an online service. 2004-2010. More here.

Accents of the UK and Ireland

Electronic Publication, part of an online service 2006-2010. More here.

Accents of the USA

Electronic Publication, part of an online service 2006-2010. More here.

Dictations: Intensive Listening for Advanced Learners

Incomplete publication intended to be part of online service, but never completed. More here.

Cool Speech: Hot Listening, Cool Pronunciation

iPAD application. (2013-2017) This publication won a British Council ELTon award for Digital Innovation in 2014. More here.