TEDICT — Train Listening, Dictation, and Pronunciation
TEDICT combines TED Talks with line‑by‑line dictation. You listen to a short segment and type exactly what you hear. You can choose an easier “select words” mode or the full typing mode, and enable hints progressively. This builds three skills at once:
- Precise listening: you learn to segment speech and catch connected sounds.
- Accurate spelling: typing forces you to resolve what you truly heard.
- Pronunciation awareness: you notice stress, intonation, and vowel length.
How to practise effectively
- Start with short sessions (10–15 minutes) and increase gradually.
- Loop a single line until you can transcribe it perfectly, then shadow it.
- Save new words to a review list; check pronunciation in a dictionary.
- Revisit difficult clips a day later (spaced repetition) and shadow again.
Why it can beat small talk with natives
In real conversations you rarely have time to pause, replay, and microscopically examine what you heard. TEDICT gives you that microscope. You build fast, precise recognition that transfers back to daily listening and speaking.