JPH10268753A - Computer-readable recording medium recording chinese learning program, and chinese learning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the computer-readable recording medium where the Chinese learning program that increases learning voice effect in consideration of characteristics of the syllalbles of Chinese is recorded by including instructions executed by a computer so that arrows corresponding to 1st to 4th voices are discriminatingly displayed by a display means only when the result of comparison made by an answer comparing means shows a match. SOLUTION: The answer comparing means 23 compares data regarding a voicing sound source file 17 selected at random by a problem selecting means 26 with data regarding an answer that a learner selects. Then the instructions executed by the computer are includes so that the arrows corresponding to the 1st to 4th voices are discriminatingly displayed by the display means 16 only when the discrimination result of the answer comparing means 23 shows a match. The computer-readable medium where a Chinese learning program like this is recorded is used to enable individual pronunciation learning in consideration of characteristics of syllables of Chinese having four accents in one syllable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a PC) in consideration of the characteristics of Chinese syllables.
The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium storing a Chinese language learning program for individually learning Chinese language and a Chinese language learning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a foreign language learning apparatus using a PC or a computer readable recording of a foreign language learning program for learning a foreign language such as English, German, Chinese or the like according to an individual's ability. Many recording media are produced,
A new industrial field called edumentation is being formed. The content is designed to use the characteristics of multimedia, devising audio, video, and display styles, attracting learners' interest, and giving them familiarity with the foreign language, thereby motivating learners to learn. Has become. However,
As for learning devices related to Chinese, which have been attracting attention these days, those that can be individually learned using a PC have been tried to be marketed, but in any case, one syllable has four accents. There is no computer-readable recording medium that records a Chinese learning program in consideration of the syllable characteristics of words and a Chinese learning device.

[0003]

Therefore, as in the case of an English language learning device that is currently widely marketed, Chinese language is learned by repetitive practice in which the user only listens to the sound heard from the speaker while watching the characters on the screen. However, the learning effect is insufficient, and the emergence of a computer-readable recording medium and a Chinese learning device recording a Chinese learning program that enhances the learning effect in consideration of the characteristics of the Chinese syllables has been developed. It was strongly expected.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is uniquely determined from a vocal sound source file in which voices of consonants, vowels and syllables in Chinese are recorded, and a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel. File selecting means for selecting and reading the utterance sound source file corresponding to any of the syllables to be reproduced, and reproducing the digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file read by the file selection means as audible sound. And randomly selecting an utterance sound source file corresponding to any of the first, second, third, and fourth voices for the utterance sound source file selected by the file selection means. For comparing the data relating to the utterance sound source file randomly selected by the question selecting means with the data relating to the answer selected by the learner. And an arrow corresponding to the first voice, the second voice, the third voice, and the fourth voice are identified on the display only when the result of comparison by the answer comparing means matches. By using a computer-readable recording medium and a Chinese-language learning device in which a Chinese-language learning program is recorded and including a command to be executed by a computer so as to be displayed, the characteristics of Chinese can be effectively displayed on a PC. In this way, it is possible to stimulate the learner's interest and encourage repetitive learning, thereby solving the above problem.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a Chinese learning device (hereinafter, referred to as a learning device) of the present invention. This learning device can learn not only Chinese sentences but also words that compose the sentences by repeatedly arbitrarily repeating each consonant, vowel, or syllable. Furthermore, in Chinese, since one syllable has the property of having four accents, it is not only practice to hear how to read the sentence, but also to pronounce each syllable according to the interest and proficiency of the learner. The feature is that listening learning can be arbitrarily performed.

In this embodiment, for simplicity of explanation, in particular,
A case where a syllable “ba” composed of a consonant “b” and a vowel “a” is heard will be described. Here, in this specification,
“Syllable” refers to a unit element that constitutes the pronunciation of a word in Chinese, and is uniquely determined from a combination of consonants and vowels. The vowels shall include single vowels, double vowels, diphthongs, triple vowels, curling vowels, etc. It may be in Chinese.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are syllable tables in which the consonants, vowels, and syllables are arranged in a matrix. The consonant in the line,
The vowels are arranged in columns, and syllables uniquely derived from the combination of the vowels are shown at the intersections between the vowels. For example, in FIG. 2, the consonant "b" in the first row and the vowel in the first row are shown. A syllable in combination with “a” is uniquely derived as “ba”. 2 and 3
In the middle, there are blank parts, but these are not described because they are syllables that do not exist in Chinese.
The matrix on the left side of FIG. 4 is configured as a simple matrix using only the consonants and the vowels. By repeatedly listening to the sound source of each syllable as described above an arbitrary number of times, the learner can better understand the nature of Chinese that one syllable has multiple accents and can improve the learning effect. is there.

FIG. 1 shows a learning apparatus according to the present embodiment. The hardware configuration includes an MPU (micro arithmetic processing unit) for controlling at least the entire learning apparatus,
A RAM 12 (readable and writable storage means) used as a work area of U11, a ROM 13 (readable storage means) for preliminarily storing a program and various parameters for controlling the learning apparatus, Input means 14 such as a keyboard and a mouse for inputting a learner's answer and operation, output means 15 such as a printer for outputting a learning result, and display means 16 such as a CRT display are provided on a bus. It is connected to the.

Also, a hard disk, CD-ROM, D
A storage device (not shown) such as a VD and a floppy disk is also connected to the same bus.
A vocal sound source file 17 that digitally records and stores a voice uttered or pronounced by a human or a synthetic sound generated by a machine for each of the consonants, vowels, syllables, and sentences in Chinese;
An image file 1 in which a still image or a moving image of a human being vocalizing or sounding a vowel or the like is digitally recorded and stored.
8, and at least one of a chart file 19 showing the state of the mouth and lips when a human utters or pronounces such consonants, vowels, and the like.

Here, the mode of the main flow in which the learner learns with the learning device according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 (B)
Is a flowchart of the main flow. First,
In step S1, the display means 16 is displayed to input the student number and name of the learner.
Enter your student number and name from 4. MPU11
Stores the student number and name of the learner in the RAM 12, and thereafter stores information learned by the learner as data in the RAM 12 until the main learning is completed.

In step 2, since the display means 16 displays the table of contents of the learning, the learner selects a desired category with the input means 14 such as a mouse. In the present embodiment, the category includes at least a category for learning pronunciation of only consonants and vowels (pronunciation learning 1) as shown in FIG.
And a category for learning pronunciation of consonants, vowels and syllables in the form of a practice exercise (pronunciation learning 2) as shown in FIG. 3, and preferably also has a category of conversation learning for listening to Chinese conversation sentences. And

In step 3, the MPU 11 executes step 2
A command signal is transmitted to the display means 16 so as to perform a predetermined display based on the learner's selection in the above, and the command signal for converting the predetermined digital sound source data into an audible sound is output to the voice processing means 2.
2 or a suitable question is presented to the learner by the question selecting means 26, and a signal for notifying the learner of a result obtained by comparing the answer of the learner with a predetermined correct answer by the answer comparing means 23. Is transmitted to the answer notifying means 27, and the learning process is appropriately executed. Here, the audible sound refers to a sound or a voice having a frequency band and intelligibility that can be recognized by a human, and a sound or a voice having at least a band and intelligibility similar to a human voice. The voice processing means 22 includes an amplifier and a speaker for performing processing for reproducing digital sound source data recorded in the voice sound source file 17 as audible sound.

Further, in step 4, a display for allowing the learner to select whether or not to end the learning is displayed on the display means 1.
6, and when the learner selects the end by the input means 14, the process proceeds to the learning end process of step 5. On the other hand, if the learner selects by the input means 14 not to end the learning, the process returns to the learning content selection process of step 2 and the learner can select and learn another learning content.

In step 5, the learning result of the learner is displayed based on step 4. For example, how many minutes the learner has learned (in this case, the learning time is the time from when the learner selects the learning content in step 2 to when the learner selects end in step 4), How many times did you listen and learn, what percentage of correct answers
Is displayed on the display means 16 based on the command signal of the MPU 11. Thereafter, the fact that the learner has confirmed is input from the input means 14, and the current learning process is terminated.

[0015] Pronunciation learning 1 which is a subroutine of this embodiment
6 is shown in FIG. If the learner wants to learn pronunciation learning 1 in step 2, the table of contents screen shown in FIG.
“Pronunciation” is selected by the input means 14. The learner can learn the correct pronunciation of Chinese consonants and vowels in this subroutine. As shown in FIG. 4, the consonant buttons 41 are b, p,
m, f, g, k, h, d, t, n, l, j, q, x, z
h, ch, sh, r, z, c, and s are individually displayed, and the vowel button 42 is a button composed of a single vowel such as a, o, e, i, u, and other vowels. These buttons can be appropriately selected by the input means 14 such as a mouse, and when selected, can be highlighted in black to clearly indicate that they have been selected.

If the learner wants to learn the pronunciation of the consonant "b" in step 12, the learner in FIG.
The user selects the button of "b" with 4. The “b” button is inverted to black, and a request signal is transmitted to the MPU 11 in step 13 so that the file selection unit 21 in FIG. 1 selects the utterance sound source file 17 storing the pronunciation of “b”. The MPU 11 transmits a signal for searching for the utterance sound source file 17 relating to the “b” to the file selection means 21, and based on the signal, the file selection means 21 transmits the utterance sound source file 17 relating to the “b”. 1
7 so that the MPU 1 reads the digital sound source data stored in the utterance sound source file 17 into the RAM 12.
1 to transmit a request signal. The MPU 11 reads the digital sound source data into the RAM 12, and issues a command signal to the audio processing unit 22 to convert the digital sound source data into an analog electric signal and transmit the analog electric signal to the speaker. The voice processing means 22 causes the learner to hear the voice of the pronunciation “b” selected by the learner based on the command signal in step 15 as an audible sound. The learner can hear the pronunciation of “b” an arbitrary number of times by selecting the “b” button again with the input means 14 in step 16.

Here, in order to assist the learner's understanding, the image file 18 which captures the expression of the person and the shape of the lips when the "b" is pronounced is stored in the file selection means 21.
May be selected. In this case, in step 14, the file selection unit 21 notifies the image processing unit 25 that the image file 18 related to “b” has been selected, and the image processing unit 25 transmits the image file 18 related to “b” to the MPU 11. Transmit a request signal to display.
The digital image data stored in the image file 18 related to the “b” is played back on the display unit 16 via the MPU 11, and the “b” is stored in a predetermined area of the display unit 16 in step 15. Display an image. The digital image data stored in the image file 18 may be a still image or a moving image. In the reproduction processing of the utterance sound source file 17 and the image file 18, the control for synchronizing the reproduction processing of the audio processing means 22 and the reproduction processing of the image processing means 25 is performed by the MPU, so that the learner can perform the processing as if Can be understood as if the person appearing in is speaking.

Also, in FIG.
When the user selects the chart button 43, the file selecting means 21 selects the image file 18 in which the digital image data of the oral diagram relating to "b" is stored in step 18. In this case, the file selecting unit 21 notifies the image processing unit 25 that the image file 18 of the oral diagram relating to “b” has been selected, and the image processing unit 25 notifies the MPU 11 of the image of the oral diagram relating to “b”. A request signal is transmitted to display the file 18. Display means 16 via MPU 11
The digital image data stored in the image file 18 of the oral diagram relating to the “b” is decoded, and the “b” is stored in a predetermined area of the display unit 16 in step 19.
Is displayed. The state of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. The digital image data stored in the image file 18 according to the oral diagram may be a still image or a moving image. In this case as well, the control for synchronizing the reproduction processing of the voice processing means 22 and the reproduction processing of the image processing means 25 is performed by the MPU 11 in step 20, so that the learner can recognize the actual movement of the tongue and lips together with the voice. You can learn pronunciation while doing.

When learning to hear the accent of a word is performed in step 21, since "b" has already been selected in step 12, buttons for four words are displayed as shown in FIG. Each of these four words is the first
Voice, second voice, third voice, and fourth voice. For one of the four words arbitrarily selected by the learner in step 22, the utterance sound source file 17 and the image file 18 are appropriately changed. The file is selected and read by the file selecting means 21. If the user selects the chart button 43 in step 23, the oral diagram can be viewed while listening to the pronunciation of the word.

If the pronunciation learning 1 is to be ended, step 4
And the learning end process is started. When learning about another consonant or vowel, the process returns to step 12 and the learner can continue learning by selecting a consonant button 41 or a vowel button 42 relating to another consonant or vowel from the input means. You may do so.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of pronunciation learning 2 for learning accents in the form of a practice exercise. If the learner selects pronunciation learning 2 in step 2, the syllable table shown in FIG. Here, all the syllables cannot be displayed on one screen due to the space of the display means 16, so by selecting the next page button 28 by the input means 14 in FIG.
The syllable table shown in FIG. 3 for the remaining syllables can be displayed. For explanation, in step 32, the learner inputs the consonant "b" and the vowel "a" in the syllable table of FIG.
If the selection is made in step 4, the portions "b" and "a" are inverted to black, indicating that the selection has been made. At the same time, "b"
The file selecting means 21 selects and reads the utterance sound source file 17 in the order of “a” and “ba”, and makes the learner hear the pronunciation by the voice processing means 22 based on the instruction of the MPU 11. However, in the case of a combination of a consonant and a vowel in which a syllable does not exist, the utterance sound source file 17 is not selected for that syllable.
No. 2 executes a reproduction process of converting only two consonants and the vowel into audible sounds.

Instead of selecting a consonant or a vowel from the syllable table shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the learner can select an arbitrary syllable from the beginning. In this case, it is assumed that the syllable portion is not inverted to black, and only the sound of the pronunciation of the syllable is reproduced by the audio processing means 22 into an audible sound.

Next, in step 33, the learner starts learning accents in the form of an exercise. Here, display means 1
6, a screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. In the upper part of the screen, the selected character of "ba" is displayed, and the question selecting means 26 selects one of the four types of accents related to the "ba" and gives the file selecting means 21 the selected accent. Sound source file 17 of "ba" according to
Is transmitted to the MPU 11 so as to select. The M
Based on the command signal from the PU 11, the file selecting means 21 selects and reads the "ba" utterance sound source file 17 corresponding to the selected accent, and then proceeds to step 34.
Then, the voice processing means 22 makes the learner hear the voice of the pronunciation related to the selected accent as an audible sound. Data indicating which accent the question selecting means 26 has selected is stored in the RAM 12 at step 35.

Since the learner does not know which accent of the four types of accents has been reproduced, the learner answers from the input means 14 in step 36 which accent was heard. Specifically, in FIG. 8, the buttons from the first voice to the fourth voice are input means 1
Select with 4. The answer data is stored in the RAM 12. Here, the first voice, the second voice, the third voice, and the fourth voice are accents in the form shown by the arrow on the right side of FIG. 8, for example, the third voice is a relatively low sound. It is an accent that is pronounced so that it starts with, falls once, and ends with a slightly higher sound.

In step 37, the answer comparing means 23 transmits the data on the accent selected by the question selecting means 26 and the data on the answer selected by the learner to the MPU 11, and the MPU 11 stores both data in the RAM 12. . The answer comparing means 23 compares the two data stored in the RAM 12 via the MPU 11, and if they match in step 38, it is regarded as a correct answer, and the answer notifying means 27 notifies the learner in step 39 of the correct answer. Specifically, the MPU1 is designed to make the learner hear sounds such as piano sounds and chime sounds.
1, the MPU 11 transmits the request signal to the voice processing unit 22.
A command signal is transmitted to reproduce the chime sound or the like as an audible sound. The voice processing means 22 makes the learner hear a chime sound or the like based on the command signal. A sound source such as a chime sound in this case is preferably stored in advance in the ROM 13 as a sound source file. For example, when the third voice is correct, a circle is displayed around the button 81 related to the third voice as shown in FIG. 10 and the arrow of the accent related to the third voice is identified by a thick curve. Is displayed.

On the other hand, if the learner mistakenly selects the first voice as the answer, in step 40, the answer notifying means 27 notifies the learner that he did not answer correctly. More specifically, M is set so that the learner can hear the buzzer sound and the sound of the piano several times.
A request signal is transmitted to the PU 11, and the MPU 11 transmits a command signal to the audio processing means 22 to reproduce the buzzer sound or the like as an audible sound. The voice processing means 22 makes the learner hear the buzzer sound or the like based on the command signal. The sound source such as a buzzer sound in this case is also preferably stored in advance in the ROM 13 as a sound source file. In addition, an X mark is displayed around the first voice button 82,
The voice of the accent of the first voice selected by the learner is reproduced again. The learner presses the play button 84 on the input means 14 in step 41 to hear again the accent of the third voice related to the problem. Thereafter, the process of returning to step 36 is repeated until the answer is correct.

Next, at step 42, the learner determines whether to proceed to the next problem or to end the pronunciation learning 2. To proceed to the next problem, the “next sound” button 83 in FIG. If the pronunciation learning 2 is to be ended, the process returns to the main flow and proceeds to step 4 to start a learning end process.

In the above embodiment, the pronunciation practice for "ba" has been described. However, the learning apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to this, and includes listening learning for other pronunciations and, for example, pronunciation "ben". In the Chinese conversation,
The present invention can also be applied to learning of listening to a conversation sentence including "en". In this case, the screen of the Chinese conversation sentence is displayed on the display unit 16 as shown in FIG. 11, and the learner selects the button 91 with the input unit 14 so that the voice of the conversation sentence corresponding to the button 91 is produced. The stored utterance sound source file 17 is selected and read by the file selection means 21, and the learner hears and learns from the speaker via the voice processing means 22.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a vocal sound source file 17 which records a voice of a Chinese consonant, vowel and syllable, and a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel are uniquely determined. File selecting means 21 for selecting and reading out the utterance sound source file 17 corresponding to one of the syllables to be read, and the file selecting means 21
Voice processing means 22 for playing back the digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file 17 read out by the audible sound, and a first voice and a second voice for the utterance sound source file 17 selected by the file selection means 21. Question selecting means 26 for randomly selecting an utterance sound source file 17 corresponding to any of the second, third, and fourth voices;
The answer comparing means 23 compares the data of the utterance sound source file 17 selected at random by the question selecting means 26 with the data of the answer selected by the learner, and the answer comparing means 23 compares the data. A Chinese learning program including an instruction for causing a computer to execute an arrow corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth voices on the display means 16 only when the results match. Is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, pronunciation learning can be individually performed in consideration of the characteristics of Chinese syllables in which one syllable has four accents. Therefore, the learner can learn the pronunciation of Chinese accurately, can listen and learn the desired syllables and the like as many times as necessary, and provide a recording medium that can greatly enhance the learning effect of Chinese. It has the greatest advantage of being able to.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the vocal sound source file 17 in which the voices of the Chinese consonants, vowels and syllables are recorded, and the consonants or vowels or the combination of the consonants and the vowels are uniquely determined. File selecting means 21 for selecting and reading out the utterance sound source file 17 corresponding to one of the syllables;
The voice processing means 22 for reproducing the digital sound source data of the sound source file 17 read out by an audible sound and the state of the oral cavity when a human is uttering or producing Chinese syllables are illustrated. Chart file 19
And a computer-readable recording medium storing a Chinese learning program which can display the digital image data of the chart file 19 on the display means 16 in synchronization with the reproduction of the corresponding utterance sound source file 17. In addition, the learner can learn the pronunciation of Chinese accurately while grasping the oral state, and the learning effect of Chinese can be greatly enhanced.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, it is also possible to provide a Chinese learning device capable of capturing a phenomenon peculiar to Chinese and learning a very high level of Chinese.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a Chinese learning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a syllable table composed of Chinese consonants, vowels, and syllables

FIG. 3 is a syllable table composed of Chinese consonants, vowels, and syllables.

FIG. 4 is a screen of pronunciation learning 1 which is a subroutine of FIG.

5A is a schematic diagram of a recording medium and a learning device according to the present invention. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of a main routine in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of pronunciation learning 1 which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of pronunciation learning 2 which is a subroutine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a screen of pronunciation learning 2 which is a subroutine of FIG.

9 is a table of contents screen of the Chinese learning device of FIG. 1;

10 is a notification screen of a correct answer of pronunciation learning 2 which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a Chinese conversation sentence learning screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an oral diagram display mode of pronunciation learning 1 which is a subroutine of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 16 display means 17 utterance sound source file 19 chart file 21 file selection means 22 voice processing means 23 answer comparison means 26 question selection means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An utterance source file that records a voice of a Chinese consonant, vowel and syllable, and a syllable uniquely determined from a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel. File selection means for selecting and reading the utterance sound source file; voice processing means for reproducing digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file read by the file selection means as audible sound; and Question selecting means for randomly selecting an utterance sound source file corresponding to any one of a first voice, a second voice, a third voice, and a fourth voice for the utterance sound source file selected by the means; Answer comparison means for comparing data relating to the utterance sound source file selected at random by the selection means with data relating to the answer selected by the learner; An instruction for causing a computer to execute an arrow corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth voices on the display means only when the result of comparison by the answer comparison means matches. A computer-readable recording medium on which a Chinese learning program is recorded. 2. A vocal sound source file in which voices of Chinese consonants, vowels and syllables are recorded, and a syllable uniquely determined from a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel. File selecting means for selecting and reading the utterance sound source file; voice processing means for reproducing digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file read by the file selection means as audible sound; A chart file showing the state of the oral cavity when a human utters or pronounces a syllable is stored, and digital image data of the chart file can be displayed on the display means in synchronization with reproduction of the corresponding sound source file. A computer-readable recording medium on which a Chinese learning program is recorded. 3. A vocal sound source file in which a voice generated by uttering Chinese consonants, vowels and syllables, and a syllable uniquely determined from a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel. File selection means for selecting and reading the utterance sound source file; voice processing means for reproducing digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file read by the file selection means as audible sound; and Question selecting means for randomly selecting an utterance sound source file corresponding to any one of a first voice, a second voice, a third voice, and a fourth voice for the utterance sound source file selected by the means; Answer comparison means for comparing data relating to the utterance sound source file selected at random by the selection means with data relating to the answer selected by the learner; An arrow corresponding to the first voice, the second voice, the third voice, and the fourth voice is identified and displayed on the display means only when the results compared by the answer comparison means match. Chinese learning device. 4. A vocal sound source file that records a voice of a Chinese consonant, vowel and syllable, and a syllable uniquely determined from a consonant or vowel or a combination of the consonant and the vowel. File selecting means for selecting and reading the utterance sound source file; voice processing means for reproducing digital sound source data of the utterance sound source file read by the file selection means as audible sound; A chart file showing the state of the oral cavity when a human utters or pronounces a syllable is stored, and digital image data of the chart file can be displayed on the display means in synchronization with reproduction of the corresponding sound source file. A Chinese learning device characterized by the following.