SpeechConnect

Chat with Native Speakers From Around the Worldhttp://orf467.princeton.edu/SpeechConnect/index.php

ORF401 Final ProjectHillary Ford, Jon Hezghia, Sookyung Kim, Nathan Keyes

Introduction About Us

◦ Connect via video with other users around the world

◦ Practice communicating fluency in your target language and help others do the same

Our Mission◦ Provide opportunities to

improve speaking and conversing skills

◦ Offer a more realistic and affordable way for users to practice foreign language skills

Create an account◦ Username◦ Email address◦ Password◦ First and last name◦ Birthday◦ Profile photo◦ City and country◦ Native language◦ Target language(s)◦ Topic(s) of interest

Data stored in MySQL database

Signup

Connect Now Choose langauge and

topic◦ Point system

Matching algorithm finds the optimal match

Video Chat◦ TokBox library◦ AJAX/JavaScript

Evaluation system◦ Thumbs-up / Thumbs-down◦ Report the user

Community User Statistics

◦ Pulled dynamically from the database

Map ◦ Google Maps API◦ Each user is displayed as a

Marker ◦ Different Marker for logged-in

users User Information Window

◦ User’s name◦ Location◦ Profile image◦ [Connect Later] button◦ Link to the user’s profile page

View Profile Public profile page

User rating Online status Native and target

languages Interests

[Connect Later] button Sends an email to both

parties Contains a link to TokBox

session

Connect Later List of registered users

whose native language is one of the user’s target languages

Click [Connect Later]

Self Study Provides material for

beginners Introductory-level courses

French Spanish Chinese German

Syllabus with links to the BBC Language Center