KR20040082734A - System And Method For Assisting Language Learning Through Process Of Listening And Typing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for assisting language learning by making a user listen to a language and typing an answer are provided to reduce difficulties for the language learning, and enhance interests and learning efficiency of the user by making the user remember a sentence through a process for inputting the answer and making the user finish the answer with a dynamic hint. CONSTITUTION: A language database(11) stores language information including language files, sentences of two languages, and language IDs. A speech playing module(12) randomly plays the language by a random number generated from a randomizer and used to extract the language file from the language database. A dynamic hint module(13) helps the leaner answer to a question and increases the interests of the learner by providing the hint to the learner when the learner delays the answer over a predetermined time. An input analysis module(14) analyzes the sentence inputted from the learner with the stored sentence. An input monitoring module(15) monitors operations of the learner and generates a control signal matched with other module.

Description

System And Method For Assisting Language Learning Through Process Of Listening And Typing}

The present invention relates to a system and method for assisting language learning, and more particularly to a system and method for assisting language learning through listening and typing.

As international traffic and communication become more convenient and frequent today, the world has become a global village where no place is isolated. Frequent interactions between different countries and peoples make language learning more important and necessary.

In language learning, listening comprehension is an important aspect. The usual way to learn a language is to listen to tapes and the like repeatedly. Learners listen to sentences or paragraphs repeatedly, mimic pronunciation and tone, and practice. This mechanical listening and speaking process takes a lot of time, but the learner does not know how much he actually learned and achieved. In some cases, learning has not been achieved effectively because the learner does not even focus on the meaning of the language textbook, but just like a parrot.

Recently, there is a read monitoring system that attempts to analyze a learner's language and provide advice to the learner after the learner speaks a sentence or paragraph. Monitoring and advice systems seek to improve learners' listening and speaking. However, current linguistic analysis techniques are still limited in their ability to make accurate comparisons. On the other hand, typing requires that the learner first know the word and know how to spell it before typing the word correctly. The process of knowing and using words helps the user to recognize words or sentences and achieve effective learning. However, this kind of other natural learning has not been used in conventional language learning methods. Accordingly, the present invention provides a language learning method including performing other words, which helps the learner to recognize words and sentences and improve the learner's listening comprehension.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for assisting language learning through listening and typing. After the learner hears the listening textbook, the system examines the learner's inputs and compares the inputs with the bilingual written sentences to provide instructions for improving the learners' listening and memory and facilitating high efficiency learning. During the learner's input, the system also provides appropriate hints to help the learner's answer and raise the learner's attention.

A language learning assistance system through listening and typing in accordance with the present invention comprises a language database for storing at least a record of language information; A language reproducing module for reproducing a language according to a random number corresponding to the recording of the language information; A dynamic hint module that helps the learner answer when the learner delays the answer; An input analysis module for analyzing a learner's input sentence together with the recorded sentence; And an input monitoring module for monitoring the learner's operation and generating control signals corresponding to the other modules.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for assisting language learning through listening and typing is performed by reproducing a language to a learner; Receiving the learner's answer to the language reproduction; Providing dynamic analysis and hints to help the learner answer; And providing a bilingual test comparison result for the learner's answer.

The invention will be more fully understood from the detailed description given below. However, this description is for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the invention.

1 is a block diagram of a system for assisting language learning through listening and typing in accordance with the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for assisting language learning through listening and typing in accordance with the present invention;

3 is a detailed flowchart of steps for providing analysis and hints in a method for assisting language learning according to the present invention.

The present invention provides a system and method for assisting language learning through listening and typing.

As shown in Figure 1, the preferred embodiment of the present invention

a) a language database for storing a record of language information, including language files, bilingual sentences and language ID numbers;

b) a speech playing module 12 which is generated by a randomizer and randomly plays the language according to the random number used to extract the language file from the language database by the language ID number. ;

c) the system provides two hints to the learner when the learner delays more than the set time period to answer the question, e.g. 3 seconds or more, i.e. if the learner does not finish typing in the answer queue. A dynamic hint module 13 for giving a hint by displaying or blinking a letter or word according to a Korean written sentence to help a learner answer and raise the interest of the learner;

d) A module that analyzes the learner's input text (via an interface such as a keyboard, mouse, or tablet) along with bilingual record sentences (Chinese or English), the learner's input text in a first-in, first-out (FIFO) manner. Input analysis module that compares two-language written sentences with two languages, calculates accuracy to inform learners of differences, and shows accurate two-language sentences to improve learners' listening comprehension and memory. );

e) an input monitoring that monitors the learner's operation (such as play, pause, stop, difficulty selection, system settings, help, etc.) via the user interface 17 and generates corresponding control signals to represent or execute the associated module Module 15; And

f) a playback configuration module 16 for recording the learner's settings for listening and typing, including playback settings such as playback speed, question type, difficulty setting of the question, and hints such as allowable delay times and hints; A language learning aid system through listening and typing, comprising: a language file in the language database records a discourse in a teaching material such as, for example, exercises of vocabulary, phrases and sentences, and each of the exercises 1 Includes bilingual versions of national and bilingual languages (Chinese or English), each of which is a bilingual language used to compare learners' inputs and hints to help learners answer Corresponding to the sentence of the answer, for example, in a lexical problem file, the language file "This is a book" means "This is a book" in English and "This is a book" in Chinese. Associated with a bilingual record sentence, each language record information also includes a corresponding language ID number.

2 is a flowchart of a method for assisting language learning through listening and typing in accordance with the present invention. The method includes the following steps. First playing a language to the learner (step 100), the language is randomly reproduced according to the random number generated by the random extractor and used as the language ID number for taking the language file from the language database; Then receiving a learner's response to language reproduction, i.e., monitoring the learner's input sentence (step 200); Then, providing a dynamic analysis and hint to help the user's answer (step 300), the hint is provided when the learner cannot perform the correct answer within the set delay period, and then performs the details for the analysis and the hint. This will be explained in conjunction with FIG. 3 below; Providing a bilingual test result for the learner's input (step 400) in which the learner's input text is compared with the bilingual written text, calculated as accuracy, and the differences are indicated; The system also checks if the learner wants to stop (step 500), if not, new playback continues (step 100), otherwise the process stops.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed flowchart of step 300 of providing analysis and hints in the method of FIG. 2. First, a time counter starts after the learner starts to answer (step 310); Then checking whether the learner delays entering an answer in a set time period (eg, 3 seconds) (step 320); The system resets the time counter each time the learner enters (step 330); Over time, the system checks if the learner has finished answering (step 340); When the answer is finished, that is, when the answer sentence is sent to the queue, the dynamic analysis and hint execution stops and the final comparison process begins, otherwise the reply queue is not sent and the system steps through to help the learner answer. Generating a hint such as a word or letter (step 350), then resets the time count and checks and dynamic hints continue until the learner finishes answering.

In conclusion, the system and method for assisting language learning by listening and performing others in accordance with the present invention can allow a learner to remember through inputting an answer sentence and give a dynamic hint to finish the answer. This performance dynamically reduces the difficulty of learning, raises learner's attention and improves learning efficiency.

It will therefore be apparent that the invention described may be modified in many ways. Such changes are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such modifications apparent to those skilled in the art are shown to be included within the following claims.

The system and method for assisting language learning by listening and performing others in accordance with the present invention can allow learners to memorize through answer sentence input and give dynamic hints to complete the answer. This performance dynamically reduces the difficulty of learning, raises learner's attention and improves learning efficiency.

Claims (13)

A language database for storing at least a record of language information; A language reproducing module for reproducing a language according to a random number corresponding to the recording of the language information; Dynamic hint module to help the learner answer when the learner delays the answer; An input analysis module for analyzing a learner's input sentence together with the recorded sentence; And A language learning assistance system through listening and typing, comprising an input monitoring module for monitoring a learner's operation and generating a control signal corresponding to the other module. The method of claim 1, A language learning assistance system through listening and typing further comprising a playback setting module for recording the learner's settings for listening and typing. The method of claim 2, The settings for listening and typing are selected from the group consisting of vocabulary practice, phrase practice, and sentence practice. The method of claim 1, Each language information record contains at least a language file, bilingual sentences, and language ID numbers. The method of claim 1, The dynamic hint module is a language learning assistance system through listening and typing which provides at least step by step a hint character of a sentence queue based on a recorded sentence when a learner delays writing a sentence queue. The method of claim 1, The input analysis module is a language learning assistance system through listening and typing that provides an accurate analysis of the learner's answer and bilingual written sentences in order to improve the learner's listening and learning efficiency. Playing back the language to the learner; Receiving the learner's answer to the language reproduction; Providing dynamic analysis and hints to help the learner answer; A method for assisting language learning through listening and typing, comprising the step of providing a comparison result with respect to the answer of the learner. The method of claim 7, wherein The step of providing dynamic analysis and hints may include starting a time counter, checking a delay time for the learner's answer, checking a state for the learner's answer, and the learner's sentence queue. A method of assisting language learning through listening and typing, further comprising providing hints based on written sentences if delayed in writing. The method of claim 7, wherein Language is an aid to language learning through listening and typing, which is selected from a group consisting of vocabulary exercises, phrase exercises, and sentence exercises. The method of claim 7, wherein Dynamic analysis is a first-in, first-out method of learning language through listening and typing that compares the learner's answers with written sentences and generates comparison results. The method of claim 10, The result of the comparison is a method of assisting language learning through listening and typing which compares the learner's answer with the index of bilingual written sentences to improve the learner's listening and learning efficiency. The method of claim 11, A method for assisting language learning through listening and typing that the index of the learner's answer is accurate. The method of claim 7, wherein And resetting the time counter if the delay time for the learner's answer does not exceed a set time period.