IS there any software to improve my speaking skills?

India
August 31, 2013 1:19am CST
Does anyone know about a software that can help me in improving my English speaking skills?It should be like the one used in TOFEL test it should evaluate my speech after listening.Please help i'm desperately trying to get something like that.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Aug 13
I assume that your main interest is in improving your pronunciation. I don't think that there is any software which can successfully evaluate your speech for you. There are many programs which will help you improve pronunciation by example but all of them, of course, depend on your own ear and accuracy in repetition. Such programs may either be found as online courses or (more usually) as offline sets of CDs/tapes. Many are really little more than 'phrase books' which will give you the correct pronunciation of a fairly limited number of common words and phrases. The better courses tend to be quite expensive but are more worthwhile. Linguaphone courses are well-established but somewhat out of date; Rosetta Stone is a newer and, many say, a better system but both are quite costly. This page has some very elementary tips which may be helpful:
Better English speaking skills Tweet Improving your English speaking skills will help you communicate more easily and effectively. But how do you become a more confident English speaker?Practise where you can, when you can. Any practice is good – whether y
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Aug 13
This course has an interesting and unusual visual approach to teaching correct pronunciation, though, unfortunately, the accent taught is Australian:
A new software program with visual and auditory feedback for ESL learners to rapidly improve their speaking and pronunciation skills. ON-LINE TOUR available.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Aug 13
This review of language learning courses repeats more or less what I said above ("You get what you pay for") but has some links which you may find useful:
Whether you're studying a new language, trying to pick up a few words before traveling, or brushing up on a tongue you spoke long ago, here are the best apps and software packages for learning a language at a range of prices.
• United States
1 Sep 13
Wonderful! Now, I can do even better Australian accent impersonations.