Anna Sfakianaki

asfakian@enl.auth.gr

Anna Sfakianaki

Oct. 2003 - present:

PhD student at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, School of English, AUTH

Research Topic: An acoustic study of coarticulation in the speech of Greek adults with normal hearing and hearing impairment.

Supervisor: Dr. Katerina Nicolaidis, Assistant Professor, AUTH

Members of Counselling Committee:
Dr. Areti Okalidou, Assistant Professor,University of Macedonia
Dr. Ioannis Papanastasiou, Assistant Professor,University of Macedonia
For a Thesis Outline click here

Oct. 1999 - Dec. 2001:

Research Officer at the Department of Linguistic Science, University of Reading, UK

EU-funded research project: SPECO, INCO-COPERNICUS Project No. 977126, 1998-2001.

Project Title: A multimedia multilingual teaching and training system for speech handicapped children

Product name: Box of Tricks
Box of Tricks is an interactive software package which converts sound into visual feedback on the computer screen. Through entertaining exercises a child learns how to control his/her articulators in order to overcome articulation and speech production problems in general. Box of Tricks has been especially designed for children with hearing impairment but is also recommended for children with other speech problems.

For a description of Box of Tricks with pictures from the actual program, click here

Oct. 1998 - Sept. 1999:

MA in Applied Linguistics at the Department ofLinguistic Science, University of Reading, UK

Dissertation Title: The acoustic characteristics of Greek vowels produced by adults and children

Supervisor: Prof. Peter Roach
 

Oct. 1994 - June 1998:

BA in Educational Studies at the School of Educational Sciences, University of Crete

Speciality: Special Education in Primary Schools

For a more detailed CV and a list of publications and presentations click here.

Email:
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