KR20110134119A

KR20110134119A - Listening method and device for foreign language study

Info

Publication number: KR20110134119A
Application number: KR1020100053926A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 나준호
Original assignee: 시소러스주식회사
Priority date: 2010-06-08
Filing date: 2010-06-08
Publication date: 2011-12-14

Abstract

In the present invention, when the user is learning while playing the built-in content, it is possible to directly listen to your pronunciation to compare the pronunciation of the built-in content and the user's own pronunciation pronunciation. To this end, audio data for reproducing the embedded content and user's own pronunciation input through an audio input device are synthesized to output audio. At this time, since the level of the audio signal of the user's voice is small, the audio signal is amplified to a high level so as to output audio.
Through this, the pronunciation of the built-in content and the user's nurturing pronunciation can be compared and listened to, thereby allowing self-learning for foreign language learning.

Description

Listening method and device for foreign language study

Audio data synthesis, amplification and processing technology

In the present invention, the audio technology for synthesizing, amplifying and outputting audio data from different sources with respect to audio input, reproduction, and output is set as a background.

An object of the present invention is to synthesize the user's voice pronunciation and the audio data reproduced from the built-in content to be output to the audio through the audio output device, by comparing the user's own pronunciation with the built-in content to listen to the user To provide a method and apparatus for learning pronunciation, listening, and speaking in foreign language learning.

In the present invention, audio data is divided into two types. The first is audio data reproduced using the built-in content, and the second is user's rearing pronunciation audio data input through the audio input device. Audio data reproduced from the embedded content and user's pronunciation audio data are synthesized and output. At this time, since the audio data of the user-produced pronunciation has a small level of sound, the audio is amplified to output the audio and the noise from the outside is removed.

When the user selects the built-in content and learns through the present invention, the user can directly listen to his / her pronunciation so that the user can know how his pronunciation differs from the built-in content or how accurate his / her pronunciation is. .

1 is a diagram illustrating a display screen in one embodiment of an educational system according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing each component in one embodiment of the educational system in the present invention.
3 is a logic flow diagram illustratively showing a process for implementing an educational system according to a method in the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the screen state of the educational system 100 implemented in the present invention is shown. There is a built-in content 120 selected by the user to learn, and the self-learning mode 100 set to allow the user to compare and listen to the pronunciation of the user's voice is displayed on the screen.

2, a block diagram showing each component of the educational system according to the present invention. The system of FIG. 2 includes an audio input unit 210 that receives input from a user, a built-in content storage unit 250 that stores learning content, audio reproduction data from built-in content, and audio input data from a user-produced pronunciation. And a processing unit 220 for synthesizing, an audio amplifying unit 230 for amplifying the audio input data of the user-promoted pronunciation, and an audio output unit for outputting audio data.

The audio input unit 210 is a part for receiving a rearing pronunciation from a user. The audio signal is amplified by the audio amplifying unit 230 without storing the rearing pronunciation received from the user so that the audio is output through the audio output unit 240. The rearing pronunciation received from the user has to amplify the audio because the level of the audio signal is small. At this time, noise such as noise is amplified after filtering.

The processing unit 220 has a function of audio reproduction of the built-in content for foreign language learning stored in the built-in content storage unit 250 and a function of audio reproduction of a user-developed pronunciation input through the audio input unit 210. do. It also functions to audio synthesize playback of embedded content and playback of user's spoken pronunciation.

Referring to FIG. 3, there is shown a logic flow diagram illustratively showing a process for implementing an educational system. This process begins at step 300, where the selected embedded content is played 304 through the step 302 of selecting learning content to be learned from the user. After listening to the pronunciation of the embedded content, the microphone input is opened 306 to receive the user-promoted pronunciation. At this time, the audio reproduction of the embedded content is muted so as not to output an audio signal (306). In step 306, the user's rearing pronunciation is obtained by referring to the playing time of the embedded content.

In step 308, the user-promoted pronunciation is input. Since the microphone input is open, the user can see that the surrounding sound or noise is amplified and listened to like the hearing aid. The user cultivates his / her pronunciation according to the embedded content. At this time, the user's voice pronunciation is not stored separately, and the user's voice can be directly heard after amplifying the audio signal 312 due to the low level of the audio signal (314). If repeat learning (316) has been previously set or a button is selected to perform repetitive learning, the process proceeds to the built-in content playback 304 step, and if the repeat learning (316) ends, self-learning for the built-in content ends. (318).

100: educational system display screen
110: display the self-learning mode set to listen to the user-promoted pronunciation
120: Embodiment of the built-in content to be heard and pronounced by the user
210: audio input unit
220: processing unit
230: audio amplifier
240: audio output unit
250: built-in content storage unit

Claims

A method for retrieving built-in content from a built-in content storage unit according to a search condition selected by a user to play the searched built-in content and to compare and listen to the user's sound pronunciation.
Playing the embedded content retrieved from the user,
Muting the audio output of the searched embedded content and preparing a microphone input to input audio of the user's rearing pronunciation;
Fostering pronunciation to follow the user's internal content pronunciation;
Synthesizing with the muted audio of the embedded content without storing the user's vocal pronunciation separately;
Audio amplifying the signal of the synthesized audio;
Listening to the rearing pronunciation of the user;
Self-study learning method for learning a foreign language comprising a.

A device for retrieving built-in content from a built-in content storage unit according to a search condition selected by a user to play the searched built-in content and to compare and listen to the user's pronunciation pronunciation.
Means for playing the embedded content retrieved from the user,
Means for preparing a microphone input to stop playback of the retrieved embedded content and to input audio of the user's voice;
Fostering pronunciation means for following the user's internal content pronunciation;
Means for synthesizing muted audio with embedded content without storing the user's vocal pronunciation separately;
Means for amplifying a signal of the synthesized audio data,
Means for listening to a user's spoken pronunciation;
Learner for learning a foreign language, including.