TW468119B - Method and system for learning languages - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention is a method and system for learning languages that uses language data of learners' choice or default question database to increase learners' abilities by testing learning contents. Learner can arbitrarily update language data wanted to learn stored in learning database. The system designs a grammar analysis handling engine to analyze language data grammar in learning database according to grammar rules stored in language grammar base, and transfer language data in learning database to questions according to question models stored in question model base. At last it uses grammar analysis handler to proceed language tests and handle test results like error analysis and explanation for providing the language learning system that learners can provide or update learning data themselves and generating questions according to learning data.

Description

4 6 8119 V. Description of the invention (l) [Field of the invention] The present invention relates to a method for learning Chinese through a computer and a system thereof, particularly a method that can be used, for example, through a personal computer (p., NOTE BOOK, A method and system for learning a language on a handheld computer (HPC), an electronic translator, or other electronic device with similar functions. [Related technology] Many language learning software have been developed through personal computers (pCs) and notes. Type computer (NOTE BOOK), palmtop computer (HPC), electronic translator or other electronic devices with similar functions to learn languages (such as English), and one of the main functions in such language learning software is grammar Learning. In general computer learning software training, the questions in the question bank are manually written beforehand and then stored in the question bank for training. Its disadvantage is that learners cannot update learning materials based on actual learning needs or learning goals. And the test questions in the library. In addition, ^ _ 方 ίϋ, external miscellaneous ίΛ β The 砀 type of the 10,000-faced martial arts question is also δ ten best in the question bank, and It can be changed. [Objective and summary of the invention] Put forward-the shortcomings of the aforementioned Chinese language learning software, = "new :. Chinese language learning software and its system, so that learners can learn according to what they want to learn in the process of learning Chinese The language content (such as English materials such as texts, = articles, etc.) is updated from time to time in the database, so as to closely integrate with the actual content or progress. The second object of the present invention is to provide a method for learning Chinese language learning software and its various types of exercises to master the vocabulary and grammar. Let the learner-learn from different perspectives

4 6 81 19 V. Description of the invention (2) The method disclosed in the present invention is mainly a method that can use the language data customized by the learner as the learning content, and automatically generate quiz questions based on this learning content. Way to improve learners' language proficiency. The language learning system provided by the present invention includes: a learning database for storing the language information that the learner wants to learn, such as the learner's self-defined English text such as text, instant news, articles, etc., or an established test question Library; A grammar library, which contains the grammar of a language (such as English '), which contains, for example, the plural change rule of a noun, the tense of a verb, the voice, active and passive, inflection, etc., to provide a grammatical basis for the language ; A question-type model library stores various test question types to provide learners with a variety of test question types when they do the questions; and a grammatical analysis processing engine, which is a program that can be run on a computer. Its functions include analyzing the grammar of the language data in the learning database, and converting the language data in the learning database into test questions based on the test model of the test model library, as well as conducting language tests and processing the results of the test (such as error analysis and Commentary). In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Chinese language learning system of the present invention further includes an electronic dictionary function. If the learner has unknown words during the course of the question, the electronic dictionary can also be used to check the vocabulary. To help learners understand the content of the topic. The detailed technical content and embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings.

Page 5 46 8119 V. Description of the invention (3) [Detailed description of the embodiment] First, please refer to "Fig. 1" "The language learning system proposed by the present invention is built in a computer", and the computer referred to here is, for example, an individual A computer (PC), a notebook computer (NOTE BOOK), a palmtop computer (hpc), an electronic translator, or other electronic devices with similar functions, realize the purpose of learning languages through the operation of a computer. This language learning system includes There are: A learning database 10 for storing the language data the learner wants to learn, such as the learner's customized texts, instant news, articles and other language data, or a set of test questions; a grammar database 20, which contains The grammar of a language (such as English), which includes, for example, plural plurals of nouns, the tense of a verb, the voice, active and passive inflections, etc., to provide a grammatical basis for the language, and the data columns it contains Bit 21 and its association with each other] ^ 1 & 1: 丨 〇11 讣 丨 1)) As shown in "Figure 2"; A question model library 30 stores various test question types fork for learners to choose a variety of quiz question types when doing the questions, and the data field 31 contained in it and the R (Relationship) between them are shown in Figure 3; and a grammatical analysis processing engine 40 'It is a program that can be run in a computer'. It can also be burned in, for example, ROM (read-only memory) or other chips, and exist in a type of type. Its functions include: analysis of learning resources = library The grammar of the Chinese language data, and convert the Chinese language data in the learning database into test questions according to the test model recorded in the test model library 3 0, and perform language tests and process the results of the test (such as error analysis

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And commentary). U also set up a box (as shown in Figure 17) in the system of the present invention, so that learners are doing the problem = there is an unknown temple, and the vocabulary can be reversed through the electronic dictionary query engine 60. Check to help learners understand the content of the topic. Please refer to "Figure 4", because the language learning method disclosed in the present invention is implemented by testing, the method flow includes: ^ 51. Establish a learning database 10, a grammar library 20, a Question model base 30 and a grammatical analysis processing engine 40 test system; 5 2. Select the source of the test questions, which is a self-learning database 10 to select a learning material 'This step can be performed by the learner by himself, such as a mouse Or input devices such as keyboards or random selection by the system's grammatical analysis processing engine 4; 53. Select the test question type, which is selected from the test model library 30. This step can also be performed by the learner. It can be selected by itself through a turn-on device such as a mouse or keyboard, or randomly selected by the system's grammar analysis processing engine 40; 5 4. Analyze the grammar of the selected learning data, for example, find out the content contained in the selected language Nouns, adjectives, verbs and other parts of speech and stored in a temporary register or temporary address; 5 5. Generate test questions, in this step based on the selected test questions The learning materials through grammar analysis into a quiz questions; and 56, a quiz. The steps of the preferred embodiment for performing the test in the foregoing steps 5 to 6 are as follows:

Page 7 4 6β1 1 9 V. Description of the invention (5) Figures ”includes: 561. Display the test questions on an output device such as a screen or LCD display and get the learner input through input devices such as a mouse or keyboard 562, when the answer is wrong, display the correct answer to the test question and the explanation 'right answer, then continue to the next step; and 563, if the learner chooses to continue the test, return to the previous step 5 up 2 choose next-one Test data, otherwise end this test. Refer to "Figure 6" for details. In the step of establishing learning materials in step 51, the steps of updating learning database 10 may be included as follows: 510. Enter learning materials customized by learners into learning database 丨 〇, 21 Ai ί ί Load Chinese language data such as paragraphs, instant news, or obituaries on the keyboard or other means; 丨 Creating + 511 processing sentences to divide the article into single sentences and store them in a recording medium such as hard disk a. Magnetic disk, CD-ROM or: Storage room, Λ division and repeated sentences, to avoid wasting the learning database 10- 乂 13,: 1 except the sentence selected or considered unnecessary by the learner.

Finally, taking the example of 'benzene t ^ A and suction π at 1' as an example, the following example will be used to explain the content of the actual operation of the present invention. I. Establishing a grammar library 2 0: _ ^ ^ Figure ”includes the inflections in the English vocabulary 'such as the plural of the name 5 divisions, the inflection of Zhan-Zhan ^ Λ j, the comparison of adjectives, and the most The advanced form is based on the basic grammatical points such as the month person and the number.

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2. Establishing and updating the learning database 10: The flow chart for the establishment and correction of the learning database 10 shown in the "Figure 6" 'Learning database 丨 〇 is a database that can be updated at any time, it can It is all the example sentences in the electronic dictionary 60, and the learners can also enter English materials such as texts, instant news, or articles by themselves. They can expand and update this learning database 10 at any time by means of Z ^ in the database. For example, enter the following English materials in the learning database 10:

The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years. A different animal represents each year.

The first year of the cycle is the year of the rat. After that comes the year of the ox, the year of the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and pig. After the pig the cycle begins again. Then the input English data is divided into individual sentences based on the punctuation of the entire sentence (such as period, question mark, exclamation mark, etc.) and stored in the database. To deposit. Learners can delete some sentences as needed. In addition, this learning database 10 can also be a test database with many preset questions. For example: The English data input by the front page is divided into the following single sentences based on the punctuation marks of the entire paragraph, which are: 1. The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years.

4 6 8119 5. Description of the invention⑺ 2. A different animal represents each year. 3. The first year of the cycle is the year of the rat. 4. After that comes the year of the ox, the year of the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and pig. 5. After the pig the cycle begins again. III. Building a model library 30: as shown in Figure 3 As shown, the question types designed according to needs include: fill questions, multiple choice questions, sentence reorganization, correction of errors, etc., and define and formulate corresponding programs for each question type to make the sentence meet the requirements of the question type. For example: fill the question, extract a word in the sentence, deform it according to the change of the single word in the grammar library 20, and ask the learner to fill in the blank according to the correct form of the deformed word; choose the question type to extract a word in the sentence. The part-of-speech and variations of the words, and then extract three options from the learning database 10 that have the same form, meaning, or pronunciation, and ensure the uniqueness of the answer. Provide learner choice during the test; sentence restructuring Then, each word of the sentence in the learning database 10 can be processed, and the corresponding variation is selected from the vocabulary of the grammar library 20, and such words are reordered for the learner to group sentences and so on. When the test is performed, as shown in "Figure 1", the sentences in the learning database 10 are first determined by the question model library 30 to be suitable for the question type. Word analysis

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Then the sentence is processed according to the question type. Jiang Ban a 7 t ^: Zhi: Fruit analysis processing === analysis. If the answer is wrong, the wrong information is displayed and the correct answer is given. Now, take the actual operation of the English data input from the previous release " as an example, and explain the flow of "Figures 4 and 5" by filling in the question type, multiple choice question type, and sentence restructuring. I. Filled question types 1. Select the sentence "The Chinese calendar contains cycies 〇f tweWe years." From the learning database 10 as the source of the test questions. 2. Select a question type in the question model library 30, such as a filled question type. 3. According to the requirements of the filling question type, analyze the words in the sentence by the grammatical analysis processing engine, refer to the morphological changes in the grammar library 2 〇, extract a changeable word "years" in the sentence, and the plural form of it Into the original form ryear. 4. Turn the sentence into a filled question type: remove the word "years" from the original sentence and give the transformed word "year" after the sentence. At this time, the sentence in the learning database 10 will become the following test question A , And display it on an output device such as a screen or LCD display, and then obtain the answer that the learner entered through an input device such as a mouse or keyboard. Question A:

Page 11 ^ .6 81 1 9 V. Description of the invention (9) 5. The grammar analysis processing engine 40 judges whether the learner's answer is correct based on the contents of the grammar library 20. 6. If the answer is incorrect, the grammatical analysis processing engine 40 gives a correct answer according to the contents of the grammar library 20, and then the learner can continue to practice. If the answer is wrong, the grammar analyzer will display the error prompt "Applying the plural form of the noun" after judging, and provide the correct answer "years". The answer is wrong. Analysis: Use plural forms of nouns. Correct answer years 0 Chinese definition Chinese calendar contains twelve years as a week. I I. Multiple-choice questions 1. Select the sentence "The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years." From the learning database 10 as the source of question I. 2. Select a question type in the question model library 30, such as selecting a question type.

Page 12 46 81 19 V. Description of the invention (ίο) 3. According to the requirements of the multiple-choice question type, the grammar analysis processing engine 40 analyzes the words of the sentence, and refers to the inflections in the grammar library 20, and extracts- Word "contains", and analyze the parts of speech and variations of "contains", and then select three different verb variations from the learning database 10, to ensure the uniqueness of the answer, such as "made", "fa 11 "," thinks "and" contains "together form the answer. 4. Turn the sentence into a multiple-choice question: Use the information in the question-type model library 30 to change the sentence into a multiple-choice question. At this time, the sentence in the learning database 10 becomes the following test question B 'and is displayed on a round-out device such as a screen or an LCD display, and then the answer obtained by the learner through an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard is obtained. Question B:

The Chinese calendar_____cycles of twelve years. A. made B. contains C. thinks D. fall 5. The grammar analysis processing engine 4 0 judges whether the learner's answer is correct based on the contents of the grammar library 2 0. 6. If the good case is incorrect ’, the grammar analysis processing engine 4 q gives the correct answer according to the content of the grammar library 20, and then the learner can continue to practice. E.g. answer

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V. Description of the Invention (11) Option D is the grammatical analysis processing instruction and provides the correct answer for option β as follows. Yu 乃 Nai Na silly will show the wrong mention. "C〇ntains", its apparent day and day answer is wrong. 'Correct answer: contains. Chinese interpretation: The Chinese calendar contains twelve years as a week. ',' III. Sentence Reorganization Question Type 1. Select the sentence "The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years." From the learning database 10 as the source of the question. @ 2. Select the question type in question model library 30, such as sentence reorganization. 3. According to the requirements of sentence restructuring, the grammatical analysis processing engine 4 〇 analyzes the words in the sentence, referring to the morphological changes in the grammar library 2 〇, extracts all the single words in the spoon, and deforms and sorts them. . So the word is ^ twelve calendar cycle the of year Chinese contain. 4. Turn the sentence into a sentence restructuring question type: Turn the sentence into a sentence restructuring question type according to the stomach information of the question pattern model library 30. Reorder the transformed words

Page M < 468119 V. Description of the invention (12) The sentence in the database becomes the following test question C 'and is displayed on an output device such as a screen or an LCD display screen. Enter the answer entered by the device. Question C: twelve calendar cycle the of year Chinese contain

The Chinese calendar contains twelve cycle of year 5. When the learner selects a word and forms a sentence, the grammatical analysis processing engine 40 will know the various types of the word change for learning. After the selection is completed, the answer is completed and the grammatical analysis is correct. 6. If the answer is incorrect, the content of Grammar 20 will be displayed as follows, and then the learner can continue to practice. Single-selection to the inflected word is based on the grammar library 2. The content provider chooses to use it "when all words are processed by the engine 40. Judgment of the learner's answer = Analysis processing engine 40 prompts according to the grammatical library error and gives Correct answer

5. Description of the invention (13) The answer is wrong. Correct interpretation of the correct Chinese interpretation [invention 1. data storage learner update, 2. the same angle to study a sentence 3. questions and investigations, although the purpose is to limit the spirit and the effectiveness of the role of the learner ’s existential science can be achieved on the basis that because It is not only to increase the number of sentence model sentences that are not mastered in the construction materials. However, the attached set of the vocabulary content type library that is included in the scope of the present invention can be learned along with the study materials. Strong question

The Chinese calendar contains cycles of twelve years. Enter English texts, news, articles, etc. to expand and update their learning database. Therefore, the purpose of real-time training on the learning database 10 (or the question bank) is always on time. Type model library 'so you only need to choose the question type to transform a sentence into various question types, and you can test the confluence and grammatical points, so that learners never learn a lot of question types, especially filled questions, and then select types The key point is to learn the vocabulary of the learners of various vocabulary changes, and to learn and use it. It has been disclosed above in a preferred embodiment, but it is not used by anyone who is familiar with this technology without departing from the present invention. Apply for changes and corrections, so the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the patent scope.

81 1 9 Brief Description of Drawings [Illustration of Drawings] Figure 1 is a logical block diagram of the system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a data structure diagram of the d library of the grammar of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a data architecture diagram of the question model library of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flowchart of the main steps of the method of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flowchart of the steps of the test of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a flowchart of steps for establishing and updating a learning database according to the present invention. Fig. 7 is a system logic block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (1)

6 81 19 6. Scope of patent application 1. Two systems for learning Chinese ^, especially one that can be accessed through, for example, a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer (NOTE BOOK), a palmtop computer (HPC), an electronic translator, or other A system for learning a language with an electronic device having similar functions includes: a learning database 'for storing language information that a learner wants to learn; a grammar library' for collecting grammar of a language to provide a grammatical basis for the language; a Question model library, which stores various test question types to provide learners with a variety of test question types when they do the questions; and a grammatical analysis processing engine to analyze the grammar of the language data in the learning database , And according to the test model recorded in the test model library, the language data in the learning database is converted into test questions, and the results of the language tests and processing tests are performed. 2. The language learning system described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the language materials in the learning database are language materials such as texts, instant news, or chapters customized by the learner. 3. The language learning system as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the language data in the learning database is an established test question database. 4. The language learning system described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the language information in the learning database can be updated. 5. The language learning system as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, where the grammar library contains at least: the plural change rules for nouns, the tense of the verb, the voice, and the active and passive word forms. Ren Page 18 • δ 8] 7 9 Scope of patent application. 6 If the model scope of the scope of the patent application is based on a ten-sigma model system, in which the choice mode and sentence weight f, the test question type includes: filled question mode, such as the scope of the patent application scope Any kind of wrong question type. Red / One: The system for learning Chinese as described in item 1, wherein the sub-dictionary is used to provide vocabulary query function. -A method for learning Chinese through computer, including: test system of learning disk, grammar library, question model library, eight grammar / knife analysis engine testing system; and originally selected from the learning database-learning materials 'As a test question, select a test question type from the 5 Hai question type model library; analyze the grammar of the selected learning material, and register or temporary address; and — — generate test questions based on the selected The quiz question type converts the learning materials that have been grammatically analyzed into quiz questions; and performs the quiz. 9. The method for learning Chinese through a computer as described in No. 8 of the scope of patent application ', wherein the step of selecting learning materials is selected by the learner. 1 〇 The method of learning Chinese through computer as described in No. 8 of the scope of patent application ’, where the step of selecting the learning material is handled by the grammar analysis of the system?丨 The engine is randomly selected. 11. The method for learning Chinese through a computer as described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of selecting the test questions is selected by the learner. 4 6 8 彳 1 9 6. Scope of patent application 1 2. The method of learning Chinese through computer as described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of selecting the test question type is randomly selected by the system's grammar analysis processing engine. 1 3. The method for learning languages through a computer as described in item 8 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the step of analyzing the grammar of the selected learning materials is to find the part of speech contained in the selected learning materials. 14. The method for learning a language through a computer as described in item 13 of the scope of application. Patent, wherein the part of speech is any one selected from a part of speech consisting of a noun, an adjective or a verb. 15. The method of learning languages through a computer as described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the learning database contains language materials customized by the learner. 16. The method for learning a language through a computer as described in item 15 of the scope of the patent application, where the language information is a language such as a text, instant news, or text. 17. The method for learning a language through a computer as described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the language data is established by the following steps: inputting the language data customized by the learner into the learning database; dividing the language data into a single sentence It is stored in a computer-readable recording medium; duplicate sentences are deleted; and sentences selected or considered unnecessary by the learner are deleted. 18. The method for learning languages through a computer as described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of performing the test also includes: Page 20 4 6 81 19 VI. The scope of the patent application shows the test question and obtains the answer entered by the learner; when the answer is wrong, the correct answer to the test question and the grammar explanation are displayed. If the answer is correct, continue-step 2 And _ if the learner chooses to continue the test, the next test data is selected, otherwise this test is ended. Page 21