KR20070067353A - System for learning foreign language using associations of image character related to alphabet of word, method and storage medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A foreign language learning system using associations of image characters related to spellings of words, a foreign language learning method, and a storage medium of the same are provided to enhance memory effect by expressing association states as a graphic image file or animation. An image character setting unit(2) defines a group of spellings and sets image characters corresponding to the group of spellings. A combination unit(3) composes and stores a word by combining one or more groups of spellings. An association state setting unit(4) sets association states as images or animations by using the character images corresponding to the group of spellings. An association sentence generation unit(5) expresses and stores the association states as foreign sentences.

Description

System for learning foreign language using associations of image character related to alphabet of word, method and storage medium according to the image character given to spelling of words

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a conceptual diagram of learning of a foreign language learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an internal functional block diagram of a foreign language learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an internal functional block diagram of the image character setting means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a structural diagram of a client server of a foreign language learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an overall flowchart of a foreign language learning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a detailed flowchart of the spelling group image character definition step in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7E are diagrams illustrating image characters of individual letters of the alphabet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an illustration of an image character of the consonant / vowel spelling according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9A and 9B illustrate image characters of an abbreviation word in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

10A and 10B are exemplary diagrams of image characters of short words according to one embodiment of the present invention.

11A through 11D are diagrams illustrating learning content of words including the consonant / vowel spelling groups of FIG. 8.

12A and 12B are diagrams illustrating learning content of words starting with 'C' according to one embodiment of the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: system 2: image character setting means

3: spelling group combination means 4: association status setting means

5: association sentence generation means 10: learning content providing server

20: User terminal 21: Means for defining individual spelling

22: consonant / vowel spelling means 23: acronym definition means

24: Short word definition means 25: Image character DB

31: learning content DB

The present invention provides a foreign language learning method for learning according to the association of an image character given to a spelling of a word, and a recording medium thereof, and more specifically, a corresponding image character is given to a plurality of spells constituting a word. The present invention relates to a foreign language learning system for learning words and sentences in association with an image character, a foreign language learning method, and a recording medium thereof.

Today, the importance of foreign languages is undoubtedly becoming greater day by day. In response, various foreign language learning methods have been attempted. Among them, word power (word power) and sentence power using words have become important measures in foreign language learning and evaluation.

In foreign language learning, the traditional foreign language learning method is to memorize the relationship by mapping the meaning of the native language corresponding to the second foreign language when a user who has already acquired the first foreign language (hereinafter referred to as a native language) newly learns the second foreign language. It depends on how you do it. However, when a user learns his or her native language in infancy, it is not a memorization method of the traditional mapping relationship (word VS. meaning), but a way of acquiring bodily sensation through repetitive association through perception.

For example, a child recognizes repetitive use of language in real life through listening, expresses simple intentions through speaking, and learns his or her native language naturally by repeating association and empirical use in various situations. . After listening and speaking have been completed in the early childhood stages, students will learn to spell their mother tongue by reading consonants and vowels.

However, when a user learning a native language learns a foreign language, it is practically impossible to apply the same learning method as in the early childhood and childhood learning stages. Therefore, the user has learned a foreign language by the traditional memorization method by mapping the mother tongue meaning corresponding to the spelling of the second foreign language by simple memorization.As a result, the foreign language learning method that relies on the simple memorization power has only a short-term effect, It was not effective in cultivating sentence speaking ability continuously.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and gives an image character that intuitively corresponds to each of a plurality of spelling groups constituting a word to users learning words and sentences through spelling, and the image character The purpose of this study is to provide a foreign language learning method for learning words and sentences at the same time by setting association situations using the three-dimensional graphic image or animation.

According to the foreign language learning system for learning according to the association of image characters given to the constituent spelling of the words of the present invention for achieving the above object, the foreign language words are divided into a plurality of spelling groups, and image combinations corresponding to each group are obtained. CLAIMS 1. A foreign language learning system for learning words and sentences by associating with each other, comprising: image character setting means for defining a plurality of spelling groups constituting arbitrary words in advance and setting image characters corresponding to the spelling groups; Spelling group combination means for constructing and storing the word by combining at least one or more spelling groups with respect to a specific word of learning object; Associative situation setting means for setting and storing an associative situation (associative phrase) as an image or an animation using a character image corresponding to an individual spelling group constituting the word; And associative sentence generation means for expressing and storing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence.

Preferably, the image character setting means comprises: individual spelling defining means for storing each image character associated with the shape or pronunciation with respect to the individual consonants and vowel spellings; Consonant / vowel spelling defining means for setting an image character corresponding to a spell consisting of one individual consonant and a plurality of individual vowels, and storing a plurality of image characters in which part of the image character differs according to the plurality of vowels. ; Abbreviation definition means for storing corresponding image characters with respect to words displayed as abbreviations; And a short word definition means for mapping the short syllable word to an image character corresponding to the meaning and defining the spelling group.

In addition, according to the foreign language learning method for learning according to the association of the image character given to the constituent spelling of the word of the present invention, the foreign language word is divided into a plurality of spelling groups and the word by association through the image combination corresponding to each group And a method for learning a sentence, comprising: (S1) defining a plurality of spelling groups constituting a word in advance, and setting and storing image characters corresponding to the spelling groups, respectively; (S2) constructing and storing the word by combining at least one or more spelling groups with respect to a specific word of learning object; (S3) setting and storing association situations (association phrases) as images or animations using character images corresponding to individual spelling groups constituting the word; And (S4) expressing and storing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at in detail the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 illustrates a learning concept of a foreign language learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The foreign language learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention intends to generate and provide learning content through image shapes to help memorize words and sentences in foreign language learning. For example, things like mountains, stones, rivers, and houses are easily remembered because of their obvious shape. But words are as abstract as numbers, making it difficult and easy to remember. Accordingly, the present invention characterizes the constituent spelling of words and shapes them into image characters, and implements an image file or animation with the image characters to improve understanding and memorization of words and sentences when learning a foreign language.

For example, suppose you are learning the English word 'loft', and loft can be divided into two spelling groups, lo + ft. Since 'lo' is similar to the Arabian number 10, it can be shaped as a ten (column, 10), and 'ft' is often referred to as ft, an abbreviation for feet. That way, if you want to convey the meaning of the loft, you can easily remember it by setting "10ft high attic" as an association phrase. The association is described as an image file or an animation in order to learn the shape memory. In addition, if you learn the English sentence "The loft is at height of 10 feet from the ground" by translating the association phrase into English, you can learn the memorized words and even the sentences using the words in the shape of three-dimensional memory. In this case, the English sentence includes the loft of the original word, and at the same time, the feet corresponding to the spelling group 'ft' are included so that the related word can be learned. This increases the learning effect by enabling the word association memory as well as the word shape memory.

2 shows an internal functional block of a foreign language learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Foreign language learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises an image character setting means (2), spelling group combination means (3), associative situation setting means (4) and association sentence generation means (5) do.

The image character setting means 2 defines a spelling group constituting an arbitrary word from a manager (business operator), receives an image character corresponding to the individual spelling group, and stores it in the image character DB 25. In the present invention, four types of spelling groups are defined, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

The spelling group combination means 3 defines a spelling group constituting a word of a learning object and stores the spelling group in the learning content DB 31. Referring to FIG. 1 described above, the word 'loft' is composed of two groups of letters 'lo' and 'ft'.

The associative situation setting means 4 sets an associative phrase and an image file or an animation file in which the associative phrase is shaped by using individual image characters corresponding to the spelling group in order to shape and remember a word, and to the learning content DB 31. Save it. In FIG. 1 described above, an associative phrase "" 10ft high attic "is set, and an image file corresponding thereto is illustrated.

The associative sentence generation means 5 receives a foreign language sentence corresponding to the association state (association phrase) and the image file / animation file described above and stores it in the learning content DB 31. Here, it is preferable to include the words of the learning object and the words of the spelling group constituting the words in the foreign language sentences. Therefore, the word of the learning object and the words of the spelling group constituting the word can be learned together.

FIG. 3 shows an internal functional block of the image character setting means 2 shown in FIG.

The image character setting means 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes individual spelling defining means 21, consonant / vowel spelling defining means 22, abbreviation defining means 23 and short word defining means 24. And a spelling group as a combination element constituting an arbitrary word and an image character corresponding thereto.

The individual spelling defining means 21 is a means for storing each image character associated with a shape or pronunciation with respect to a spelling group consisting of individual consonants and vowels of the alphabet. The image character contents generated here are illustrated in FIGS. Illustrated through 7e. The image character defined here is suitable for a user learning the alphabet, and at the same time, when the first letter of a word is spelled out, the associative situation may be set using the image character.

The consonant / vowel spelling defining means 22 defines and stores a spelling group consisting of two consonants consisting of an individual consonant and a plurality of vowels and an image character corresponding thereto. Referring to FIG. 8, the vowels a, e, i, o, and u are attached to the consonant b to define ba, be, bi, bo and bu, respectively. The representative image character is defined as bear (bear) because ba and be are pronounced 'pear'. bi is a bear with an i-shaped scar on the face, bo is a bear wearing round (○) glasses with an o-shape, and bu is a fat bear with a U-shaped body. An example of the learning content for a word including such a consonant / vowel spelling group will be described later with reference to FIGS. 11A through 11D. Table 1 below illustrates image characters corresponding to consonant / vowel spelling groups.

b: bear c: caesar, king of caesar, person caesar d: debate, monk according to de, da pronunciation f: bully according to fe, fa pronunciation g: dog based on ga, ge pronunciations h: Marine disease according to ha, he pronunciation j: Growing according to ja, je pronunciation k: Kennedy according to ka, ke pronunciation l: leopard leopard according to la, le pronunciation m: hawk according to ma, me pronunciation n: woodcutter according to na, ne pronunciation o: OB baseball players by applying the OB baseball team p: goblin reminiscent of phantom q: Dracula in association with cue pronunciation r: nine tail fox s: bird using sa, se t: terrorist according to ta, te pronunciation v: stupid based on va, ve pronunciation w: Foreign soldiers according to wa, we pronunciation x: X-Men y: woman z: jet

Consonant / vowel spelling is based on two spellings consisting of consonants + vowels, but is not necessarily limited thereto. Therefore, a consonant + consonant (st: Santa Claus), vowel + consonant (ex: husband according to the etymology of the outside of e), vowel + vowel (ae, child, child) can be spelled group, three syllable spelling group (com, dis, per) is also possible.

The abbreviation defining means 23 sets and stores corresponding image characters for each word represented by an abbreviation. 9A and 9B illustrate the abbreviation and the corresponding image character.

The short word defining means 24 sets and stores corresponding image characters for each short word having a meaning. 10A and 10B illustrate a short word and its corresponding image character.

Through the four defining means described above, the spelling group and the corresponding image character are stored in the image character DB 25 and are selected as the spelling combination factor of the words when constructing the word to be learned.

4 illustrates a client server structure of a foreign language learning system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the foreign language learning system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed as the learning content providing server 10, the learning content of the present invention can be provided to the user terminal 20 of a user who has subscribed through a wired or wireless network. In addition, the foreign language learning system 1 shown in FIG. 1 can also be applied as an authoring tool for compiling foreign language learning materials.

5 is a flowchart illustrating the overall procedure of a foreign language learning method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As a dictionary step for generating learning content, the learning content manager (business operator) defines a plurality of spelling groups constituting arbitrary words in a dictionary, sets image characters corresponding to individual spelling groups, and sets an image character DB (25). ) And (S1). Referring to FIG. 6, an image character corresponding to individual consonants and vowels is defined and stored (S11) (see FIGS. 7A to 7B). An image character of a consonant / vowel spelling group including one individual consonant and one arbitrary vowel is defined and stored (S12) (see FIG. 8). An image character corresponding to the abbreviated word is defined and stored (S13) (see FIGS. 9A and 9B). The image character corresponding to the short word is defined and stored (S14) (see FIGS. 10A and 10B).

In FIG. 5, after the image character DB 25 is constructed through step S1, the spelling group is selected from the image character DB 25 for the word to be learned, and the combination of the selected spelling groups is used to select the spelling group. The word is defined and stored in the learning content DB 31 (S2).

When the spelling group constituting the word to be learned is determined, an association situation (association phrase) is set, and an image file or an animation is generated using the image character and stored in the learning content DB 31 (S3).

The image file or animation corresponding to the association situation is expressed in a foreign language sentence and stored in the learning content DB 31 (S4). The words constituting the foreign language sentence include words of the learning object and words of the spelling group constituting the words. This makes it possible to learn relevant words by learning the words of the learning object and associating them at the same time.

Hereinafter, the learning content to be shaped using the image character provided by the present invention.

7A-7E illustrate image characters of alphabetic individual spellings according to one embodiment of the invention.

The individual spelling defining means 21 of FIG. 2 described above defines individual spelling and an image character through the above-described step S11. Early learners entering the alphabet help memorized memories by memorizing the alphabet and its associated image characters.

8 illustrates an image character of a consonant / vowel spelling according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The aforementioned consonant / vowel spelling defining means 22 of FIG. 2 defines the spelling and the vowel image of the consonant + vowel through the above-described step (S12). The consonant + vowel spelling can be used as a representative image character for the first letter of the word to be learned (see FIGS. 11A to 11D).

9A and 9B illustrate image characters of abbreviated words in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As an example, 'AC' in FIG. 9A is an abbreviation of Alternating Current. When AC includes a word of a learning object, the word 'AC' is set by explaining an association situation in which an exchange is included.

10A and 10B illustrate an image character of a short word in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As an example, 'tin' of FIG. 10A is a word meaning annotation. When 'tin' is included in a word to be studied, the term “tin” is set to describe an association state in which an annotation is included.

11A-11D illustrate the learning content of words that include the consonant / vowel spelling group of FIG. 8.

As an example, 'beast' of FIG. 11A is a word meaning beast and is composed of a combination of a spelling group of 'b' and 'east'. At this time, the bear corresponds to the image character of the spelling group of 'b', and the association concept of east as a short word to 'east'. And as an evocative situation, we set up an association phrase, "a bear walks through the forest and finds a beast, screaming in the east." And set a graphic image file (or animation file) that can recall this association. And set the bear discovered a beast in the east as an English sentence. In this English sentence, the learner can be trained by including the words 'bear' and 'east' related words through the words 'beast'.

12A and 12B illustrate learning content of words beginning with 'C' in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

As an example, 'cactus' of FIG. 12A is a word meaning cactus and is composed of a combination of spelling groups 'ca' and 'ct'. In this case, the image character of the consonant / vowel spelling group 'ca' is matched with a caesar (personal name scissor), and the CT is an abbreviation word of Computed Tomography (CT). . And as an evocative situation, he sets up a reminder phrase, 'As a result of a CT scan of Caesar's body, a large "cactus" is found in the body.' And set a graphic image file (or animation file) that can recall this association. Then set the English sentence 'They found a big cactus in Caesar's body after examining the CT discovered a beast in the east'.

On the other hand, in the above-described FIGS. 7A to 12B illustrate that the learning content is composed of an image file for convenience of description, but exemplifies a case where it is polarized by animation.

When the learning content of the present invention, which is presented for memorizing words, is produced in animation, the learner can learn as if watching a movie. If you are producing animations, you can learn more words by setting associations as storyboards with specific themes. Table 2 below illustrates the association (storyboard) of the five words to learn when the animation.

<Learning Words> 1. baffle: ba (bear) + ff (total) + le 2. ban: ba (bear) + n (door) 3. bask: b (bear) + ask (request) 4. beset: be (bear) + set (set) 5. beseech: be (bear) + see (better) <bear story> 1. The bear (ba) who walked through the forest was embarrassed by the hunter's gun (ff). baffle). 2. The hunter locked the bear (ba) in the cage, locked the door (n), locked it, and ban the bear (ba) from coming out of the door (n). 3. We were so dark and moist that the bear b asked the hunter. "Do not bask." 4. Escape from the road Once the bear (be) is set in trouble, the hunter's hounds beset the bear (be). 5. The bear recaptured us beseech God to let us see his baby bear and his homeland again.

If an animation is produced according to the above-described table 2, various words starting with b can be learned using an image character called bear. In Table 2, the animation is composed of a bear image character represented by b, but it is also possible to implement a comprehensive animation with several image characters. For example, a full-length foreign language in which a story begins with several characters such as a bear starting with b, a cassar starting with c, a ambassador starting with d, and a husband starting with e. Educational animations are also available.

As described above, an embodiment of a foreign language learning system, a foreign language learning method, and a recording medium thereof for learning according to the association of an image character given to the spelling of a word according to the present invention are constructed. Although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the claims to be described below by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents.

The foreign language learning system, the foreign language learning method, and the recording medium for learning according to the association of the image character given to the constituent spelling of the word according to the present invention are graphic image files or animations using the image character represented by the individual words. Because the learner memorizes through words and shaped images, it provides a learning effect that can be easily and memorized.

In addition, the image corresponding to the word that the learner learns, because the partial spelling that constitutes the word is included as a word, you can learn the related words around, and by including the related words that are often matched when producing animations through association situations In addition, it is possible to memorize sentences, and it is effective to provide application learning that can be used in real life.

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In a foreign language learning system for dividing a foreign language word into a plurality of spelling groups and learning words and sentences by associating through image combinations corresponding to each group, Image character setting means for defining a plurality of spelling groups constituting an arbitrary word in advance and setting image characters respectively corresponding to the spelling groups; Spelling group combination means for constructing and storing the word by combining at least one or more spelling groups with respect to a specific word of learning object; Associative situation setting means for setting and storing an associative situation (associative phrase) as an image or an animation using a character image corresponding to an individual spelling group constituting the word; And Associative sentence generation means for expressing and storing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence Foreign language learning system for learning in accordance with the association of the image character given to the constituent spelling of the word comprising a. The method of claim 1, The image character setting means, Individual spelling defining means for storing the respective consonants and vowel spellings corresponding to each image character associated with the shape or pronunciation; Consonant / vowel spelling defining means for setting an image character corresponding to the spelling consisting of one individual consonant and a plurality of individual vowels, and correspondingly storing a plurality of image characters having different portions of the image character according to the plurality of vowels ; Abbreviation definition means for storing corresponding image characters with respect to words displayed as abbreviations; And Short word definition means for matching and storing short syllable words with image characters corresponding to their meanings A foreign language learning system, characterized in that for defining the spelling group. The method of claim 1, An image character DB for storing a plurality of spelling groups constituting an arbitrary word and an image character corresponding to the spelling group; And A learning content DB storing a word to be learned, an individual spelling group constituting the word, an image or animation file depicting an associative situation with an image character corresponding to the individual spelling group, and a sentence corresponding to the associative situation Foreign language learning system comprising a further. The method of claim 1, The association sentence generation means, By generating a foreign-language sentence including words corresponding to the spelling group constituting the specific word of the learning object, it is possible to learn a related word derived from the word by using the relation between the word and the spelling group. Foreign language learning system. The method of claim 1, The foreign language learning system, A learning content providing server in a wired / wireless network environment is defined, and a word of a learning object is defined as a combination of a plurality of spelling groups according to a connection of a user terminal, and each image character corresponding to the spelling group is associated with an image or animation. And learning contents expressing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence. In a method of learning words and sentences by dividing a foreign language word into a plurality of spelling groups and associating through image combinations corresponding to each group, (S1) defining a plurality of spelling groups constituting a word in advance and setting and storing image characters corresponding to the spelling groups, respectively; (S2) constructing and storing the word by combining at least one or more spelling groups with respect to a specific word of learning object; (S3) setting and storing association situations (association phrases) as images or animations using character images corresponding to individual spelling groups constituting the word; And (S4) expressing and storing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence Foreign language learning method for learning in accordance with the association of the image character given to the constituent spelling of the word comprising a. The method of claim 6, The step (S1), (S11) correspondingly storing each image character associated with a shape or a pronunciation with respect to individual consonants and vowel spellings; (S12) setting an image character corresponding to a spelling composed of one individual vowel from one individual consonant and a plurality of vowels, and storing a plurality of image characters corresponding to a part of the image characters different from each other according to the plurality of vowels; (S13) storing corresponding image characters corresponding to the abbreviated words; And (S14) step of storing the image characters corresponding to the meaning with respect to the word of the short syllable A method for learning a foreign language, characterized in that the step of defining the spelling group divided by. The method of claim 6, The step (S4), By generating a foreign-language sentence including words corresponding to the spelling group constituting the specific word of the learning object, it is possible to learn a related word derived from the word by using the relation between the word and the spelling group. Foreign language learning system. In a recording medium recording a method of learning words and sentences by dividing a foreign language word into a plurality of spelling groups and associating through image combinations corresponding to each group, and learning contents, (S1) defining a plurality of spelling groups constituting a word in advance and setting and storing image characters corresponding to the spelling groups, respectively; (S2) constructing and storing the word by combining at least one or more spelling groups with respect to a specific word of learning object; (S3) setting and storing association situations (association phrases) as images or animations using character images corresponding to individual spelling groups constituting the word; And (S4) expressing and storing the associative situation in a foreign language sentence A foreign language learning method and learning medium for learning according to the association of an image character given to the constituent spelling of a word comprising a. The method of claim 9, The step (S1), (S11) correspondingly storing each image character associated with a shape or a pronunciation with respect to individual consonants and vowel spellings; (S12) setting an image character corresponding to a spelling composed of one individual vowel from one individual consonant and a plurality of vowels, and storing a plurality of image characters corresponding to a part of the image characters different from each other according to the plurality of vowels; (S13) storing corresponding image characters corresponding to the abbreviated words; And (S14) step of storing the image characters corresponding to the meaning with respect to the word of the short syllable The foreign language learning method and the recording medium of the learning content, characterized in that the step of defining the spelling group divided into.

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