The Centre for Language and Speech Technology (CLST) of the Radboud University in Nijmegen receives 500,000 Euros subsidy to develop online foreign language-learning games. In this project, scientists from Nijmegen work together with Belgians, Brits, and South-Africans.
The subsidy comes from the European Lifelong Learning Programme. According to Herner Strik, speech-technologist at the Radboud Univeristy, the goal is to let adults and young people train their basic skills in Dutch, French, English with accessible computer games.
Worldwide, millions of people learn foreign languages to integrate in a new society. According to Strik, the online games will work out well because they are motivating and easy. Especially grammar and speaking are hard for beginners. The language games will take care of these difficulties in a motivating way.
The games are focused on parts of a language, such as grammar, vocabulary and communicative skills. In 2014, the games should be online.
