Feedback in Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training: Technology push or demand pull?

In this paper, we examine the type of feedback that currently available Computer Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) systems provide, with a view to establishing whether this meets pedagogically sound requirements. We show that many commercial systems tend to prefer technological novelties that do not always comply with pedagogical criteria and that despite the limitations of today's technology, it is possible to design CAPT systems that are more in line with learners' needs