Automated L2 Speaking Assessment
9:00 - 13:00
Saint-Martin-d'Hères - Domaine universitaire
Conference Room – Médiat Rhône Alpes (Google Maps)
The LIDILEM and the Service des Langues are jointly organizing a one-day event on automated assessment of L2 spoken production. This meeting will be an opportunity to present ongoing and future projects and to discuss our research challenges.
The event is open to all, free of charge, and does not require registration. It will be followed by a buffet lunch provided by the Service des Langues and SELF Innovalangues (reservation required before March 31).
Program
📅 Friday, April 11
📍 Conference Room – Médiat Rhône Alpes (Google Maps)
🕒 30 min per speaker (including project presentation & Q&A)
☕ 9:00 – 9:30 | Welcome Coffee
🎤 9:30 – 11:00 | Ongoing and Future Projects (1)
- Sylvain Coulange (LIDILEM/LIG, UGA) – Design and Implementation of a Score Prediction Model for L2 Spontaneous Speech in SELF Placement Test
- Marco Dinarelli (LIG, UGA) – Presentation of the JANUS Project: Large Multi-modal Language Models for L2 Language Acquisition
- Tsuneo Kato (SLPL, Doshisha University) – Learning Second Language Expression with Form-Focused Trialogue-Based CALL System
☕ 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break
🎤 11:30 – 13:00 | Ongoing and Future Projects (2)
- Laura Rupp (Centre for Global English, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) – Developing an Automated Pronunciation Checker that Assesses the Intelligibility of English Pronunciation
- Nicolas Ballier (ALTAE, Université Paris Cité) – Whisper for L2 Scoring: From Segmental to Suprasegmental Features
- Antonio Romano (Lab. di Fonetica Sperimentale “Arturo Genre”, Torino University) – Assessing the Prosodic Components of L2 Speech Using a Chatbot
🍽 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch Buffet (provided by Service des Langues and SELF Innovalangues – Register Here)
📍 Room Magellan (Google Maps)
Practical Information
📍 Venue & Access
📍 Conference Room – Médiat Rhône-Alpes (Google Maps)
🚆 Access from Train Stations
- From Grenoble Gares: Take Tram B (25 min) to Université – Condillac (Direction: Gières Plaine des Sports)
- From Gières Gare – Université: Take Tram B (5 min) to Université – Condillac (Direction: Oxford)
🌍 Remote Participation
We encourage all participants to attend in person, but for those unable to travel to Grenoble, here is a Zoom link for remote access:
https://univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/98433223399?pwd=dZw39oBKqhQltsa5e41bc45QQYr11C.1
Meeting ID: 984 3322 3399
Passcode: 659265
Contact
Sylvain Coulange
sylvain.coulange
univ-grenoble-alpes.fr (sylvain[dot]coulange[at]univ-grenoble-alpes[dot]fr)
