KR101333946B1 - Apparatus for studying engligh speaking based on drawing method using smart device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a drawing method based apparatus for practicing English speaking using a smart device and, more specifically, to the drawing method based apparatus for practicing English speaking using a smart device which can: practice English speaking regardless of time and place by using a portable smart device; sensuously practice English speaking by widely using vision, auditory, and tactile sense; and mark accent and intonation by using a finger or a touch pen on vocabularies, sentences, and paragraphs, and mark standard pronunciation of native speaker on color lines in which a learner has been marked to be overlapped while making the learner listen accurate pronunciation of the native speaker so that the learner can compare the drawn lines with correct answers and check accuracy for interactive study. To achieve the above goals, the drawing method based apparatus for practicing English speaking using a smart device comprises a practice module which marks accents and intonation with color lines when the learner practices speaking for English vocabularies, sentences, paragraphs, and prolonged sound; and a quiz module which makes the learner study with complex senses including vision, auditory, and tectile sense by randomly showing the English vocabularies, sentences, paragraphs, and prolonged sound shown in the practice module, making the learner mark accent and intonation with color curved line using the finger or touch pen directly on a screen for reading train, and modifying English articulation ability by checking correct answers at the lower end. [Reference numerals] (40) Check the answer

Description

Apparatus for studying Engligh speaking based on drawing method using smart device}

The present invention relates to an English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using smart devices. More specifically, you can learn to speak English without regard to time and place using a portable smart device, you can learn to speak English sensibly while using visual, auditory and tactile sense, words, sentences, paragraphs By allowing the learner to display accents and intonations with curved color lines using a finger or a touch pen, the native speaker's standard pronunciation is displayed on the color line displayed by the learner, and at the same time, the correct native speaker can be heard. The learner relates to an English speaking learning program based on a drawing technique using a smart device that enables interactive learning by comparing the line drawn with the correct answer.

With the advent of the global era and the lowering of trade barriers between countries due to free trade agreements, the need for English education, the first foreign language, is emerging.

In English, unlike Korean, words stress, sentence stress, intonation, etc., the pronunciation is very strange. Moreover, English pronunciation should be read at a relatively faster speed than Korean pronunciation, and it is important to follow the pronunciation of a foreigner as it is different from Korean because the pronunciation of words between words is different from Korean.

In particular, as TOEIC speaking, an English speaking proficiency test, is included in the TOEIC test, which is used as a measure of English proficiency in various companies and institutions, the ability to speak correct pronunciation becomes more important.

In most cases of English speaking education, individual textbooks are conducted through specialized offline private institutes or online internet lectures. However, it is not easy for modern people to spend extra time for teaching English speaking.

In addition, existing offline lectures are relatively expensive, and video lectures or textbook-based self-study activities have no interaction, so they have no choice but to stay in one-sided learning, and there are limitations in time and space. do.

Therefore, by using a portable smart device that is widely spread in recent years, you can learn English speaking regardless of time and place, and use the visual, auditory, and tactile senses to learn English speaking learning sensibly. The need for technology development is emerging.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, in particular, can be taught English speaking regardless of time and place, can learn to speak English sensibly, the accuracy of the learner's own stress and intonation The purpose of this program is to provide an English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using smart devices that enable users to check interactively with the app.

Drawing technique-based English speaking learning program using a smart device according to the present invention devised to achieve the above object is a practice module for displaying the stress and intonation in color lines when practicing the English words, sentences, paragraphs, alms; And randomly appearing English words, sentences, paragraphs, and soft notes in the practice module, and the learner trains the reading while displaying the accents and intonations with a curved line with a hand or a touch pen on the screen. It is characterized by including a quiz module to learn the correct sense of English articulation ability through the correct answer through visual, tactile, auditory complex sense.

In addition, the exercise module displays the spelling of any one of the English words, sentences, paragraphs, yeonmyeon on the screen, and displays the stress and intonation embodied when the native speaker pronounces on the spelling with a curved line of color lines, If it is spelled, the pronunciation guide for the part being consonant can be provided on the screen.

In addition, the quiz module is a spelling part in which the words, sentences, paragraphs, tones of spelling to learn the stress and intonation is displayed on the screen, the learner stressed and accented by a curved color line in the spelling part using a finger or a touch pen Learner drawing section that draws directly, a curved color line reflecting the sound of the native speakers commonly used on the screen, the correct answer drawing unit is displayed superimposed on the learner drawing unit, when the learner wants to check the correct answer after the learner drawing unit A correct answering unit providing a drawing unit, a pronunciation providing unit to enable pronunciation listening of native speakers at the same time when the correct answering unit provides the correct drawing unit, whether to provide the correct answering unit and the native speaker's pronunciation at the same time It may include an environment setting unit for setting whether to provide.

According to the present invention, it is possible to learn English speaking regardless of time and place by using a portable smart device, and there is an effect of learning English speaking sensibly while using the visual, auditory, and tactile senses.

In addition, according to the present invention, the learner displays the stress and intonation in a curved color line using a finger or a touch pen on words, sentences, paragraphs, and displays the standard pronunciation of the native speaker on the color line displayed by the learner. By allowing the native speaker to listen to the pronunciation of the native speaker, the learner can check the accuracy while comparing the line drawn with the correct answer.

1 to 6 are screens implementing the practice module of the English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a screen implementing the quiz module of the English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a screen that implements a schedule module of an English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In addition, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

For native speakers who speak English as a foreign language, stress, intonation, and oral friction points, which are characteristic of English sounds, differ greatly from their native languages.

Drawing speech-based English speaking learning program using a smart device according to the present invention is a training function that helps to speak as much as possible to the native speaker of the native speaker when speaking English as a foreign language.

Sentences in English have their own characteristic accents, based on punctuation, grammatical criteria, according to periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. This is an important point that has also been adopted as a scoring criterion for TOEIC speaking. The accent spoken by the existing broken line is treated as a curve in the intonation training of the present invention. This reflects the interactive characteristics of an app for a smart device, and performs a function to efficiently help reading training according to the app user.

In the case of non-English speaking English based on the native language, there is a difficulty in speaking or listening to the loss of certain consonants and vowels due to the characteristics of the English language. This acts as a barrier to language acquisition in speaking or listening to the tone. In addition, the phonological change in the vowel sound according to the stress of the word, when the native speaker learns English as a foreign language, the error that is pronounced different from the original phonetic speaker's native voice when learning based on international standard phonetic symbols You commit. The training of the soft and vowel sound changes according to the present invention enables to train a sense of speed with a curve through representative examples.

1 to 6 are screens implementing the practice module of the English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Smart devices include tablet PCs, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), notebooks, cellular phones, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phones, Hand-Held PCs, GSM (Global System for Mobile) phones, W-CDMA ( Wideband CDMA) phones, CDMA-2000 phones, and smartphones can be used. Applications that provide English speaking learning programs can be downloaded and used, or embedded applications can be used.

The practice module learns to speak words, sentences, paragraphs, and yearbooks using a combination of visual, tactile, and auditory senses.

Words are presented on a page-by-page basis with emphasis on accents and intonations of English sounds with importance. The noun phrases linked by the conjunctive noun appearing in the latter part are constructed to emphasize the importance of stress and intonation, especially in English reading. In addition, certain vowels, such as 'p' sounds, were constructed because they were vulnerable to Korean native language habits.

The sentence presents four sentences mixed with comment, interrogation and interjection. The contents of the sentence were all composed of fingerprints that are favorable for obtaining the TOEIC speaking score. You'll train to read in Part 1 of the app, but you'll usually find expressions that can be useful in later parts of the series.

The paragraph was composed by applying the drawing technique through the prints such as advertisements, notices, and weather forecasts, which can be most frequently presented among the paragraphs presented in the strategy section.

Yin helps to train seven similar forms of yin, mainly verbal + prepositional phrases. The main feature of this study is to consider the main app learners whose native language is Korean, and to help pronunciation of Korean, which is the most similar to the pronunciation of the native English speaker.

The drawing technique of the present invention is a "visual stimulus" that produces the sound of English that is distinct from the native language in color lines according to the stress and intonation of the characteristic English from words to paragraphs, and the "driven stimulus" which is learned by hand drawing. Tactile stimuli) "as a play concept in sounded texts. Accordingly, the drawing technique of the present invention enables to learn English speaking more effectively by inducing interest and motivating learning with a complex sense in which visual, auditory, and tactile senses act simultaneously.

Referring to FIG. 1, the spelling of the English word "borrow" is displayed on the screen, and the accents and intonations are displayed on the screen by color lines, so that the learners can naturally learn the accents and intonations. In addition, the screen describes the pronunciation method for "row" pronunciation that is not familiar to Koreans.

Referring to FIG. 2, the spelling of the compound noun "brown bear" is displayed on the screen, and the accent and intonation are displayed in color lines on the word, so that the learner can learn how to feel when the compound noun is pronounced. Make sure Also on the screen is a guide to stress and intonation when reading compound nouns.

In addition, the bottom of the screen presents a menu consisting of pronunciation strategies and exercises, quizzes, schedules. When you touch or click "Practice", you can hear the exact pronunciation of the native speaker in English as a native language, and learners can follow your mouth and visually see the accents and intonations marked with colored lines.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the English sentence is displayed on the screen, and the accents and intonations are displayed in color lines throughout the sentence, so that the learner can learn rhythm and height when reading the entire character. . In the case of English sentences, you can learn by listening to the correct pronunciation of the native speaker.

Referring to FIG. 5, the English paragraph is displayed on the screen, and the accents and intonations are displayed in color lines throughout the short sentence to provide a guide on stress and intonation when the learner reads the paragraphs in a row.

Referring to Figure 6, not only stress and intonation, but also provides a guide to the sound phenomenon during the pronunciation of English words. By watching these guides on the screen, you can listen to the pronunciation of native speakers, and if you repeat them by mouth, you will become accustomed to accents, intonations, and melodies.

Figure 7 is a screen implementing the quiz module of the English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The quiz module helps you train each word, sentence, and paragraph around the training material from strategy and practice. The words, sentences, paragraphs, and consonants that you practiced in the practice module appear randomly, maximizing the interactive function of the app, and training yourself to read by drawing a curve with your hand or a recognition pen, and then check the correct answer at the bottom. This is an area where English articulation ability is modified through.

Referring to FIG. 7, the quiz module includes a spelling unit 10, a learner drawing unit 20, a correct answer drawing unit 30, a correct answer checking unit 40, a pronunciation providing unit (not shown), and an environment setting unit (not shown). ).

The spelling unit 10 is a portion in which words, sentences, and paragraphs to be taught to learn stress and intonation are displayed on the screen.

The learner drawing unit 20 is a part in which the learner directly draws stress and intonation with a curved color line on the spelling unit 10 displayed on the screen using a finger or a touch pen. In FIG. 7, the learner drawing unit 20 is grayed out. The learner draws stress and intonation color lines using his own body muscles, whereby brain perception of stress and intonation is performed.

The correct drawing unit 30 is displayed on the screen in a curved color line reflecting the sound of a native speaker commonly used. In this case, since the correct answer drawing unit 30 is displayed superimposed on the learner drawing unit 20, the learner compares the learner drawing unit 20 drawn by the student with the correct answer drawing unit 30 provided as the correct answer, and the accuracy of the line drawn by the student. You can check. The correct answer drawing unit 30 is displayed by touching or clicking the correct answer confirming unit 40.

The correct answer checker 40 is a part that the learner clicks or touches when he or she wants to check the correct answer after writing the learner drawing unit 20. The correct answer checker 40 may be configured to provide the correct answer drawing unit 30 with the pronunciation, or to provide only the correct answer drawing unit 30 without the pronunciation, depending on the selection.

The pronunciation provider (not shown) allows the native speaker to listen to the pronunciation when the correct answer checker 40 provides the correct answer drawing unit 30 according to the learner's selection. Although not shown, it is preferable to be able to set whether to provide the correct answering unit 30 and the pronunciation at the same time, or to provide only the correct answering unit 30 through the environment setting unit.

8 is a screen that implements a schedule module of an English speaking learning program based on drawing techniques using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the schedule module guides the annual schedule of the TOEIC speaking. This allows the examinee's TOEIC speaking schedule to be checked inside the app on the smart device, allowing efficient planning of the TOEIC speaking score acquisition plan.

Although not shown, a progress chart and a scorecard may be added to the tab bar, which is a part of the icons located at the bottom of the app screen.

The purpose of the English education app is to improve your English. In other words, the improvement of English proficiency through the English education app is the app user can recognize the degree of learning transfer through the English education app when the performance of the app is visualized through digitization or schematization.

Progress charts and scorecards, daily progress scores and progress scores and daily quiz answer scores and daily performance scores and definitions of the corresponding scores can be presented as follows.

Progress charts are presented daily and provide a visual representation of the amount learned each day. The daily progress score is a numerical representation of the progress chart and is presented at the bottom of the progress chart. The progress score is a daily summary of the progress table. In other words, the higher the progress score, the more app content training the app users have.

The scorecard is presented in daily, and the amount of lessons learned every day is confirmed by the quiz at noon, and the result of the quiz answer is visualized and displayed. The Daily Quiz Correct Score is a numerical representation of the number of correct answers in the quiz and is presented at the bottom of the scorecard. The Daily Achievement Score is calculated by dividing the Daily Quiz Correct Score by the Daily Progress Score, and it is quantified and is presented together with the Daily Quiz Correct Score. A performance score is a cumulative number of daily performance scores. In other words, the higher the performance score, the greater the amount of app content acquisition by app users.

Each progress score and performance score accumulate unless the app user initiates the app.

A progress chart presents a progress graph with the date the app was launched. The progress chart will automatically update with the date you've linked with the web. The progress chart can be implemented in the form of a graph showing the degree of chapter training in words, sentences, years, paragraphs, and so on.

For example, when the progress chart is implemented in the form of a bar graph, the x-axis, the horizontal axis, represents the number of times each word, sentence, sentence, paragraph, and the like is practiced, and the y-axis, the vertical axis, represents each chapter.

You can visualize the day's training for each exercise in the form of a bar graph. Checking the progress chart on a daily basis is scored by adding up scores for each chapter, such as 1 to 5 points for each exercise. The scores continue to accumulate unless you initialize the app for each user.

The scorecard shows a quick answer graph with the date of launching the app. Scorecards are automatically updated with the web-related date. The scorecard can be implemented in the form of a graph showing chapter quiz performance such as words, sentences, years, paragraphs, etc.

For example, when the scorecard is implemented in the form of a bar graph, the x-axis of the horizontal axis represents the number of quiz answers such as each word, sentence, salary, paragraph, and the like, and the y-axis of the vertical axis represents each chapter.

Each practice question is randomized as a quiz on the day, and the result is visualized as a scorecard in the form of a bar graph. Checking the state of learning transition using the school's English education app through the scorecard presented as daily, the daily quiz is corrected by adding 1-5 points for each quiz question. It scores and converts it into a daily performance score. The daily quiz answer scores will continue to accumulate unless the app is reset by user. The daily performance score is determined by comparing the daily quiz answer score with the daily progress score mentioned above.

Daily performance score = Daily quiz Correct score / Daily progress score

Performance scores also continue to accumulate unless the app is initialized by user.

(Depending on the nature of the app, the chapter may be limited to words and sentences)

In summary, progress and scorecards are listed for each score and accumulate. Since the progress score is a cumulative value of the user's randomly selected items, the content (item) repetitive learning is also accumulated as a corresponding score, and the amount of learning through the education app is scored.

Since the performance score is a cumulative value in which a random quiz correct answer point is converted according to daily progress, the degree of content (question) acquisition, that is, a learning outcome rate transferred through the education app is scored. These features reflect that since English education is a language, it is an important part of repetition, acquisition, learning volume and learning outcomes.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. . The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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A practice module for displaying stresses and intonations in color lines on the screen when practicing speaking English words, sentences, paragraphs, and yearbooks; And
English words, sentences, paragraphs, and consonant materials appearing in the practice module appear randomly, and when a curve for stress and intonation is input from a learner's finger or touch pen, it is recognized as a curved color line on the same screen. Quiz module that displays and provides the correct answer lines for stress and intonation to learn visual, tactile, and auditory complex senses
Drawing-based English speaking learning apparatus using a smart device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The practice module displays the spelling of any one of English words, sentences, paragraphs, and consonants on the screen, and displays the accents and intonations that are implemented when a native speaker pronounces on the spelling as a curve of color lines.
Drawing method based on the English speaking learning apparatus using a smart device, characterized in that provided with a pronunciation guide for the part that is to be consonant when the yinyeon is spelled. The method of claim 1,
The quiz module recognizes when a curve for stress and intonation is inputted from the spelling part, a learner's finger or a touch pen that the words, sentences, paragraphs, and consecutive notes are to be learned on the screen. Learner drawing unit displaying curved color lines on the screen to display curved color lines reflecting the sounds of native speakers on the screen, but the correct answer drawing unit overlapping the learner drawing unit and the learner drawing unit When you want to check the correct answer confirming unit providing the correct drawing, the correct answer confirming unit provides a pronunciation providing unit to enable the native listening at the same time when the correct answer drawing unit, providing the correct answer drawing unit and the pronunciation of the native speaker at the same time Environment to decide whether to provide the correct answer Drawing-based English speaking learning apparatus using a smart device, characterized in that it comprises a setting unit.

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