JPH0643800A - Learning content storage memory and learning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the learning device which can effectively sustain learning of a type to be used by using the left brain and the learning content storage memory storing the learning contents suitable for such learning. CONSTITUTION:Western music for activating the right brain is recorded in the prescribed track of a compact disk housed in the learning device 11. Voice data on English conversations, etc., to hear by using the left brain is stored in another track. A user is able to restore the brains by activating the right brain after using only the left brain for learning by operating a learning mode key 34 to skip the reproduction of the track in which the Western music is housed or pushing a key 33 for recovery from fatigue to access the track of the Western music. As a result, the effective learning is possible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses a learning content storage memory composed of a random access memory such as a compact disk storing content suitable for learning English conversation and a learning content storage memory for efficient learning. Learning device that can be performed in a specific manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to effectively carry out various kinds of learning such as English conversation, teaching materials using various storage media such as records, magnetic tapes, video tapes, compact discs, etc., and to use these teaching materials , A learning device using a computer player, tape recorder, or computer was developed,
It is used.

From the viewpoint of learning, it is generally assumed that such teaching materials are viewed with a considerable degree of tension. For this reason, if such a teaching material is used continuously for a long time, the learning effect is considerably reduced, and there is a problem that it is not possible to achieve a sufficient result for the time.

Therefore, in a certain kind of teaching material using a magnetic tape, the stored learning data is divided into almost predetermined lengths, and these divisions are heard like "pee". I was trying to insert a warning sound that could sound. Then, the learner learns from the warning sound to the next warning sound as one learning content, and finishes the learning of the day or takes a break to ensure efficient learning. Depending on the teaching material, a warning sound may be inserted into the magnetic tape in smaller increments, and the learner may count the number of these warning sounds, and when the number reaches a predetermined number, the learning is similarly ended or a break is taken. I was trying to take.

[0007] In addition, in some teaching materials, the background music of a musical instrument such as a piano is played along with the voice data for learning so that the listener's tension during learning can be maintained.

[0006]

By the way, FIG. 10 shows
It represents a state in which the upper surface of the temporal lobe of the human cerebrum is exposed. The cerebrum is divided into a right hemisphere 11 and a left hemisphere 12. The hatched portion in the drawing is the temporal plane, and the left hemisphere (hereinafter simply referred to as the left brain) 12 is larger than the right hemisphere (hereinafter simply referred to as the right brain) 11. There is a language area in the temporal plane of the left brain 12, and therefore, it is said that in humans, the language function is localized in the left brain 12. In general, right brain 1
1 has a role of recognizing music, paintings, figures, and space, and is excellent in intuitive and creative activities. The left brain 12 is excellent in logical and analytical activities in addition to being responsible for language and arithmetic.

It is said that the right brain 11 is involved in the perception of the left half of the body, and the left brain 12 is involved in the perception of the right half. Despite this, it is possible to process what is heard in the left ear in the same way as what is heard in the right ear.
This is because the data from the external world is transmitted to the hemisphere on the opposite side of the cerebrum via the corpus callosum 13 existing between 1 and the left brain 12.

As described above, humans process the language by the left brain 12, but not all sounds are processed by the left brain 12. It is generally believed that sounds (non-languages) other than language are processed by the right brain 11. However, this is not accurate, and for Japanese, insect sounds as well as vowels and consonants are processed by the left brain 12, but in most other foreign countries, only consonants forming syllables are processed by the left brain 12. As a result, vowels and insect sounds are processed by the right brain 11, resulting in a significant difference between Japanese and foreigners. This is a cerebrum developed in a vowel-based language system,
It is considered that in the cerebrum developed in a consonant-based language system, the criteria for extracting and processing a language from among various sounds are different. That is, there is a significant difference between the Japanese and most foreigners in what is processed in the language area of the left brain 12. The reason Japanese people are not good at learning foreign languages is
Some scholars point out that there is such a difference in the structure of the brain.

When a Japanese person having such peculiarity learns English, both the vowels and the consonants are processed by the left brain 12, and the right brain 11 is not active during that time. The cerebrum is the right brain 11
It is said that it is preferable for the left brain 12 to operate in a well-balanced manner in order to maintain the brain activity. For foreigners,
Only consonants are processed by the language brain of the left brain 12, and vowels are processed by the right brain 11.
Since it is processed as a kind of noise by, the right brain 11 is also active as it is even when the left brain 12 is predominantly active for language processing. In comparison with this, when a Japanese person is learning a language, the left brain 12 becomes overused, which causes a lack of concentration.

Although the foreign language learning has been mainly described above, brain fatigue appears in a short time even when the left brain 12 is biasedly used as if thinking logically. In the latter case, the feature is not unique to Japanese people.

[0011] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a learning device capable of effectively continuing learning in a form in which the left brain is biasedly used, such as when a Japanese learns a foreign language such as English. To provide a learning content storage memory in which learning contents suitable for various learning are stored.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a learning content storage memory in which learning contents effective for hearing learning are stored.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a learning track in which data for learning such as English conversation learning is stored, and an area of the right brain relatively unused when listening to the learning data. Random access that can be arbitrarily accessed for each track with the activation track sandwiched between the learning track and the activation track that stores the activation data for activating The learning contents storage memory is configured by arranging the learning contents in a fixed order.

Therefore, from the learning content storage memory, the activation data stored in the activation track is read and reproduced between the learning data stored in the learning track to activate the right brain. Not only can recovery from fatigue due to activation be achieved in a short time, but the characteristics of random access memory can also be utilized to read and regenerate activation data at any time as needed, thus reducing fatigue early. While recovering to improve learning efficiency,
By activating the right brain in the interim, learning can be effectively sustained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a learning track storing data for learning such as English conversation learning, and a recovery track for calming the activity of the brain used when listening to the learning data. The recovery tracks that store data are arranged in a fixed order on a randomly accessible memory that can be accessed arbitrarily for each track, with the recovery tracks sandwiched between the learning tracks as appropriate. It constitutes a learning content storage memory.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the invention, when a specific region of the brain is intensively used, the recovery data for calming the activity of the region is read out as appropriate, so that the fatigue of the brain is reduced at an early stage. It aims to improve the efficiency of learning by recovering to, and to effectively continue learning.

In the invention according to claim 3, the case where the learning data is voice data in English is taken up.
If the Japanese is a learner, the audio data in English will intensively use only the left brain, so in this case, a musical instrument song by a Western musical instrument that intensively uses the right brain is incorporated into a specific channel. I try to balance the right and left brains.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the first learning track in which voice data for learning such as English conversation learning is stored together with relatively low background noise, and the voice data for learning together with relatively high background noise. The stored second learning tracks and the first and second learning tracks are arranged in separate groups on a randomly accessible memory that can be arbitrarily accessed for each track. Constitutes a learning content storage memory.

Therefore, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, when hearing a conversation, it is possible to hear only the conversation in a situation where there is almost no noise, or to hear the conversation together with noise or background sound in a place where the conversation is actually performed. You can easily switch by selecting
You can enrich the learning of hearing and enhance its effect.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a storage unit for storing a random access memory storing data for each track on the left and right two channels, and a random access memory stored in this storage unit are used to store these data. Data sequential reading means for sequentially reading data in track order, a numeric keypad for selecting an arbitrary track of this random access memory, and independent selection of left and right channels stored in this random access memory. Channel selection means and random access
Specific track identifying means for identifying a track having a specific character in the memory, and when reading data from the data sequential reading means, the reading of the data of the identified track is skipped and the data of only the remaining tracks is read. The learning device is provided with a specific track skip instructing means, a specific track reading means for directly reading the identified track without operating a ten-key pad, and a reproducing means for reproducing the sound of the read track.

That is, in the learning apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, data is sequentially read from the random access memory stored in the storage unit for each track, or a specific track is read by using the ten-key pad, or a specific track is read. Of course, it is possible to read the data sequentially from the track and play those sounds, and when there is a specific track such as for activating the right brain in the random access memory, identify it and operate it. By skipping this, the data of only the other track can be read and reproduced, or the data of the specific track can be read and reproduced by a so-called one-touch operation. Therefore, with this learning device, not only can the right brain be activated in accordance with a program previously arranged on the side of the random access memory during learning of English, etc. Considering this, it is possible to easily select a specific track for activation of the right brain. Also, with the track arrangement on the random access memory side, even when such a specific track should be played, it is possible to avoid (skip) this and play the data of only the normal track. Can be effectively done according to one's will.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a compact disc accommodating portion for accommodating a compact disc storing data for each track on left and right channels, a memory element storage portion for storing randomly accessible memory elements, and A learning device is provided with a data read selection means for selectively reading the data stored in the memory element and the data stored in the compact disc storage portion, and a reproduction means for reproducing voice from the data read from the data read selection means. Prepare.

That is, in the invention described in claim 6, the voice data for learning is reproduced from the memory element stored in the memory element storage unit, and the voice data for activating the right brain can be reproduced from the compact disc in the meantime. I try to improve the learning effect.

In the invention described in claim 7, it is clarified that the learning content storage memory described in claims 1, 2, 4, and 5 is a compact disk as an example. Of course, other random accessible disks, semiconductor memories, etc. can also be used as the learning content storage memory of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the memory element is a memory capable of reading and writing voice data, and the voice data for learning is written in this memory element at any time. Of course, the memory element may be a read-only ROM, but by making it a readable / writable memory, it becomes possible to appropriately take in data suitable for the user's learning into the device.

[0026]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a learning device for learning English conversation according to an embodiment of the present invention. This learning device is a rectangular parallelepiped device body 12 having a thickness of about 2 cm.
And a lid 13 in the form of a flat plate which is openably and closably arranged therein, and a compact disc can be housed therein. A headphone jack 15 and a volume 16 for adjusting the volume of the headphones are attached to the side of the apparatus body 12. A liquid crystal display 17 is arranged on the front surface of the main body of the apparatus, and the state of the track being reproduced is displayed here.

A transparent window 21 is arranged substantially at the center of the lid portion 13, and the presence or absence of the compact disc can be confirmed from here. A numeric keypad 22 is arranged immediately in front of the window 21. The ten-key pad 22 is used, for example, to find the beginning of a track to be reproduced and to determine the earliest order of some tracks. Two slide switches 23, 24, a pause key 25, and a stop key 26 are arranged in front of the numeric keypad 22.

Slide switch 23 arranged on the left side
Turns off the power of the learning device 11, sets the CD (compact disc) to operate,
Used when selecting the EN radio station. That is, this learning device can play a compact disc and also receive a FEN radio station for learning English. The slide switch 24 arranged on the right side is for selecting whether to output audio to the headphones in stereo or monaural. In this device, a compact disc, which will be described later in detail, has a track in which two people's conversations are recorded in a completely left-right separated form, so that it can be heard even in monaural.

A start key 31 for starting reproduction of a compact disc is provided at the right end on the foremost side of the lid portion 13.
Is arranged, and a push button 32 for opening the lid 13 is arranged at the left end. A plurality of operation keys 33 to 37 are arranged in a line between them. When the user presses the fatigue recovery key 33 located at the left end, a specific track (hereinafter referred to as Western music track) in the compact disc is accessed so that predetermined Western music can be played. Has become. Then, when the reproduction of this Western music track is completed, the track that was being reproduced immediately before that is resumed and the reproduction is continued.
If the stop key 26 is pressed while the Western music track is being reproduced by pressing the fatigue recovery key 33, the reproduction of the entire compact disc is not ended, but only the Western music track is reproduced. Is ended, and the track that was being played back immediately before that is returned to and playback is continued.

The learning mode key 34 arranged next to the fatigue recovery key 33 switches the learning device 11 between the skip mode and the normal mode each time the learning mode key 34 is pressed. Here, the normal mode is a normal mode in which tracks are sequentially selected and played back, and the skip mode is a mode in which western music tracks are skipped and tracks are played back. Since the other operation keys 35 to 37 are keys used in a normal reproducing apparatus such as programming the reproduction order of the tracks and instructing the repeat of the reproduction, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows an essential part of the circuit configuration of the learning device shown in FIG. The learning device is equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41, and a bus 4 such as a data bus.
2 is connected to each unit in the apparatus. Of these, R
The OM 43 is a read only memory that stores programs for performing various controls of this learning device. RAM
Reference numeral 44 is a random access memory for temporarily storing data necessary for performing these controls.
The input circuit 45 is connected to various key switches such as the numeric keypad 22 (FIG. 1) and the A / D converter 46. The A / D converter 46 is connected to the volume 16, and the resistance value input for volume setting is converted into an analog / digital signal to generate a CP.
It is designed to notify the U41 side.

The display control circuit 48 uses the liquid crystal display 17
Is a circuit for controlling the display of. Motor control circuit 4
Reference numeral 9 controls the drive motor 51 for rotating the compact disc. The reading control circuit 52 is connected to the data reading unit 53 and controls reading of data from the compact disc. The audio output control circuit 54 gives an audio signal to the amplifier circuit 55 to amplify the audio. The audio signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 55 is sent from the headphone jack 15 to headphones (not shown). The tuner input circuit 56 inputs the received signal of FEN broadcast as AM broadcast from the tuner circuit 57, and
When the reception of EN broadcast is selected, it is sent to the audio output control circuit 54 as an analog signal.

FIG. 3 shows an outline of the data structure of a special compact disk for learning English conversation which is effectively used in this learning device. In addition, this learning device 1
1 can also use a normal compact disc,
In this case, the existing function can be utilized to reproduce sound information such as music and voice as in a normal compact disc reproducing apparatus.

The compact disc 61 is provided with an index 62 in which the total number of tracks, their addresses, the numbers of Western music tracks, and the like are arranged. After that, each track is sequentially recorded from the first track data 63 _1. Data 63 ₂ , ..., 63 _N ,. The data reading unit 53 shown in FIG.
When (FIG. 1) is pressed, the content of the index 62 is read and stored in the RAM 44. At this time, if there is a Western music track number, this address is also RA
It will be stored in M44.

In the compact disc 61 used in this embodiment, a track corresponding to the middle position of all the tracks is assigned as a Western music track, and Western music having a length of several minutes to less than 10 minutes is allocated here. Contains one song. This means that assuming that the playback time of one compact disc 61 is, for example, 40 minutes, even if the learning is performed in order from the first track, the use of the left brain that has been used until then will be temporarily stopped after about 20 minutes have passed. It is intended to balance the activities of the left and right brains by activating the right brain by Western music during that time.

Here, the Western music to be recorded on the compact disc 61 needs to activate only the right brain. Therefore, only pure Western musical instruments such as piano, organ, violin, harpsichord, cello, etc. need to be used. It is prohibited to use traditional Japanese instruments such as Biwa and Shakuhachi alone or with Western instruments. The sounds of these instruments used since ancient times in Japan are processed by the left brain as language for the Japanese. In this case, the left brain is used in preference to the right brain, which is useful for activating the right brain. Because there is no.

Further, even if Western musical instruments are used, it is not preferable to use music in which human voices and insect sounds are heard at the same time. When a human voice coexists like in an opera, not only is the human voice processed as a language in the left brain, but as described above, the left brain is used in preference to the right brain. This is because the Western music used has little effect on the activation of the right brain. Also, Japanese recognize the sound of insects as a language, unlike Westerners, so it would be unfavorable to hear it simultaneously with Western music.

Similarly, for the alpha (α) wave music, the sound of waves, and the chirping of birds, which have recently been attracting attention in part, the Japanese process these as languages in the left brain. It is not preferable to use it alone or in combination with Western music.

Note that it is possible to activate only the right brain by listening to a mechanical sound such as white noise without using a Western musical instrument. However, it is generally painful and difficult to hear such noises such as mechanical sounds for a long period of time, and it is not possible to expect mental stability and morale as in the case of listening to music. Western music allows a variety of songs to be selected for the purpose of the user, but classical music is generally excellent for relieving fatigue. Also, among classical music, baroque music with a clear structure is generally more effective than the emotional romantic music. For example, songs such as Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto" are excellent.

FIG. 4 shows, as a general characteristic, the superiority of the right brain and the left brain when listening to Western music and leaving it as it is after learning English conversation. 20 lessons for learning English conversation
When concentrated for a minute, only the left brain is used during that time, and as shown by the solid line 71, an absolute superior state is achieved. When Western music is subsequently heard, the state changes rapidly from the left brain dominance to the right brain dominance, as indicated by the broken line 72. Therefore,
For example, if you concentrate on the English conversation for only 20 minutes, listen to Western music for 4 to 5 minutes, and then learn English conversation again, you can effectively learn while maintaining the balance of cerebral activity.

On the other hand, when English is concentrated on the compact disc for 20 minutes or more and is left as it is, the left brain is dominant for several hours or as shown by the alternate long and short dash line 73. It lasts for more than 10 hours, causing the can to become sluggish and the imagination to be difficult to work. In addition, since the cerebrum does not work in a well-balanced way during English conversation learning, there is a problem in that concentration cannot be maintained and sufficient results cannot be achieved. In particular, in the case of Japanese, not only vowels but also many kinds of sounds that should be processed by the right brain like the sounds of insects are processed by the left brain compared to Westerners, so it is completely different after learning English conversation. Even if you learn or work, the left brain is likely to dominate during that time, and it is not easy to actively activate the right brain. Therefore,
It becomes very meaningful to select the Western music track and use the right brain exclusively during the learning of English conversation and at the end of learning.

By the way, in the learning device 11 of the present embodiment, it is possible to freely set the rate at which the Western music track is selected in consideration of the characteristics or individual differences of each person. The simplest way to do this is to make the Western music track freely accessible to the user when desired.

FIG. 5 shows the control contents of the learning device when freely accessing the Western music track. The CPU 41 shown in FIG.
Is being monitored for depression of the fatigue recovery key 33 when the compact disc is set to operate (step S101). When the fatigue recovery key 33 is pressed (Y), it is checked whether any track of the compact disc is being reproduced (step S1).
02), if it is not being reproduced (N), that is, in the state where the start key 31 (FIG. 1) has not been pressed yet, the index 62 shown in FIG. 3 is read to search the address of the Western music track (step S103). ). And
The Western music track is accessed to read the data, which is sent to the audio output control circuit 54 (FIG. 2) to reproduce the Western music (step S104). The music is reproduced when the reproduction of the Western music track is completed (step S105; Y) or the stop key 26 (FIG. 2) is pressed (step S106; Y).

On the other hand, if any of the tracks on the compact disc is being reproduced (step S102;
Y), RAM of the address of the compact disc being played
44 (FIG. 2) (step S107). Then, after this, the address of the western music track stored in the RAM 44 when the start key 31 is pressed is read (step S108), and the track is reproduced (step S109). The reproduction of the western music by this is performed when the reproduction of the track is completed (step S110;
Y), when the stop key 26 is pressed (step S1)
11; Y). In these cases, step S10
In step 7, the address stored in the RAM 44 is read out, and the address that was being reproduced is returned to start reproducing (step S112). That is, when the user feels tired during learning English conversation, he / she presses the fatigue recovery key 33 at a good break and listens to all Western music or only for a desired time. After this, you will be returned to the place where you were studying before and resume learning English.

On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows the control contents of the learning device when the conversation is learned by skipping the Western music track. As described above, the learning device 11 is switched between the skip mode and the normal mode by pressing the learning mode key 34.

When the slide switch 23 is set to operate the compact disc, CP
U41 monitors the depression of the start key 31 (step S201). When it is depressed (Y), the index 62 is read from the compact disc 61 and stored in the RAM 44 (step S202). Then C
The PU 41 reads the mode flag stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 44 to check whether the learning device 11 is set to the skip mode (step S).
203). As a result, when the learning device 11 is set to the skip mode (Y), the index 62
Playback of tracks is performed in a form excluding the Western music track determined by reading (step S20).
4).

Here, the execution of the track reproduction means, in the case where no other operation is performed, in a form in which only the Western music track is removed from the data 63 ₁ of the first track shown in FIG. Data 63 _{2 for} each track, ……, 63 in order
_N , ... means executing playback. When the number of the first track is designated by the ten-key pad 22 or when the number of the track is designated by the operation of the key for sequentially feeding the tracks, the reading and reproduction of the data from those designated tracks are performed. Of course. In addition, when the processing order of the tracks is programmed, it is natural that the tracks are sequentially read and reproduced along with the programmed processing order.

If it is determined in step S203 that the mode is not the skip mode, that is, if the learning device 11 is set to the normal mode (N), the reproduction of the track is executed without excluding the western music track. This is the case (step S205). Also in this case, the tracks are not always reproduced in order from the data 63 ₁ of the first track and in ascending order.

FIG. 7 shows a part of the arrangement of the recorded contents of a compact disc for learning English conversation used in this learning device. In this figure, the upper column shows the track number and the lower column shows the recorded learning contents. The first to sixth tracks contain examples of phrases such as “to fill in” and “to get back to” as “KEY PHRASAL VERBS”. The 7th to 10th tracks include "SHORT CONVERSATIONS" (A). Here, the conversation between the two people is recorded separately on the left and right channels, but there is no background sound, and the conversation speed is normal but somewhat slower. First
In tracks 1 to 14, "SHORT TALKS" (A) contains a part of the contents of English news and lectures.

In this way, various learning contents are recorded, and the 25th track contains Brandenburg Concerto as Western music. It goes without saying that the content of Western music is different for each compact disc for learning English conversation in the same series.

From the 26th track onward, different learning contents are recorded with the same structure as the 1st to 24th tracks. For example, for tracks 32 to 35, "SHORT CO
(B) of "NVERSATIONS" is recorded. Here also 2
Human conversation is recorded on the left and right channels without background sound.

On tracks 49 to 56 of the compact disc, "SHORT CONVERSATIONS" (A) and (B) are recorded in the form of conversation including background sounds such as the sound of the car and the surrounding voice. Has been done. The conversation speed is normal but a little faster. This is intended to develop the power of hearing.

The compact disc having such contents is
It is structured so that you can start learning from the first track as it is, and as mentioned above, Western music for stimulating the right brain and for changing the mood is located in the approximate center position of these tracks. Has been inserted. Of course, this compact disk can be programmed by itself, taking advantage of the fact that it is a random access memory.
It is possible to devise to enhance the learning effect.

FIG. 8 shows a program created by a user. Here, first learn the "KEY PHRASAL VERBS" on the 1st to 6th tracks, and then the 7th to 10th.
Be prepared for phrases used in the tracks. Then, the seventh to tenth tracks are learned next, and this time, the thirty-second to thirty-fifth tracks in which the background sound is added to the same contents are accessed to test how much the listening is performed. Next, access the 25th track to listen to Western music, while activating the right brain during this, check the part that could not be heard in the text or look up the dictionary. After this, the 32nd to 35th tracks are accessed again to challenge the hearing again. And after that, the 7th
Return to the 10th track and check the contents in an easy-to-understand conversation with no background sound. At this time, it is possible to participate in the conversation by operating the specific key of the learning device 11 to reproduce only one of the left and right channels. Finally, access the 25th track again to organize the learning contents, review, and adjust the brain for the next learning or work.

Such a program can be easily realized by designating the track switching order by operating the learning device 11. Further, since the ten-key pad 22 is attached to the learning device 11 of the embodiment, a desired track can be immediately accessed by operating the ten-key pad 22. The user can learn English while changing the learning by changing the program.

Modification of the Invention

If the compact disc and the ROM or such RAM are made to coexist, the learner can freely access the compact disc in which his favorite music is recorded and the ROM or RAM in which the learning contents are stored. By doing so, the learning effect can be improved while being familiar with more music.

FIG. 9 shows an appearance of a learning device according to a modification of the present invention. In this learning device 81, a lid 83 is openable and closable with respect to the device main body 82, and a small compact disc can be accommodated therein for western music appreciation and the like. A memory card insertion slot 84 and a memory card eject button 85 are arranged on the side of the apparatus main body 82. Two key switches 88, 89 at the right end on the front surface of the device main body 82
Is for increasing or decreasing the level of audio output. Other configurations are almost the same as those of the learning device 11 shown in FIG.
The same parts are designated by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.

In the learning device 81 of this modified example, a compact disc for learning English conversation can be set for learning, and a memory card (not shown) is inserted into the memory card insertion slot 84 and stored therein. Learning can be performed using the data for conversation learning that has been performed. The memory card may be composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), or a RAM backed up by a battery.
May be configured by.

In the former case, English can be learned by appropriately replacing a commercially available memory card for learning, and in the meantime, Western music can be heard on the compact disc to balance the right and left brains.

When the memory card is composed of a readable / writable ROM or a RAM backed up by a battery, the contents of the English conversation teaching material stored in this memory card can be appropriately exchanged. For example, students attending an English conversation school will be asked to put the contents of learning according to the school's learning schedule into this memory card when they go to school, and then prepare and review by the time they go to school. You can also Also in this case, by operating the learning device 81, Western music on the compact disc side can be taken in between learning.

If the compact disc contains a plurality of Western music, the numeric keypad 22 is used in advance.
By presetting a desired piece of music, etc., and by constructing a program as described with reference to FIG. 8, it is possible to listen to a favorite piece of music among many pieces of music during learning.

In the above, the embodiments and the modifications have been described by taking English conversation learning as an example. However, learning foreign languages other than this,
For learning other than language, these learning devices 11, 81 or a random access type learning content storage memory accommodating Western music as a part can be used, and effective learning can be performed as compared with the conventional art. it can.

[0065]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the activity storing the activation data for activating the right brain region that is relatively unused when listening to the learning data is stored. By using the tracks for randomization as a part of the tracks of the random access memory, it is possible to balance the use of the cerebrum, improve the efficiency of learning, and improve the adaptability to other work after learning.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the recovery data for calming the brain activity like some kind of classical music is arranged together with each data so that it can be heard. Thus, there is an effect that it is easy to switch to another learning, and it becomes easy to secure a good sleep even in the learning just before going to bed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, if Western music is heard when learning English conversation, the right brain can be comfortably used for a longer period than when the right brain is used due to noise. Better balance your brain.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the speech data for learning is accommodated in both the track having a relatively low background noise and the track having a relatively high background noise, the power of hearing can be enhanced. it can. Further, since these tracks are formed on the random access memory, it is easy to hear and compare them.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, not only the data can be read out from the random access memory such as a compact disk in track order, but also the track having a specific character can be easily read out. When the user feels tired at the time of learning, for example, the western music track can be promptly selected to recover the brain.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 6, since the compact disc and the memory element for storing the audio data are arranged, compared to the case where the western music is stored in a part of the compact disc, abundant number of songs can be provided. You can select an appropriate song from the list and listen to it in between learning.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, since the learning memory is composed of a compact disk, it is possible for each person to easily use the stored contents effective for learning without the need for a dedicated player. it can.

According to the present invention, the memory element used together with the compact disc is composed of a readable and writable memory. As a result, there is an effect that the learning effect can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a learning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a circuit configuration of a learning device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a data configuration diagram showing a configuration of data contained in the compact disc of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing changes in the superiority of the brain when the right brain is positively used after that when the left brain is used, and at other times.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the contents of control of a learning device when freely accessing a Western music track in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of control of a learning device when performing conversation learning by skipping a Western music track in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of an arrangement of recorded contents of a compact disc for learning English conversation.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a program of a reproduction order of tracks when the learning device of the present embodiment is used.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a learning device according to a modified example of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the upper surface of the temporal lobe of the human cerebrum is exposed.

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 11, 81 Learning device 22 Numeric keypad 26 Stop key 31 Start key 33 Fatigue recovery key 34 Learning mode key 41 CPU 43 ROM 53 Data reading unit 61 Compact disk 62 Index 63 Track data 84 Memory card insertion slot

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A learning track storing learning data, and an activation track storing activation data for activating an area of the right brain that is relatively unused when listening to the learning data. The tracks are arranged in a fixed order on a randomly accessible memory in which the activation tracks are appropriately sandwiched between the learning tracks and which can be accessed arbitrarily for each track. Memory for storing learning contents. 2. A learning track in which learning data is stored, and a recovery track in which recovery data for calming brain activity used when listening to the learning data is stored. With the recovery truck properly sandwiched between the learning trucks,
A learning content storage memory that is arranged in a fixed order on a randomly accessible memory that can be accessed arbitrarily for each track. 3. The learning content storage memory according to claim 1, wherein the learning data is voice data in English, and the activation data is a musical instrument sound of a Western musical instrument. 4. A first learning track in which learning voice data is stored together with relatively low background noise, and a second learning track in which the learning voice data is stored together with relatively high background noise. A memory for storing learning content, characterized in that these first and second learning tracks are arranged in separate groups on a randomly accessible memory that can be arbitrarily accessed for each track. . 5. A storage unit for storing a random access memory storing data for each track on two left and right channels, and these data are sequentially read from the random access memory stored in this storage unit in the order of tracks. Data sequential reading means, a ten-key for selecting an arbitrary track of the random access memory, and channel selecting means capable of independently selecting the left and right channels stored in the random access memory. A specific track identifying means for identifying a track having a specific character in the random access memory; and a read operation for skipping the data reading of the identified track when reading data from the data sequential reading means. Specific track scan to read only the data A learning operation, which comprises: a track instructing means, a specific track reading means for directly reading the identified track without operating the numeric keypad, and a reproducing means for reproducing the sound of the read track. apparatus. 6. A compact disc storage unit for storing a compact disc storing data for each track on left and right channels, a memory device storage unit for storing randomly accessible memory devices, and a memory device Learning comprising: data read selection means for selectively reading the data and the data stored in the compact disc storage portion; and reproduction means for reproducing voice from the data read from the data read selection means. apparatus. 7. The learning content storage memory according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the random access memory is a compact disc. 8. The learning device according to claim 6, wherein the memory element is a memory capable of reading and writing voice data, and the voice data for learning is written in the memory element at any time.