DE3700796A1 - Language trainer - interactive video unit with digital voice processing - Google Patents

Language trainer - interactive video unit with digital voice processing

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DE3700796A1
DE3700796A1 DE19873700796 DE3700796A DE3700796A1 DE 3700796 A1 DE3700796 A1 DE 3700796A1 DE 19873700796 DE19873700796 DE 19873700796 DE 3700796 A DE3700796 A DE 3700796A DE 3700796 A1 DE3700796 A1 DE 3700796A1
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Roland Dr Schaepers
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B5/00—Electrically-operated educational appliances
    • G09B5/06—Electrically-operated educational appliances with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
    • G09B5/065—Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B19/00—Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass
    • G09B19/06—Foreign languages
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B5/00—Electrically-operated educational appliances
    • G09B5/04—Electrically-operated educational appliances with audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

It has hitherto only been possible to offer programmes for foreign language instruction, therapeutic language instruction and general speech education in a limited way or not at all by machine means because it has not been possible adequately to analyse, correct and treat the most important component, the acoustic one. By including digital voice recording in a computer-controlled interactive video system, the direct, visually displayed comparison between student performance and model is made possible, as is the automatic indication of the correct form. The system provides the student with the possibility of checking, not only acoustically but also visually, to see how his own performance converges on the model with repeated practising which, for example for those hard of hearing but also for speakers of a source language having a completely different tonal system than that of the target language, means the only possible control.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verbundsystem vonThe invention relates to a composite system of

  • a) visuell-akustischem Speichermediuma) visual-acoustic storage medium
  • b) Rechnerb) calculator
  • c) Einheit für digitale Sprachaufnahme und -verarbeitungc) Unit for digital voice recording and processing

einschließlich Zubehör wie Tastatur mit umschaltbarem Zeichensatz, Drucker, Monitor und Kopfhörer-Mikrofon-Einheit. Mit diesem System werden Programme für Fremdsprachenunterricht, therapeutischen Sprachunterricht, allgemeine Sprecherziehung und alle ähnlichen Zwecke dargeboten, denen gemeinsam ist, daß die akustische (phonetisch-phonologische, intonatorische) Erkennung und Korrektur der Sprechleistung des Schülers unabdingbarer Bestandteil des Programms sein muß.including accessories such as keyboard with switchable character set, Printer, monitor and headphone-microphone unit. With this system become programs for foreign language teaching, therapeutic Language classes, general speech training and all similar Purposes that have in common that the acoustic (phonetic-phonological, intonational) recognition and correction the speech performance of the student is an indispensable part of the Program must be.

Die mit der Erfindung erzielten Vorteile:The advantages achieved with the invention:

Die digitale Aufzeichnung der Sprecherleistung des Schülers wird unmittelbar mit dem gegebenen Modell verglichen, Fehler werden grafisch durch Intonationskurven und Frequenzdiagramme auf dem Monitor angezeigt, wobei jeweils die Schülerleistung bzw. das Modell hörbar ist. Die Korrektur erfolgt durch programmgesteuerte Einblendung entsprechender Phasen vom visuell-akustischen Speichermedium. Erneute Aufzeichnung und erneuter Vergleich erlauben dem Schüler, seine Fortschritte zu beobachten. Diese Möglichkeit der stufenweisen Annäherung an das Modell unter eigener Kontrolle ist besonders für therapeutische Maßnahmen wichtig, die visuelle Anzeige für Hörgeschädigte eine wünschenswerte, bisher aber nicht realisierte Hilfe.The digital record of the student's speaker performance will compared directly with the given model, errors graphically through intonation curves and frequency diagrams on the Monitor displayed, with the student performance or the model is audible. The correction is carried out by program-controlled Fade in corresponding phases from the visual-acoustic Storage medium. Allow re-recording and comparison the student to watch his progress. This possibility of gradual approach to the model is under your own control The visual display is particularly important for therapeutic measures a desirable one for the hearing impaired, but not so far realized help.

Claims (1)

Sprachtrainer - rechnergesteuerte Video-Einheit mit digitaler Sprachverarbeitung für die Darbietung von Sprachlehrprogrammen aller Art, insbesondere auch für sprachtherapeutische und sprech­ erzieherische Zwecke, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein visuell-akustisches Speichermedium und eine Einheit für digitale Sprachaufnahme und -verarbeitung so durch einen Rechner gesteuert werden, daß die klassischen Phasen des Sprachunterrichts bzw. der Sprachtherapie mit geeigneten Programmen automatisiert vollziehbar sind, nämlich
  • a) Präsentation von Bildsequenzen mit Ton;
  • b) Aufnahme der phonetisch-phonologischen Schülerleistung (Nach­ sprechphase) mit maschineller Analyse und sowohl phonetischer Korrektur (akustische Wiederholung des Modells) als auch grafischer Darstellung richtiger und falscher Intonation (Intonationskurven auf dem Monitor);
  • c) grammatisch-syntaktisch-lexikalische Übung und Auswertung der präsentierten Inhalte durch rechnergestützte Übungen und Tests im Sinne der "computer-assisted instruction" bzw. von "interaktivem Video".
Speech trainer - computer-controlled video unit with digital speech processing for the presentation of language teaching programs of all kinds, in particular also for speech therapy and speech educational purposes, characterized in that a visual-acoustic storage medium and a unit for digital speech recording and processing are controlled by a computer that the classic phases of language teaching or speech therapy can be carried out automatically with suitable programs, namely
  • a) Presentation of image sequences with sound;
  • b) Recording of the phonetic-phonological student performance (after the speaking phase) with machine analysis and both phonetic correction (acoustic repetition of the model) and graphic representation of correct and incorrect intonation (intonation curves on the monitor);
  • c) grammatical-syntactic-lexical exercise and evaluation of the presented content by computer-assisted exercises and tests in the sense of "computer-assisted instruction" or "interactive video".
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EP0461127A1 (en) * 1989-02-02 1991-12-18 American Language Academy Interactive language learning system.
EP0543329A2 (en) * 1991-11-18 1993-05-26 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Speech dialogue system for facilitating human-computer interaction
EP0721727A1 (en) * 1993-09-24 1996-07-17 Readspeak, Inc. Method for associating oral utterances meaningfully with writings seriatim in the audio-visual work
FR2730579A1 (en) * 1995-02-10 1996-08-14 2B Technology Sarl PORTABLE DEVICE INTENDED FOR VOCAL STIMULI DICTION EXERCISE
WO2001082264A1 (en) * 2000-04-26 2001-11-01 Jrl Enterprises, Inc. An interactive, computer-aided speech education method and apparatus
US10019995B1 (en) 2011-03-01 2018-07-10 Alice J. Stiebel Methods and systems for language learning based on a series of pitch patterns
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EP0461127A4 (en) * 1989-02-02 1993-03-17 American Language Academy Interactive language learning system
EP0461127A1 (en) * 1989-02-02 1991-12-18 American Language Academy Interactive language learning system.
EP0543329A2 (en) * 1991-11-18 1993-05-26 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Speech dialogue system for facilitating human-computer interaction
EP0543329A3 (en) * 1991-11-18 1994-09-07 Toshiba Kk Speech dialogue system for facilitating human-computer interaction
EP0721727A4 (en) * 1993-09-24 1997-03-05 Readspeak Inc Method for associating oral utterances meaningfully with writings seriatim in the audio-visual work
EP0721727A1 (en) * 1993-09-24 1996-07-17 Readspeak, Inc. Method for associating oral utterances meaningfully with writings seriatim in the audio-visual work
US5741136A (en) * 1993-09-24 1998-04-21 Readspeak, Inc. Audio-visual work with a series of visual word symbols coordinated with oral word utterances
WO1996024917A1 (en) * 1995-02-10 1996-08-15 2B Technology S.A.R.L. Portable apparatus for practising the pronunciation of voice stimuli
FR2730579A1 (en) * 1995-02-10 1996-08-14 2B Technology Sarl PORTABLE DEVICE INTENDED FOR VOCAL STIMULI DICTION EXERCISE
WO2001082264A1 (en) * 2000-04-26 2001-11-01 Jrl Enterprises, Inc. An interactive, computer-aided speech education method and apparatus
US10019995B1 (en) 2011-03-01 2018-07-10 Alice J. Stiebel Methods and systems for language learning based on a series of pitch patterns
US10565997B1 (en) 2011-03-01 2020-02-18 Alice J. Stiebel Methods and systems for teaching a hebrew bible trope lesson
US11062615B1 (en) 2011-03-01 2021-07-13 Intelligibility Training LLC Methods and systems for remote language learning in a pandemic-aware world
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