Pronunciation Feedback Practice
Design a language exercise that compares a learner's recording with a target phrase and gives specific, respectful feedback.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Pronunciation tools can make learners feel judged when they score accents against a single native norm. Useful feedback should focus on intelligibility, chosen dialect, and one actionable sound or rhythm pattern at a time.
User context
Min is practicing an English phrase for customer calls. She wants feedback on whether key words are understandable in her chosen regional model, not a score for sounding native.
Product problem
The exercise needs to turn acoustic comparison into useful practice while protecting voice data and acknowledging valid variation.
Objective
Design phrase selection, recording consent, focused feedback, and retry comparison for pronunciation practice.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Choose a dialect model and practical phrase
- Listen to a slowed and natural reference
- Record with clear data controls
- Review one focused suggestion and compare a retry
Screens and states
- Phrase setup
- Listen and record
- Feedback detail
- Retry comparison
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Min chooses a customer-support phrase and regional reference
- 02
She listens at two speeds and records once
- 03
Feedback highlights stress on the key booking date rather than assigning an accent score
- 04
Her retry improves intelligibility and she deletes both recordings
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Let learners choose relevant dialect and pace
- Explain recording storage and deletion before capture
- Pair visual feedback with text and audio examples
- Focus on intelligibility and a small number of actionable features
Constraints
- The experience cannot rank accents by worth
- Voice recording must remain optional for browsing lessons
- Low-confidence feedback needs an honest uncertain state
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Four mobile-first screens showing an uncertain result and a useful retry
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Waiting for the Sunrise & Rock Salt
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Waiting for the Sunrise & Rock Salt
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Theory to review
UX principles for this brief
Use these as decision lenses, then validate the design with the people and context in the brief.
