Language Bridge Technology

Arkady Zilberman, Ph. D.

Outline

Why and how should we change Learning habits of Digital LearnersTrends in the market of EFL learningHow to restore the innate ability of adults to learn EFL

Traditional Learning vs. Acquisition

• What is LB Technology1• Digital learners prefer self-

teaching, research and social media 2

• From blended to integrated learning - interactive and tailored3

Language Instinct or Subconscious Learning

Native Language

Translation

• Children interpret the language of thoughts automatically: for them image – foreign language word link is direct.

• Adults interpret the language of thoughts into native L1 and then into L2 that amounts to cross-translation.

• Objective - develop direct links between images and their descriptors (words) in a foreign language.

Solution to the host of problems:

• Memorization or skill-based subconscious training

• Overcoming the tyranny of the mother tongue

• In which language do we think?• Do beginners hear phonemes of English

language?• Biofeedback based on the quality of

pronunciation

• Built-in reading and speaking fluency test

Solution to a host of problems:

• Comprehension and self-teaching• Reverse Language Resonance - interactive,

dynamic, and integrated with social media • Priming implicit memory by using Word

Cloud • Visualization: forming direct links between

images and English word blocks.

Integrated spontaneous learning

Word Cloud and priming the learner’s implicit memory

Self-teaching and guided or cooperative learning

Spontaneous learning – “picking up” English

Direct image-word links

The Learner imitates the pronunciation of any word while observing contextual translation into Mandarin

Do beginners hear phonemes?

Children hear phonemes of all languages

Adults don’t recognize new language phonemes

Accent of adults in EFL is nearly inevitable

Special English and earphones are a must

Support in the native language

• Support in the native language ensures stress-free self-teaching

• You may skip this drill and start with speech shadowing

• RLR allows the learner to start speaking before acquiring EFL

Research and cooperation• Research and paste any

topic

• Apply Reverse Language Resonance to your own lesson

• Record, measure reading fluencyand share with friends/teacher

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Intellectual Property Protection

Original patent US6341958 issued Jan 29, 2002

USA Provisional Application filed Dec. 2011

USA Patent Application published in June 2013

PCT International patent filed in Jan. 2013

Meeting newer challenges

Pervasive mobile connectivity requires a new learning paradigm

Strategy: viral marketing from bottom up

Revenue streams Leading companies in EFL market

Patented, to be implemented Testing active vocabulary and fluencyScoring learners’ pronunciation of separate

words and biofeedback of reading paragraphs

Accent-independent individual voice recognition module –a free gift given with the LBT certificate

The voice-activated authentication system based on individual unique speech patterns

Thank you