Automatic Pronunciation Assessment Systems for English Students from Argentina

Proficiency in the English language holds significant importance in the modern world, impacting higher education, workforce integration, social mobility, and global engagement. Throughout Latin America, governments have implemented policies and programs to expand language-learning opportunities. However, disparities in the allocation of class time persist due to a shortage of adequately trained teachers. This inequality especially affects students from low-income backgrounds and rural areas who lack the means to supplement public education with private lessons and complementary material. The field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has made notable progress in improving language education, offering remote-learning solutions, alleviating teacher workloads, and providing learners with opportunities for stress-free, feedback-rich practice. While CALL systems are effective for learning grammar and vocabulary, they are still suboptimal for learning pronunciation.