the language to be acquired in a different embodiment the virtual teacher could have the same regional accent as the user and or the regional accent of a specified area speaking the language to be acquired for example the accent of a user from southern china and british english accent after the vocabulary listening and the pronunciation modules have been mastered the third of the acquisition process modules can be accessed to focus on cultural aspects of the language the cultural elements module utilizes several factors and databases in order to teach aspects of the culture within which the desired language is spoken in addition to the traditional dictionary system with its syntax grammar phonology and morphology data it can access additional information relevant to language acquisition language immersion and cultural immersion the user participates in interactive video sessions involving topics such as for example visiting a restaurant in china for a meal video sessions are engaged wherein scenes are illustrated from the user 39 s frame of reference the timing nuance and other factors provided by the user are assessed in the context of each scene and the virtual teacher reacts with words and gestures that signal the appropriateness of this input it.