JP2011221414A - Foreign language learning support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for easily understanding a plurality of Japanese translations of an English word by making a sentence which uses the English word readily accessible.SOLUTION: The system includes an English speech unit that pronounces one word selected from a plurality of English word groups and a Japanese speech unit that pronounces a Japanese word corresponding to the selected English word. After the English word is pronounced, a sentence including the English word selected from the plurality of English words is vocalized. If the English word is already known to a user, a Japanese translation corresponding to the English word may be played at fast speed or skipped.

Description

The present invention relates to a foreign language learning assistance system for storing words used in words in a first country in association with translated words used in a second country. The “first country” defined in the present invention may be anywhere in the world, but for example, indicates a word used in English, German, French, Chinese, Korean, or the like. The “second country” defined in the present invention is a language of a country different from the first country, for example, a word used in Japanese.
However, in order to avoid the complexity of the concept, in the following explanation, “first country” is explained as “UK (English)” and “second country” is explained as “Japan (Japanese translation)”. It is not intended to limit the scope.

As a means for learning English words, it is basically provided in the medium of books such as textbooks and examination reference books. CDs containing the pronunciation of certain English words are recorded and provided on CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, Blu-ray discs, USB memory devices, etc. Alternatively, it is delivered via the Internet.
In addition, as a measure to improve the learning method using the audio CD, an attempt has been made to devise random questions by coding with a personal computer or a dedicated game machine.

Japanese Patent No. 2788405 JP 2009-63819 A Japanese Patent No. 3312999 gazette discloses that “a group of data consisting of a plurality of words or a plurality of sentences is stored in advance in a storage unit, and a voice synthesizer utters the voice from the one group. "Technology that mixes high difficulty and low difficulty according to the difficulty level and accuracy rate". Patent Document 2 states, “In order to improve learning efficiency while accurately recognizing the result of English word learning using a mobile terminal, the field / trend of the learning target English word is determined according to the target request from the user, A technical idea is disclosed that is configured to “restrict English words that a user should learn from a word database”. Patent Document 3 discloses a “self-test learning machine and self-test learning system”.

(1) However, it is necessary to use the most appropriate translation for the Japanese translation of English depending on the case. In other words, there are multiple Japanese translations for one English word. The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, for example, even if the word “touch” is English, only one Japanese translation can be learned even though various Japanese translations are required depending on the case. In addition, I cannot touch the appropriate example sentence in which the Japanese translation was used.
(2) Further, pronunciation of English words is difficult, and it is difficult to master just by listening to the voice. However, phonetic symbols are difficult to read.
(3) In addition, it seems reasonable to select English words for questions according to their proficiency level, but it is not so. This is because, for example, when selecting from multiple choice Japanese translations, Japanese translations that are not correct are mixed into memory, which is rather confusing. It can also be said about everyday English conversation.
(4) It is useful to remember a large number of English words, but if you target something that you already know, there will be a problem that the speed of improvement will not increase and it will take time to learn.

(1) An English utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a plurality of English word groups, and a Japanese utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of a Japanese word corresponding to the word, After speaking a word that uses the English word, the English learning apparatus is configured to utter a sentence using a corresponding English word from the plurality of Japanese words.
(2) An English utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a plurality of English words and a Japanese utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of a Japanese word corresponding to the English word, and the English The present invention is an English learning apparatus characterized in that a moving image showing a mouth movement is reproduced when a word is spoken.
(3) A single word selected from a group of English words is pronounced, and a video showing mouth movements is played when the English word is spoken. It has a Japanese voice utterance that utters the pronunciation of a Japanese word, utters a word that uses the English word, and then utters a sentence using the corresponding English word from among the multiple Japanese words This is an English learning apparatus characterized by being configured as described above.
(4) An English-speaking unit that utters the pronunciation of a single word selected from a group of English words, a confidence-selection unit that determines whether the learner understands the meaning of a Japanese word, and confidence The English learning apparatus is configured to include a Japanese word utterance unit that emits pronunciation of a Japanese word corresponding to the word, skipping the subsequent steps if there is It is what.
(5) An English utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a plurality of English words, a selection unit for whether or not a learner understands the meaning of a Japanese word, and a specialty If it is not, it is configured to have a Japanese word utterance that utters the pronunciation of the Japanese word corresponding to the word, and if it is good, the Japanese word pronunciation corresponding to the word is fast-forwarded or skipped This is an English learning apparatus characterized by

(1) One advantage of the present invention is that a quick and accurate understanding can be obtained by associating with a sentence.
(2) One of the effects of the present invention is to prepare a sound pronunciation and mouth movement movie corresponding to English.
(3) One effect of the present invention relates to a device for assisting in correctly using a plurality of Japanese translations corresponding to English, and therefore preparing a plurality of example sentences. This will give you an accurate and deep understanding.
(4) One advantage of the present invention is that it skips those that are confident of mastering so that an already remembered English word can be omitted.
(5) One advantage of the present invention is that in the case of English words that are already remembered, time can be saved simultaneously with reconfirmation by fast-forward playback.

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Indicates the overall configuration of the entire system. Indicates a cut out movie to be pronounced. Indicates the user interface. Shows a flowchart of the system. Shows another flowchart of the system. Shows a flowchart of an application example of the system.

As described above, the present invention relates to a foreign language learning assistance system that stores words used in words in a first country in association with translated words used in a second country. The “first country” defined in the present invention may be anywhere in the world, but for example, indicates a word used in English, German, French, Chinese, Korean, or the like. The “second country” defined in the present invention is a language of a country different from the first country, for example, a word used in Japanese.
However, in order to avoid the complexity of the concept, in the following explanation, “first country” is explained as “UK (English)” and “second country” is explained as “Japan (Japanese translation)”. It is not intended to narrow the range.
The outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, in the present invention, each database is connected to the word storage support control unit (9). An English word database (1), an English word pronunciation database (2), and a sentence database (3) using English words are connected. Furthermore, a Japanese pronunciation pronunciation database (4) and a Japanese translation pronunciation database are connected.
An English word pronunciation database is connected to the English word database (1) and the English word pronunciation database (2). In addition, a selection display section (7) for displaying English sentences is connected to a database of sentences using English words. The theme English word memory support department (9) is in charge of everything. To this, a screen display unit (11) and a voice utterance unit (12) are connected as an output unit.
In addition, the database (10) of the skill level and the skip determination unit (13) are connected.
Fig. 2 shows the video database of English words mentioned above. For example, when there is a word “touch”, it is pronounced in conjunction with the movement of the mouth how to pronounce it. “Ta” is pronounced in (6a), “tsu” in (6b), and “chi” in (6c). Please forgive the point that it is difficult to see because of the black and white display. Since illustration is difficult, continuous data is not shown, but these are continuously reproduced. Moreover, since it may be effective to show sectional drawing of an opening | mouth, they are also included.
Figure 3 shows the screen display, which is an interface for learning English words. Since all the final contents are shown in FIG. 3, it should be noted that the actual display is displayed step by step. First, in the word display section (100), words such as “about”, “touch”, “student” and “ask” are displayed. At this time, the dictated Japanese translation, pronunciation display (120) and sentence example (130) are not displayed.
When “touch” is clicked, the Japanese translation (110) candidates for “touch” are displayed and the pronunciation display (120) is reproduced. Examples of Japanese translation candidates for “touch” include “touch”, “contact”, “adjacent”, “lightly press”, and “reach”. Here, when “adjacent” is clicked, the sentence example (130) is displayed and pronounced by the selection and display section (7) of the “adjacent” display English sentence.
* Reference: “New English-Japanese Dictionary” from the Research Institute

The “listening only” mode of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
For example, assume that a target value of “remember 10 English words per day” is set.
Therefore, in the subroutine of simple control (S10), 10 words selected from the database of 10,000 question words are automatically extracted (step S11).
(1) For example, “touch” which is the pronunciation of “touch” is reproduced (with native pronunciation). In the flowchart, the term utterance was used. (Step S12)
The movie of “touch” lips at this time is played. This may be, for example, a moving image including audio data as shown in FIG. 2 or an animation reproduced along with the audio data.
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touch 1.Touch Don't touch the exhibits.
2.Contact them their glassos together.
3.Adjacent His garden touches mine.
4.Press lightly touch the keys of the piano.
5. Reach He can almost touch the ceiling.
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* Reference: “New English-Japanese Dictionary” from the Research Institute
(2) Thereafter, after waiting for a certain number of seconds (for example, 0.7 seconds) to elapse (step S13), the Japanese-language “answer” is displayed immediately. In the display of this Japanese translation, even when a plurality of appropriate Japanese translation words can be considered, only one of the Japanese translations is initially pronounced or displayed (step 14).
Then, English samples appropriate for the Japanese translation are played. For example, if “touch” is a Japanese translation, that is the first utterance. Furthermore, the example sentence “Don't touch the exhibits” (Do not touch the exhibits) is uttered. (Step S15).
In the case where there are a plurality of display of Japanese translations of the word, display and utterance are made so that the plurality of Japanese translations are sequentially increased. However, only new Japanese translations may be reproduced. For example, in the case of touch, “touch” is the first utterance. Then, a plurality of correct answers are displayed or uttered according to the number of Japanese translations such as “contact” the next correct answer (step S14). In addition, “English sample with appropriate Japanese translation” is uttered (step S15).
Then, the number of translations is incremented (increased) and recorded in the flash memory (step S16). The meaning of this flash memory is a non-volatile memory that can be rewritten and does not lose data even when the power is turned off.
In step S17, the process returns to the main control. These devices are designed to change the playback speed freely.

A second embodiment of the “listening only” mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This is referred to as “confidence presence / absence” mode.
For example, it is assumed that a target value of “remember 10 English words per day” is set.
Therefore, in this system, English words that are not good are automatically selected and extracted from 10 words selected from the database of 10,000 question words (step S21). There is a method of setting the initial value of all words as “unsatisfactory” as the default value (initial value) of whether or not it is “unsatisfactory”. Or you may comprise so that the English word already acquired according to the school year may be regarded as "good". The ability to ask whether or not you are “good” has been added, so you can reduce the amount of wasted memory.
(1) First, “answer” (native pronunciation), which is the pronunciation of “answer”, is reproduced (step S22).
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Example answer 1.
answer 2. Take responsibility
answer 3. Yes.
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* Reference: “New English-Japanese Dictionary” from the Research Institute
(2) At this time, it is determined in step S23 whether or not the “special” button has been pressed within a certain number of seconds after reading English.
If the good button is not pressed within a certain number of seconds (No), the evaluation is “no confidence” (step 24).
If the good button is pressed within a predetermined number of seconds (Yes), in step 24, “good” is recorded in the flash memory. If “confident”, the next Japanese translation display is skipped and the next word is presented. Even in the case of “confident”, the correct answer may be displayed (jump to step S26) just in case.
(3) If the good button cannot be pressed within a certain number of seconds (No), in step 26, the Japanese translation is immediately displayed. In the display of the Japanese translation, even when a plurality of appropriate Japanese translation words are considered, only one of the Japanese translations is initially pronounced or displayed. However, when there are a plurality of Japanese translations of the word, the plurality of Japanese translations are sequentially increased. For example, in the case of “answer”, “answer” is displayed as the first correct answer, and the next correct answer is increased to “answer” and “responsible”.
It is preferable that the English sample “My wishes were answered.” Of the interpretation (for example, “according to hope”) is reproduced or displayed after the display of the answer example in Japanese, because the understanding becomes deeper.
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Example My wishes were answered. My wish was fulfilled.
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A “listen only” mode according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This is referred to as “English conversation” mode.
In the embodiment described above, English words are translated into Japanese, but in this embodiment, a daily Japanese conversation is reproduced and configured as a subject.
For example, assume a case where a target value of “remember three English conversations per day” is set.
Therefore, in this system, “poor” English conversations are automatically selected and extracted from the three English conversations selected from the database of 3,000 question conversations (step S31). There is a method of setting the initial value of all words as “unsatisfactory” as the default value (initial value) of whether or not it is “unsatisfactory”. Or you may comprise so that the English word already acquired according to the school year may be regarded as "good". Depending on the TOEIC (trademark) level, you can set what you consider to be good.
(1) First, “That is disappointing!” Is uttered in Japanese (step S32).
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Daily conversation
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That's too bad.
Today is my day.
I'm off.
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(2) At this time, it is determined in step S33 whether or not the “special” button has been pressed within a certain number of seconds after reading in Japanese.
If the good button is not pressed within a certain number of seconds (No), the evaluation is “poor and not confident” (step 34).
If the good button is pressed within a certain number of seconds (Yes), in step 35, “good and confident” is recorded in the flash memory. The reason is that if “confident”, the next Japanese translation display is skipped and the next word is presented. Even in the case of “good”, a correct answer may be displayed just in case.
(3) If you have not pressed your favorite button within a certain number of seconds (No), in Step 36, you will immediately receive an English answer (in this case, `` That's too bad. '') The
In this embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiment, Japanese conversation is given and the corresponding English conversation is memorized, but the reverse is also possible. That is, an English conversation may be given and the corresponding Japanese translation may be answered.

  This is applicable not only when the words you want to learn are in other foreign languages, but also with modern Japanese and ancient sentences in Japan.

1 English word database 2 English word pronunciation database 3 English sentence database

Claims (5)

  A first language utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a plurality of words in the first country, and a second language utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of a second country word corresponding to the word A foreign language learning apparatus configured to utter a sentence using a corresponding first language from the plurality of second country words after uttering a word in which the first language is used.   An English utterance part that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a plurality of words in the first country, and a second utterance part that utters the pronunciation of a second country word corresponding to the first language, A foreign language learning apparatus configured to play a moving image showing a mouth movement when a first language is spoken.   A single word selected from a group of words in the first country is uttered, and a video showing the movement of the mouth is played when the first national language is spoken. A second language utterance unit that pronounces the pronunciation of the second language, and after speaking a word in which the first language is used, a sentence using the corresponding first language from the plurality of second languages A foreign language learning apparatus characterized by being configured to speak.   A first language utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a group of words in the first country, a selection unit that determines whether the learner understands the meaning of the second language, and confidence If there is a foreign language, the following steps are skipped. If you are not confident, a second language utterance unit that pronounces the pronunciation of the second country word corresponding to the word is provided. Learning device.   A first language utterance unit that utters the pronunciation of one word selected from a group of words in the first country, a selection unit for whether or not the learner understands the meaning of the second language, and a specialty If it is not, it is configured to have a second language utterance unit that pronounces the pronunciation of the second country word corresponding to the word, and if it is good, the second country word corresponding to the word is fast-forwarded and played back Or a foreign language learning device characterized by skipping.

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