JP2015228011A - Foreign language learning method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foreign language learning method that improves communicative ability in a foreign language.SOLUTION: A recording medium in which an audio signal related to a Japanese conversation sentence and an audio signal related to a foreign language conversation sentence corresponding to the Japanese conversation sentence are recorded at a constant interval and text in which the foreign language conversation sentence is written are used. After a sound-reproducing device that stores the recording medium emits an audio signal related to the Japanese conversation sentence, a user pronounces the foreign language conversation sentence corresponding to the Japanese conversation sentence within one second, and then the sound-reproducing device emits an audio signal related to the corresponding foreign language conversation sentence, which enables the user to check the foreign language conversation sentence pronounced by him/herself.

Description

  The present invention relates to a learning method for improving communication ability in a foreign language.

Conventionally, there are the following methods for learning a foreign language alone.
That is, 1) A method for understanding and storing words and phrases written in books such as textbooks, meanings, grammar and pronunciation of idioms, 2) News programs, movies and dramas in foreign languages on radio, television, the Internet, etc. This is a method of understanding and memorizing conversations made by characters while watching.
In the case of adults, the language and meaning system is already configured in Japanese, so recognition and thinking are done in Japanese. Therefore, when you learn a foreign language using the above learning method, you can actually talk to a foreigner by translating words / phrases that you have heard into Japanese and storing the corresponding words / phrases in your memory. It will go through the process of extracting and speaking from inside.
On the other hand, when talking in Japanese, it is not necessary to translate a word that has been heard, and an appropriate word can be instantly emitted for smooth communication.
That is, in the learning methods as described above, there is a problem that smooth conversation / exchange with the other party is difficult due to the intervention of translation of words.
Furthermore, simply watching a conversation in a news program, movie, or drama ends up with conversation listening because there is no opportunity for you to participate in the communication and interact interactively. There was a problem that could not be done.

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In the case of the native language, each word, phrase, idiom, etc. is often stored with an organic relationship as a component in a series of conversations, rather than being stored individually. Furthermore, since it is possible to respond in an unconscious and reflexive state based on the language and semantic system accumulated and constructed from the past, it is possible to take a smooth conversation and interactive correspondence with the other party.

On the other hand, in the case of an adult, a language system in Japanese has been completely constructed, so that it is difficult to communicate in a daily conversation excluding the word translation work such as native.
However, in both Japanese and foreign languages such as English, the number of words used for everyday conversation and communication is said to be about 3 to 50,000 words, and not so many.

Therefore, for conversational sentences frequently used in daily conversations in foreign languages, it is possible to increase the speed of translation from Japanese to foreign languages through repeated practice, and to respond instantly in foreign language conversations. It can be issued immediately in situations where conversational sentences are used, and smooth communication can be achieved even in foreign languages. Furthermore, if you practice to be able to refute a conversation sentence that is frequently used in daily conversation in a foreign language, and if it is possible to refute immediately when the conversation sentence is issued, it will be immediately in the situation where the conversation sentence is used Can communicate smoothly even in foreign languages.
This is a method derived from the viewpoint of applied linguistics, and is called “one shot repeating method / one second return training”.
There are two ways to do this training. One listens to Japanese and speaks in a foreign language momentarily “Returns 1 second in Japanese”, and the other listens to the sound of a foreign language and repeats the sound that is heard within 1 second. "Return one second".
This training is a very effective way to improve overall foreign language communication skills and skills. In other words, “Returning Japanese for one second” dramatically increases the speed of “translation from Japanese to foreign languages”, which is indispensable for adults to learn foreign languages, and responds immediately to the other's utterances. You can do it, and in "Returning a foreign language for a second", you have to listen to the phrase that the other person said properly, remember it momentarily, and immediately speak it yourself, This is because listening, pronunciation and speaking are all trained at once.

The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an effective learning method for smooth communication in a foreign language.

The present invention is a foreign language learning method for improving communication skills in a foreign language, in which a voice signal related to a conversational sentence in Japanese and a voice signal related to a foreign language conversational sentence corresponding to the conversational sentence are recorded at regular intervals. Recorded recording medium,
Use the text that contains the foreign language conversation,
After the sound signal related to the conversation sentence in Japanese is emitted from the sound reproducing device in which the recording medium is stored,
Allow the user to pronounce a foreign language conversation sentence corresponding to the above Japanese within a second,
In addition, by issuing a voice signal related to the corresponding foreign language conversation sentence, the user can confirm the foreign language conversation sentence pronounced by the user,
This is a foreign language learning method characterized by improving communication skills in foreign languages.

Further, the present invention is a foreign language learning method for improving communication skills in a foreign language,
A recording medium in which a plurality of the same audio signals related to a conversation sentence in a foreign language are recorded at regular intervals;
Use the text that contains the foreign language conversation,
After an audio signal related to the conversation sentence in the foreign language is emitted from the sound reproducing device in which the recording medium is stored,
Let the user pronounce the foreign language conversation within a second,
In addition, by issuing an audio signal related to the same foreign language conversation sentence, the user can confirm the above-mentioned foreign language conversation sentence pronounced by the user,
This is a foreign language learning method characterized by improving communication skills in foreign languages.

With the learning method according to the present invention, conversation can be smoothly advanced even in communication in a foreign language.

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Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Although the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technical limitations are applied. However, the scope of the present invention is described as being particularly limited in the following description. As long as it is not, it is not restricted to these forms. Foreign languages are not limited to English.

The first embodiment is “Japanese one second return”. On the recording medium used in the present invention, a Japanese conversation sentence frequently used in daily conversation and an English conversation sentence corresponding thereto are recorded at regular intervals. Examples of the recording medium include, but are not limited to, a compact disk, a cassette tape, and a hard disk drive.
The recording interval is preferably 3 to 5 seconds. This is because, as will be described later, it generally takes 3 to 5 seconds to listen to a recorded Japanese conversation sentence, instantly translate it into English and finish speaking.
An example of communication text in a foreign language is “How was your day today?”
Conversation sentences frequently used in daily conversations, such as “Never mind”, “Where are you up to?”, “I'm into jazz”, and the like can be given.
On a recording medium, for example, a compact disc, a Japanese translation of the English conversation sentence and an English conversation sentence are recorded in a sequence of Japanese → English → English at regular intervals. On the other hand, the text contains the English conversation and the Japanese translation.
For example, the English phrase is “How was your day today?” And the corresponding Japanese translation is “How was it today?”
The user first checks the English conversation and the Japanese translation while looking at the text.
Next, the user listens to the Japanese language “How was today?” From the speaker storing the compact disc, and instantaneously says “How was your day today?” In English. After a certain interval, an English sentence is uttered twice from the speaker, “How was your day today?”, And the user confirms whether his / her utterance was right or wrong.
The target time for the user to listen to the Japanese translation from the speaker and issue the corresponding English sentence is 1 second.
In the embodiment, since the interval is set for each conversational sentence, the speed at which the user translates Japanese into English is increased to the limit, and the sentence that responds to the moment when it enters the ear can be spoken unconsciously. It is possible to effectively practice “one shot repeating method”.
It is effective for users to practice speaking with the goal of being able to speak English without looking at the text, and for the conversation sentence to remember the whole while thinking about the situation.

The second embodiment is “Foreign language one second return”. In the present embodiment, it is effective to practice at the next stage after mastering the first embodiment "Japanese one second return".
Examples of communication texts in a foreign language include “How was your day today?”, “Never mind”, “What are you up to?”, “I'm into jazz”, etc. And conversational sentences frequently used in daily conversation. The compact disc contains the above English conversation sentences at regular intervals in the order of English → English → English. The user listens to English “How was your day today?” From a speaker storing a compact disc, and instantaneously says “How was your day today?” In English. After that, the speaker utters “How was your day today?” Twice at regular intervals, and the user instantaneously utters “How was your day today?” In English each time. The target time for the user to listen to the English spoken from the speaker and return it in English as it is is assumed to be 1 second, as in “Returning 1 second in Japanese”.
In the embodiment, since the conversation sentence is spaced, the user listens to what is spoken English properly, memorizes it momentarily, and immediately utters it by himself “one shot repeating method” / 1 second training "can be practiced effectively.

By practicing the above two learning methods repeatedly, when the response sentence is spoken unconsciously, it can be immediately spoken in the situation where the conversation sentence is used, and even in a foreign language Can communicate.

  1 An example of a conversational sentence in a foreign language, 2 An example of a conversational sentence in Japanese, 3 An explanation of the situation in which the conversational sentence is used,

Claims (2)

A foreign language learning method that improves communication skills in foreign languages,
A recording medium in which a speech signal related to a conversation sentence in Japanese and a speech signal related to a conversation sentence in a foreign language corresponding to the conversation sentence are recorded at regular intervals;
Use the text that contains the foreign language conversation,
After the sound signal related to the conversation sentence in Japanese is emitted from the sound reproducing device in which the recording medium is stored,
Allow the user to pronounce a foreign language conversation sentence corresponding to the above Japanese within a second,
In addition, by issuing a voice signal related to the corresponding foreign language conversation sentence, the user can confirm the foreign language conversation sentence pronounced by the user,
Foreign language learning methods to improve communication skills in foreign languages A foreign language learning method that improves communication skills in foreign languages,
A recording medium in which a plurality of the same audio signals related to a conversation sentence in a foreign language are recorded at regular intervals;
Use the text that contains the foreign language conversation,
After an audio signal related to the conversation sentence in the foreign language is emitted from the sound reproducing device in which the recording medium is stored,
Let the user pronounce the foreign language conversation within a second,
In addition, by issuing an audio signal related to the same foreign language conversation sentence, the user can confirm the above-mentioned foreign language conversation sentence pronounced by the user,
Foreign language learning methods to improve communication skills in foreign languages