JPH10143061A - Foreign language learning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to effectively master a constituting method for sentences essentially to a foreign language by outputting a translation of a phrase corresponding to the array of a 2nd sentence by voice, character display, etc. SOLUTION: A CPU 10 reads an English sentence phrase out of a CD-ROM to a memory 12 by a medium reader 20, rearranges its data at random, and then pastes them to a phrase select button for a 6th field and displays them on a display 16. When the user puts a cursor 224 on one of phrase select buttons and presses a click button, the English sentence phrase is justified to the left and displayed in a 3rd field. Further, when a translation support means is effectively displayed with a switch for a 5th field, Japanese hint phrases as Japanese translations of the English sentence phrase which are one in number more than English sentence phrases already displayed in the 3rd field by selecting a phrase select button are displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foreign language learning apparatus, and more particularly, to a method for translating a first sentence created in a first language into a second sentence created in a second language. Related to a foreign language learning device for students to learn.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years,
The passion for learning foreign languages is growing more than before. In such foreign language learning, translating an expression in Japanese into an expression in a foreign language is one of the main learning modes.

However, sentence structures differ between different languages such as Japanese and English. For example, even if a Japanese sentence is translated sequentially from the beginning, it cannot be translated into a correct English sentence. It is necessary to look at the whole and translate English from the appropriate word. Therefore, it is difficult for beginners to immediately understand which words should be translated and in what order, especially when translating relatively long sentences into different languages. It cannot be derived quickly. In addition, no matter how much the habit of performing such permutations of the word order is acquired, it is not possible to acquire practical language skills sufficient to cope with conversation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a foreign language learning apparatus and a medium for realizing the foreign language learning apparatus, which enable a user to effectively learn a method of constructing a sentence inherent in a foreign language. The purpose is to do.

[0005] Incidentally, inventions and devices for solving such problems include, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-196270, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-220985, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-13 / 1979.
Japanese Patent No. 5026 discloses an invention and a device related to a printing teaching material, but the present invention is further developed from the invention and relates to an interactive foreign language learning device that performs an output operation in accordance with a user's operation input.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for translating a first sentence created in a first language into a second sentence created in a second language. Is a foreign language learning device that allows a user to learn the first sentence, wherein the translation target display means for displaying the first sentence, and the second sentence is separated at a separation position of semantic content in the second language. Translation assist output means for outputting translations of the plurality of phrases in the first language in correspondence with the phrases in the second sentence, composition writing input means for inputting a sentence combining the phrases, Determining means for determining whether the sentence input by the composition input means and the second sentence match; and, when the determining means determines that the two are the same, announcing the fact, If it is determined not to do so Characterized in that it comprises a notifying means for notifying, the.

The present invention also provides a program for causing a user to learn a method of translating a first sentence created in a first language by a computer into a second sentence created in a second language. A recorded medium, wherein the translation of a plurality of phrases in the first language, in which the second sentence is separated at the separation positions of the semantic contents in the second language, is the phrase in the second sentence. A translation assisting display step for displaying correspondingly, a composition input step for receiving a sentence formed by combining the phrases, and determining whether or not the sentence accepted by the composition input step matches the second sentence. And providing a medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure including a determining step.

According to the present invention, the translation of the phrase is output by voice or a character string display or the like corresponding to the sequence in the second sentence. Therefore, the learner can create a translated sentence in the second language by combining phrases having a certain meaning in an appropriate order while referring to the display. As a result, the learner can be allowed to compose while being aware of the meaning of the meaning in the second language, and can learn the same sentence construction method and thinking method as those of the native language of the second language.

[0009] The composition input means of the present invention is designed so that a phrase composed of the phrases can be input by designating the arrangement order of the phrases in order from the beginning of the text, and the translation is performed. The auxiliary output unit may be configured to output a further translation of the phrase each time one of the phrases is designated by the composition input unit.

[0010] With this arrangement, when creating a translation in the second language by designating the phrase, the phrase to be arranged next is referred to while referring to the translation of the phrase further output by the translation auxiliary output means. Can be specified.
As a result, according to the present invention, the user can more efficiently learn the method of constructing a sentence in the second language.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the present invention is applied to an English learning apparatus that allows a user to learn a method of translating a Japanese sentence into an English sentence. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the English learning device.

As shown in FIG.
U10, memory 12, I / O ports 14a, 14b, 1
4c, display 16, pointing device 1
8, a medium reading device 20, an address bus 22 and a data bus 24 connecting these devices.

Here, the CPU 10 is connected to the memory 12
This is a means for executing a program loaded in the program. The memory 12 is constituted by a RAM, stores a program read from the medium reading device 20, and is also used as a work area of the CPU 10. The I / O ports 14a to 14c are connected to the display 16, the pointing device 18, and the medium reading device 20, respectively,
This is the mechanism that is responsible for the transfer of data between The display 16 is a means for displaying characters and images formed of a CRT, liquid crystal, or the like. The pointing device 18 displays the display 16 in a graphical user interface, such as a mouse or trackball.
It is an input device for moving a cursor displayed above. The medium reading device 20 is a device for reading information stored from an information storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a floppy disk, and a memory card.

In this English learning apparatus, a CD-ROM in which a predetermined program and data in Japanese and English are recorded is inserted into the medium reading device 20, and the data is loaded into the memory 12 by the CPU 10. This is realized by being executed.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the operation procedure according to a program stored in a CD-ROM inserted into the medium reading device 20. Hereinafter, the operation of the English learning device will be described with reference to these drawings.

First, in this English learning apparatus, video data is read from a CD-ROM inserted into the medium reading apparatus 20, and a state in which an inquiry is made in English is reproduced by the display 16 and a speaker (not shown). (S100). At this time, the English character string data BB11 which is the content of the inquiry shown in FIG. 4 is displayed below the moving image according to the user's selection. The character string data is read from the CD-ROM.

Next, the user is prompted to respond to the inquiry (S101). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing Japanese character string data representing the response options stored in the CD-ROM. The CPU 10 reads out these Japanese character string data B11R1 to B3R3, and based on the data,
The response selection screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display 16. On this response selection screen, the Japanese character string data B11R1 to B11R1 to 3
b, 22c, and prompts the cursor 24 to select a response.

Here, the user moves the cursor 24 displayed on the display 16 using the pointing device 18, and selects one of the radio buttons 22.
When the click button is pressed on a to c, the cursor 24 is overlaid on the "OK" button 26 shown in FIG. 4 and when the click button is pressed, the processing proceeds as if the response was selected. Can be

At this time, if an inappropriate response to the question is selected (S102), specifically, if the response (Japanese character string data B11R3) in the middle of FIG. A video to that effect is reproduced by the display 16 and a speaker (not shown) (S103). In other cases (S102: Japanese character string data B11R1
In 2), it is determined that the response is appropriate, and an initial screen for requesting translation of the Japanese response sentence into English is displayed on the display 16 (S104). Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the response in the lower part of FIG. 6 has been selected, that is, that the Japanese character string data B11R1 has been selected.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the display 16 after the response in the lower part of FIG. 6 is selected. First of the initial screen shown in the figure
In the field 28a, a message saying "Please click the phrase to complete the response" is displayed.
The second field 28b is an interrogation display area in which the English character string BB11, which is the content of the interrogation,
It is read from the OM and displayed. Third field 28
c is a response display area in which an English sentence created by the user is displayed. The fourth field 28d contains Japanese character string data BB1 which is the response selected on the screen shown in FIG.
1R1 is read from the CD-ROM and displayed. In the fifth field 28e, a translation assistance display which is a characteristic function of the English learning device is displayed. It should be noted that the present English learning device is configured so that the switch 30 in the initial screen shown in FIG. 7 can switch the display and non-display of the translation auxiliary display at any time during the preparation of the English sentence. In this way, a user with a high level of skill can learn by setting the translation auxiliary display to non-display, or a user with a low level of skill can set the translation auxiliary display to always display to learn. . Furthermore, when a user with a medium skill level refers to the translation assist display as needed during the preparation of an English sentence, the translation assist display appropriately corresponding to the skill level can be performed only by the switching operation using the switch 30. Become. Hereinafter, a case where the translation assist display is set to be always displayed will be described.

A phrase selection button is arranged and displayed in the sixth field 28f. The phrase selection button displays an English phrase created by dividing the correct English translation of the response (Japanese character string data B11R1) at the position where the meaning is separated. FIG. 8 shows the CD-R
It is a figure which shows the English phrase DC11-14 stored in OM. The CPU 10 executes these English phrases D
CD-RO by using the medium reading device 20
After reading the data from M into the memory 12 and randomly rearranging the data, the data is pasted to the phrase selection button in the sixth field 28f and displayed on the display 16. Then, if the user places the cursor 24 on any one of the phrase selection buttons and presses the click button,
The English phrase is displayed left-justified in the third field 28c. At this time, the first character of the English phrase selected first and the first character of the English phrase following the period are converted to upper case and displayed. still,
In this English learning device, the English phrase pasted on the phrase selection button in the sixth field 28f is replaced each time this initial screen is displayed. Each time, the user can be forced to consider which English phrase to select. That is, according to the present English learning apparatus, the display arrangement of English phrases changes with each access, so that the phrase selection based on the storage of the positional relationship such as "Surely the phrase arranged at this position should be selected first" is eliminated. As a result, the learning effect at the time of repetitive learning is prevented from being reduced.

The seventh field 28g contains "Delete ph" for deleting one English phrase already input by the phrase selection button and returning to the state before the input.
"clear" button 32 and "Clear" for returning to the initial screen state in which no English phrase has been selected yet.
r all "button 34 and an" OK "button 3 for inputting to the device that all English phrases have been selected.
6 and "Show ans" to display the correct English sentence
button 38 and a Cancel button 40 to cancel the response to the question
Are arranged and displayed.

The initial screen described above is displayed.
When the translation assist display is set to be displayed effectively by the switch 30 in the fifth field 28e, the third field 2 is already selected by the phrase selection button.
One more Japanese hint phrase than the number of English phrases displayed in 8c is displayed (S105).
Accordingly, in the state of the initial screen, no English phrase has been selected yet, so one Japanese hint phrase is displayed in the fifth field 28e. Here, the Japanese hint phrase means a Japanese translation of the English phrase DC11 to DC14. A Japanese hint phrase, which is a Japanese translation of the English phrase DC11 to be selected first, is displayed first, and then continues. Japanese hint phrases that are Japanese translations of power English phrases DC12 to DC14 are sequentially displayed.

When the user clicks the phrase selection button displayed in the sixth field 28f while referring to the Japanese hint phrase (S106), the selected English phrase is displayed in the third field 28c (S107). ).

FIG. 9 shows an English phrase DC11 by the user.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen of the display 16 when two of a phrase selection button indicating an English phrase DC12 and a phrase selection button indicating an English phrase DC12 are pressed in this order.
In this case, as shown in the figure, the third field 28c includes "I'm prod of it."
The two English phrases "on't understand" 42b are displayed left-justified in this order, and the fifth field 28e contains "I'm prod of it."
The Japanese hint phrase "I am proud" 44a and "I don'tunders"
Japanese word hint phrase "I can't understand" 44b, which is a Japanese translation of the word "tand" 42b, and the Japanese hint phrase "~ no ga ga" 44c, which is a Japanese translation of the English phrase "the mentality of" to be selected next
And are separated by a slash (/) and displayed left-justified in this order.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing Japanese hint phrase character string data JT11 to JT17 stored on the CD-ROM for displaying the Japanese hint phrase. The character string data JT11 shown in the figure is data displayed in the fifth field 28e in a state where an English phrase has not been selected yet. In addition, character string data JT12-1
Reference numeral 7 denotes data displayed in the fifth field 28e while one to six English phrases are displayed. When the user attempts to select seven or more English phrases, a warning message indicating that the English phrase must be input again is displayed on the display 16.
These character string data JT11 to JT17 are data created by arranging the Japanese translation phrases of the English phrase DC11 to DC14 in the same order as the arrangement of the English phrase in the correct English phrase, and embedding a slash between the Japanese translation phrases. It is.

In this way, the Japanese hint phrase which is the translation of the English phrase to be selected next is displayed after being added to the Japanese hint phrase which is the translation of the English phrase already selected. The translation assist display can be performed according to the thinking process of the user who is preparing the English sentence. As a result, it is possible to make the translation assisting display function as a pilot guide for creating English sentences, so as to efficiently learn the rhythm of natural English conversation sentences and composition sentences.

During the preparation of the response English, "Delete
When the "phrase" button 32 is pressed (S1
06), one English phrase displayed in the third field 28c is deleted (S108), and the third field 28c is deleted.
Character string data JT11-17 for Japanese hint phrases including one more Japanese hint phrase than the number of English phrases remaining in c are displayed in the fifth field 28e (S105).

[0030] Also, during the preparation of the response English sentence, "Clear
All button 34 is pressed (S10
6) The initial screen is displayed again to restart the English text creation from the beginning (S104).

The above procedure is repeated until the creation of the English sentence is completed and the "OK" button 36 is pressed (S10).
9). When the "OK" button 36 is pressed, the CPU 10 performs a collation process between the created English sentence and the correct English sentence (S110). For this reason, the CD-ROM inserted into the medium reading device 20 stores character string data representing correct English sentences. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing character string data BB11R1 and BB11R2 representing the correct English sentence.
The character string data BB11R1 shown in FIG. 5 is an English translation of the Japanese character string data B11R1 already shown in FIG. 5, and the character string data BB11R2 is an English translation of the Japanese character string data B11R2 shown in FIG.

The CPU 10 reads the data corresponding to the Japanese character string data B11R1-2 selected by the user from the character string data BB11R1-2, from the CD-ROM to the medium reading device 20. And compare it with the English sentence created by the user.

If they do not match (S1
11) The fact that the created English sentence is incorrect is displayed on the display 16 (S112), and the initial screen is displayed again (S104).

If they match (S11
1) A chime indicating that the answer is correct is made to sound on a speaker (not shown) (S113), and unless the program is terminated (S114), an inquiry is made again and the process is continued (S113).
100).

According to the English learning apparatus described above, the user can effectively learn the method of constructing the original sentence of the foreign language.

The English learning device described above can be implemented in various modifications.

For example, in the above-mentioned English learning device, the translation assisting display is performed by displaying a character string. However, the translation assisting may be further performed by outputting the contents of the Japanese hint phrase by voice. In this way, the user's five senses can be fully utilized and the rhythm of English can be mastered.

Further, in the above-mentioned English learning apparatus, when a correct English sentence is prepared by the user, the following question is again asked unless the program is terminated.
Between the time when the creation of the English sentence is completed and the time when the next question is played, the sound of the correct English sentence input by the user,
Alternatively, the sound of the correct English sentence stored in advance on the CD-ROM may be output. This makes it possible to simulate a dialogue with a real voice, thereby enhancing the interest in learning English conversation.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the present invention is applied to an English language learning apparatus that allows a user to learn a method of translating a Japanese sentence into an English sentence. In the case of translation between any languages, such as a translation method from English to Japanese, and the like, the same can be implemented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an English learning device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to a program stored in a CD-ROM.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to a program stored in a CD-ROM.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing English sentence data representing the contents of a question;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing Japanese character string data representing a choice of a response to a question.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a response selection screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an initial screen for creating an English sentence.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing English phrases.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen during creation of an English sentence.

FIG. 10 C for displaying Japanese hint phrases
It is a figure showing the character string data for Japanese hint phrases stored in D-ROM.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing character string data representing a correct English sentence.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 CPU, 12 memories, 14a, 14b, 14c
I / O port, 16 display, 18 pointing device, 20 medium reading device, 22 address bus, 24 data bus.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A foreign language learning device for allowing a user to learn a method of translating a first sentence created in a first language into a second sentence created in a second language, A translation target display unit for displaying one sentence; and a translation in the first language of a plurality of phrases in which the second sentence is separated at a separation position of semantic content in the second language. A translation assistance output unit that outputs correspondingly to the sequence of the phrases in the sentence, an essay input unit that inputs a sentence composed of the phrases, and a sentence input by the essay input unit and the second sentence Determining means for determining whether or not they match each other; and notifying means for notifying when the both are determined to match by the determining means, and notifying when both are determined not to match, Foreign countries characterized by including Word learning device. 2. The foreign language learning device according to claim 1, wherein the composition input unit inputs a sentence combining the phrases by designating the arrangement order of the phrases in order from the beginning of the sentence. The translation assisting output means outputs a further translation of the phrase each time one of the phrases is designated by the composition inputting means. 3. A medium storing a program for causing a user to learn a method of translating a first sentence created in a first language by a computer into a second sentence created in a second language. A translation of the plurality of phrases in the first language, in which the second sentence is separated at the position of the separation of the semantic content in the second language, corresponds to the sequence of the phrases in the second sentence. A translation assisting display step of displaying a sentence, a composition input step of receiving a sentence formed by combining the phrases, and a determination step of determining whether or not the sentence accepted by the composition input step matches the second sentence. A medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure including and is stored.