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University of Nottingham educators have created a program designed to help Asian students to improve their comprehension of accented English in noisy environments. Some Asian students find understanding various sounds difficult, particularly in loud surroundings. For example, they may have trouble distinguishing the word “rope” from “robe.” This can make following a conversation difficult. The University of Nottingham’s Spoken English Discrimination (SED) training application currently targets native Chinese speakers. Thus far, the researchers say, they have found the computerized training has “a significant impact in enabling Asian students to differentiate between sounds.” The researchers want to commercialize their program and integrate it into existing English-language learning applications. A Chinese mobile phone company is reportedly interested in making SED available to its customers. (PhysOrg)(University of Nottingham)