#8.2 SpeechPitch @ UK Speech 2023 - Episode #3: Dr Zoe Handley - Language Education with Speech Tech: Evolution, Collaboration and Position

18/09/2023 23 min

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Episode Synopsis


Apart from big speech research groups, there are also many other research groups of various sizes. In this episode, we interviewed Dr Zoe Handley, an Associate Professor at the Department of Education at the University of York. Dr Handley has more than 20 years of experience in applying speech technologies in language education. 
In the discussion, Dr Handley shared her views about the evolution of speech technologies from the perspective of language learning and teaching. She also talked about how to find collaborations outside the researcher’s institute, and how to leverage conferences such as UKSpeech to find such collaborations. At the end, we also discussed the connection between STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) and social sciences, as well as applications in general.