JP7072863B2 - Foreign language learning system and learning support method by foreign language learning system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a learning support method by a foreign language learning system and a foreign language learning system, which is suitable for promoting the acquisition of a foreign language by effectively combining a plurality of learning methods.

It is known that human language ability develops significantly in early childhood from 0 to 3 years old. In particular, language listening ability is naturally acquired in early childhood by listening to the conversations and conversations of mothers and parents. If the mother or guardian is a native speaker of a foreign language, the child will naturally be able to hear the foreign language, but if the mother or guardian speaks only Japanese, the mother or guardian It is not possible to learn a foreign language by speaking or speaking with a guardian.

In everyday life, an environment where there is no speaking or conversation in a foreign language will miss the opportunity to teach a foreign language in early childhood, which is most suitable for language learning.

There are various systems for learning a foreign language, such as one that alternately outputs foreign language and Japanese announcements by native speakers, and one that uses a video conferencing system to talk with a native speaker of a foreign language in a remote location. Although it can be used, it is not effective unless it is tackled with a desire to learn, and it cannot be said to be an effective system for infants who have an underdeveloped desire to learn a foreign language and have difficulty in maintaining concentration.

Patent Document 1 is mentioned as a system suitable for a model of learning a mother tongue of an infant. In Patent Document 1, a translator can use a terminal connected to the system to translate the conversations of mothers and parents and family conversations in their native language in real time in the daily life of infants with undeveloped concentration. A foreign language learning communication system that supports the development of operational skills in both languages by translating into words and listening to both the native and foreign languages at almost the same time is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-96884

According to the technique described in Patent Document 1, a translator connected to the system translates the content spoken in the native language by a user such as a mother, and the translated content is on the user side, a stuffed robot. It is a high-cost system that requires a translator because it is reproduced by. In addition, foreign languages are the voices of translators and are not spoken by mothers, so they cannot arouse the interest of young children. In other words, it is not a system that makes use of the instinct of early childhood, unconsciously trying to understand what parents such as mothers say.

Further, Patent Document 1 does not mention the motivation for the infant to continue learning a foreign language.

An object of the present invention is to provide an effective foreign language learning system and a learning support method by the foreign language learning system in consideration of the characteristics of early childhood.

In order to solve the above problems, one of the desirable embodiments of the present invention is a foreign language learning system in which a user terminal and a server are connected via a network, and the server learns together with a user ID. The user management table that stores the level is stored, and the learning level is acquired based on the user ID input to the user terminal and the user management table, and the user reads aloud according to the acquired learning level. A foreign language phrase is provided to the user of the user terminal as "speaking" content, and a story audio file containing a certain percentage of the provided "speaking" content phrase is transmitted to the user terminal as "flowing" content. The user terminal plays the "flowing" content.

According to the present invention, it is possible to learn an effective foreign language by utilizing the characteristics of early childhood.

It is a figure which shows an example of a foreign language learning system. An example of the hardware configuration of the server computer is shown. It is a figure which shows an example of a user management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the progress management table. It is a figure which shows an example of an extensive reading management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the charge management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the content correspondence table. It is a figure which shows an example of the content management table of "talking". It is a figure which shows an example of the "flowing" content management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a picture book content management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the animation / drama content management table. It is a figure which shows an example of a flash card content management table. It is a figure which showed an example of the processing sequence of a user terminal and a server computer. It is a figure which showed an example of a login screen. It is a figure which showed an example of the learning method selection screen. It is a figure which showed an example of the progress report screen. It is a figure which showed an example of the creation processing flow of a content correspondence table. It is a figure which showed an example of the selection process flow of the content of a picture book, an animation drama, and a flash card.

<Contents of learning method>
The present inventors have studied and tried for a long period of time how to effectively make a child in early childhood learn a foreign language (English). As a result, it was found that the acquisition of a foreign language can be promoted by optimally combining and learning the five learning methods (which may be called learning means) described below.

The five learning methods are "talking", "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flashcard" learning methods.

"Talking" is a learning method in which a mother or guardian speaks to an infant (learner) in a foreign language.

"Flowing" is a learning method in which a native speaker speaks and reads aloud a picture book.

"Picture book" is a learning method of listening to a reading of a picture book or reading a picture book.

"Anime / drama" is a learning method by watching an animation or drama in a foreign language to be learned.

A "flash card" is a learning method mainly used to increase the vocabulary of nouns, and is similar to memorizing words using a vocabulary book.

<System overview>
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a foreign language learning system. In the foreign language learning system 100, the server 101 and the user terminal 103 are connected to each other via a network 102 such as the Internet.

The server 101 has user management information 220 for managing users and content information 230 for managing and providing learning contents. The content information includes five learning methods of "talking", "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card". The learning method is not limited to this, and may include, for example, one-on-one English conversation. The server 101 may be configured as a management server having a function of managing users, an educational content server that manages and provides educational contents as another server, or may be configured by using cloud computing technology.

The user terminal 103 is a tablet terminal, a personal computer (PC), or a smartphone having a communication function. Similarly, the user terminal is a general tablet terminal or the like having a processing unit, a memory, a display unit, a communication control unit, a storage unit, and the like.

"Speaking" is a learning method performed by a guardian such as a mother reading aloud a phrase provided from the server 101 to a learner such as an infant. The phrase provided by the server 101 to the mother who is the user is electronically provided to the user terminal 103 via the network 102. In the user terminal 103, the phrase sent from the server is displayed on the display unit, and the displayed phrase is read aloud by the user who is the mother. More effectively, it is preferable to print the electronically sent data with a printer connected to a PC or the like and attach it to the wall near the place where the phrase is used. If the user does not have a printer, the phrase is printed by the printer connected to the server, and the business operator that operates the server sends a paper medium on which the phrase is printed to the user, and the phrase is used. You may stick it near the place where it is printed.

"Speaking" is an effective learning method that utilizes the child's instinct to understand what the mother says, and the child does not realize that he or she is studying a foreign language. Can be worn. In the present invention, there is an aspect of providing a foreign language learning system and a method for motivating the continuation of learning by this "speaking" because only a human being, a mother, must take the initiative.

"Flowing" is a learning method in which a native speaker speaks and reads aloud a picture book. The phrases included in this "flowing" include a certain percentage of the phrases contained in "talking", and by linking the contents between learning by "talking" and learning by "flowing". , The synergistic effect of learning can be achieved. In addition, the appearance ratio of the phrase included in "speaking" among the phrases included in "flowing" is called the matching rate or the interlocking rate.

"Picture book" is a learning method to listen to the reading of a picture book and read a picture book. In the present invention, the picture book content provided by the server 101 is displayed on the user terminal 103, and the color of the subtitles is changed according to the reading, so that the picture book content is reproduced on the user terminal. Alternatively, the learner is made to read the picture book by himself, and the system counts the number of words read by the learner. The picture book content is not necessarily limited to the one supplied from the server 101, and the content of the picture book content provided to the user may be managed by the server 101.

The content of the "picture book" contains a certain percentage of the phrases contained in the "speaking", and by linking the content between the learning by "speaking" and "synergy" and the learning by the "picture book", Further learning synergistic effects can be achieved. In addition, the appearance ratio of the phrase included in "speaking" among the phrases included in "picture book" is called the matching rate or the interlocking rate.

"Anime / drama" is a learning method by watching an animation or drama in a foreign language to be learned. The content of the animation or drama is transmitted from the server 101 to the user terminal 103 via the network 102, and the learner naturally understands and memorizes the word or phrase by enjoying the animation or drama in a foreign language on the user terminal. ..

The content of "animation / drama" contains a certain percentage of the phrases contained in "speaking", and between learning by "speaking", "flowing", and "picture book" and learning by "animation / drama". By linking the contents, further synergistic effects of learning can be achieved. In addition, the appearance ratio of the phrase included in "speaking" among the phrases included in "animation / drama" is called the matching rate or the interlocking rate.

The content of the "animation / drama" is not necessarily limited to that supplied from the server 101, and the content of the "animation / drama" content provided to the user may be managed by the server 101.

The "flash card" transmits information about a picture and a word from the server 101 to the user terminal 103 via the network 102, and the user terminal 103 displays the picture and the word at the same time, or displays only the picture. The main purpose is to develop the vocabulary of learners' nouns. The content of the "flashcard" contains a certain percentage of the phrases contained in the "speaking", and there are two types of learning: "speaking", "synergy", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flashcard". By linking the contents between them, further synergistic effects of learning can be achieved. In addition, the appearance ratio of the phrase included in "speaking" among the phrases included in "flash card" is called the matching rate or the interlocking rate.

The content of the "flash card" is not necessarily limited to that supplied from the server 101, and the content of the "flash card" content provided to the user may be managed by the server 101.

<Server configuration>
FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server. The server 101 is realized by the same hardware as a general P personal computer. The server 101 has a communication control unit 204 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a network such as the Internet, a display unit 203, a processing unit 201 composed of a CPU and the like, and a storage device 205, which are used for communication such as a bus. They are connected to each other by wire 206.

The processing unit 201 reads various programs 210 stored in the storage device 205 into the memory 202 and executes various processes. The memory 202 is also used as a work area of the CPU. Hereinafter, the program may be described as if it is an act subject, but it goes without saying that the processing unit (CPU) is actually the subject that executes the program and performs processing. It is also possible to realize some of the functions realized by various programs by using dedicated hardware such as ASIC and FPGA, and even in that case, the operation of the processing unit 201 will be described. In addition, some or all of the functions realized in these devices can be realized by using cloud computing technology.

The storage device 205 stores various programs 210, user management information 220 for managing user accounts, and various content information 230. The user management information 220 includes a user management table 221 managed by a user's account, a progress management table 222 that manages the learning progress of each user, a billing management table 223 that manages the service charge of each user, and the like.

As the content information 230, five learning methods, "speaking", "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" are stored. The content information 230 includes "talking" content 232, "flowing" content 233, "picture book" content 234, "animation / drama" content 235, "flash card" content 236, and content correspondence table 231. Although the content correspondence table 231 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7, the content correspondence table 231 manages the content of an appropriate level for each learning method according to the level indicating the learning level of each user's foreign language and the progress of learning. be.

<Various tables>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the user management table 221. The user management table 221 uniquely identifies the registered user with respect to the user ID 301 and the user ID 301, for example, the user name 302 which is the name of the mother, the name 303 of the child who is the learner, and the level 304 which represents the learning level of the learner. , The password 305 of the user account is correspondingly remembered. The system administrator inputs each item by an input unit (not shown) based on the information provided by the user, and stores it in the storage device 205. By executing the user management program, the processing unit 201 stores and manages it in the user management table 221.

For example, the user ID 301 "N1" is stored as the user name 302 "X001", the child name 303 "0001", the level 304 "1", and the password 306 "10a20".

The user name is not limited to the name of the mother, but may be the name of another guardian. The level represents, for example, a learning level consisting of 10 levels from level 1 immediately after the start of education to level 10 of the final stage, but is not limited to this, and may be 5 levels, 20 levels, etc., and learning. Information that indicates the learner's learning level.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a progress management table. Similar to the user ID in FIG. 3, the progress management table 222 provides the user ID 301 with information 402 for the current month from January to December 402, and "talking" 403 and "flowing" 404, which are five learning methods. , "Picture book" 405, "Anime / Drama" 406, "Flash card" 407, and the information to manage the progress is stored. For example, for a user whose user ID 301 is "N1", when the monthly information 402 is "September", the progress rate of "talking" 403 is "80%", the progress rate of "flowing" 404 is "60%", and " It shows that the progress rate of "Picture Book" 405 is "50%". If the monthly information 402 manages the progress on a weekly basis, the progress can be managed on a weekly basis if it is the first week of September.

The processing unit 201 executes the progress management program 212 and manages the progress management table 222. For example, in the "speaking", when the user himself / herself inputs the actual result to the user terminal when the user speaks, the information is input to the server 101 via the network 102 and the communication control unit 204. Based on the input of the achievement by this user, the progress management program 212 registers in the "talk" 403 of the progress management table 222.

The progress rate of the "flowing" 403 is based on the record of the server 101 transmitting the "flowing" content at the request of the user terminal 103, or the completion report from the user terminal receiving the "flowing" content from the server. Based on this, it is managed by the processing unit 201 that executes the progress management program 212.

Progress management of "picture book" 405, "animation drama" 406, and "flash card" 407 is transmitted from the server 101 to the user terminal in response to a request from the user terminal, and the actual results of the contents displayed on the user terminal. Alternatively, the system automatically manages the results based on the completion report from the user terminal that has received various contents from the server, without requiring the input of the actual results from the user. The progress rate of each learning method is calculated based on the actual results for the content provided for each user in the content correspondence table described later.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the extensive reading management table 222-1. Extensive reading management is another method of managing the progress of the "picture book" 405 in the progress management table 222 of FIG.
It is said that a learner wears a so-called English brain by reading a lot of picture books, and the progress of extensive reading is managed by the extensive reading management table 222-1.

The extensive reading management table 222-1 is the total value of the month information 502, the title of the picture book 503, the number of words included in the picture book 504, the number of times the picture book was read 505, and the number of words read in the month for the user ID 301. The number of words 506 is managed correspondingly.

For example, a user with user ID 301 "N1" reads a picture book with the title 503 "AT The Lake" and "Os DFS" in September, "AT The Lake" has 504 words "47", and "Os DFS" has words. "27" is included. Since user N1 has read "AT The Lake" twice and "Os DFS" once, the total number of words 505 in September for user N1 is counted as "101". The extensive reading management table 222-1 is also managed by the processing unit 201 by executing the progress management program 212 in the same manner as the progress of the "picture book" shown in FIG. 4, and the total number of words 506 is grasped.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the billing management table 223. In the billing management table 223, monthly information 602, basic charge 603, and option charge 604 are managed correspondingly to the user ID 301. Of the five learning methods, "speaking" and "flowing" are set as the basic charge of 603, and "picture books", "animation / drama", and "flashcards" can be set as options. In addition to this, all five learning methods are set as the basic fee, and an option is set as a fee for registering up to a total of 3 children including siblings of children registered in the child name 303 of the user management table 221. May be. In this case, the user management table 221 may be provided with a column for registering the names of the siblings and sisters of the child registered in the child name 303 corresponding to the user ID.

For example, user N1 has selected the basics and options as the learning contract for September, and the processing unit 201 executes the billing management program 214, such as 5000 yen and 2000 yen for a total of 7000 yen, respectively. Manage billing information for each user.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the content correspondence table 231. The content correspondence table 231 is information for managing the content of the content provided to each user by combining the content of an appropriate level from each learning method according to the learning level of the user. The content correspondence table 231 is created by the processing unit 201 executing the content correspondence table creation program 213. The creation of the content correspondence table 231 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18.

The content correspondence table 231 shows the user ID 301 with month information 702 representing the current month, level 703 representing the user's current learning level, “talking” ID 704 representing “talking” content, and “flowing” content representing “flowing” content. The "flowing" ID705, the "picturebook" ID706 representing the "picturebook" content, the "animation / drama" content ID707 representing the "animation / drama" content, and the "flash card" ID708 representing the "flash card" content are memorized. Will be done.

That is, for each user, in each learning method, the content to be provided in the month is managed. For example, since the level 703 of the user with the user ID 301 "N1" is "1", each learning method provided in September is as follows. "Talking" 704 is the content specified by "A1", "flowing" 705 is the content specified by "B1-1", and "picture book" 706 is the content specified by "C1-1". , "Anime / Drama" 707 is the content specified by "D1-1", and the flash card 708 is the content specified by "E1-1".

The content of the content in each learning method may be determined based on the progress of each learning as well as the learning level of the user.

As shown in FIG. 7, the level of the user ID "N3" is "2", which is higher than the level "1" of the user ID "N2". You can select it. However, the content in each learning method may be uniformly provided according to the learning level of the user, such as the user ID "N1".

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a spoken content management table. The talk content management table 232 corresponds to the "talk" ID 704 that identifies the content of the "talk", level 802 corresponding to the learning level, information 803 indicating the situation in which the phrase "talk" is used, and the content of the talk. I remember the phrase 804. The phrase "speaking" may be stored in the storage area of the storage device specified by the speaking ID 704.

"Talking" is a learning method in which a mother or guardian speaks to a child who is an infant in a foreign language. The mother learns by speaking to the child by reading the phrase provided by the server. This "speaking" may be performed by reading the phrase displayed on the user terminal 103 electronically via the network 102, but the phrase provided from the server to the mother who is the user may be performed. Effectively, you should print out the electronically sent data and paste it near the place where the phrase is used. If the user does not have a printer or the like, a paper medium on which the phrase is printed may be sent to the user from the business operator that operates the server.

For example, if the "speaking" ID 704 is "A1", the content is level "1", and the situation 803 is "wake up", so the phrase content 804 is "It's time to get up." Or "How are you today." The English phrase "?" Is registered as a foreign language. The user, the mother, sticks a piece of paper with this phrase on the wall of the bedroom according to situation 803 and speaks to the child when she wakes up. A child who has an instinct to understand what his mother says can naturally learn a foreign language as well as his mother tongue without being aware that he is studying a foreign language.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a “flowing” content management table. The "flowing" content management table 233 includes the content of "flowing", for example, the title 902 of the flowing story and the content of "flowing" for the "flowing" ID705 that uniquely identifies the audio file of the story. "Speaking" ID 704 that identifies the content of the related "Speaking", Progress of "Speaking" 903 identified by the "Speaking" ID, Match rate between the phrase contained in "Speaking" and the phrase contained in "Speaking" The interlocking rate 904 representing is stored correspondingly.

For example, for the "flowing" ID705 "B1-1", the title 902 "The Wizard of the Squirrel has arrived (1)", the "Talking" ID704 "A1", and the progress 903 "Low (30%)". , Interlocking rate 903 "High (60%)" corresponds.

For example, the interlocking rate 903 is prepared to be high, medium, or low depending on the matching rate between the phrase of the "speaking" ID "A1" and the phrase included in the "flowing". If it is high, the interlocking rate will be 60%, and 60% of the phrases included in "flowing" will be the same as the phrase "speaking". Similarly, if it is medium, it will be 40%, low. In the case of, it is shown that it is contained at 30%. The number of the interlocking rate can be changed as appropriate so that the learning effect can be obtained.

The "speaking" content management table 233 has a high interlocking rate when the progress of the "speaking" ID 704 "A1" is low because the child who is the learner does not completely memorize the "speaking" phrase. If the "speaking" ID is selected and the progress of the "speaking" ID 704 "A1" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "speaking" phrase considerably, so the interlocking rate is low. You can select the ID.

The "flowing" audio file is stored in the content storage area 237 (FIG. 2) of the storage device specified by the "flowing" ID 704.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a “picture book” content management table. The "picture book" content management table 234 has a picture book title 1002, a corresponding "speaking" ID 704, a "speaking" phrase, and a phrase included in the "picture book" for the "picture book" ID 706 that uniquely identifies the "picture book" file. The interlocking rate 1004, which represents the matching rate of, and the progress 1003 of "talking" are stored correspondingly.

For example, the "picture book" content management table 234 has a title "On the Farm (1)", a "talking" ID 704 "A1", and an interlocking rate "high (50%)" for the "picture book" ID "C1-1". , "Talking" progress "Low (30%)" is memorized correspondingly. When the progress of "speaking" is low like this, the child who is the learner is at the stage where he / she does not completely remember the "speaking" phrase, so select the "picture book" ID with a high interlocking rate and "speak". When the progress of ID 704 "A1" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "speaking" phrase considerably, so that the "picture book" ID having a low interlocking rate can be selected.

The contents of the "picture book" (picture book file) are stored in the content storage area 237 (FIG. 2) of the storage device specified by the "picture book" ID 706.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an “animation / drama” content management table. The "Anime / Drama" content management table 235 has a level 304 corresponding to the learner's learning level, an animation / drama title 1102, and an "Anime / Drama" ID 707 that uniquely identifies the "Anime / Drama" file. The corresponding "talking" ID 704, the interlocking rate 1104 indicating the matching rate between the "talking" phrase and the phrase included in the "animation drama", and the progress 1103 of the "talking" are stored correspondingly.

For example, "Anime / Drama" ID "D1-1" has the title "Chole's Closet (1)", "Talking" ID704 "A1", interlocking rate "High (40%)", and "Talking" progress "Low (30)". %) ”, Level“ 1 ”is stored correspondingly. When the progress of "speaking" is low like this, the learner's child is at the stage where he / she does not completely remember the "speaking" phrase, so select the "animation / drama" ID with a high interlocking rate and select "" If the progress of "Talking" ID704 "A1" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "Talking" phrase considerably, so it is possible to select the "Anime / Drama" ID with a low interlocking rate. There is.

The content (video file) of the "animation drama" is stored in the content storage area 237 (FIG. 2) of the storage device specified by the "animation drama" ID 707.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a “flash card” content management table. The "flash card" content management table 236 corresponds to the flash card ID 708 that uniquely identifies the file of the "flash card", level 304 corresponding to the learning level of the learner, word 1202 for storing word and picture information, and so on. The "speaking" ID 704, the interlocking rate 1204, which indicates the matching rate between the "speaking" phrase and the words contained in the flash card, and the progress 1203 of the "speaking" are stored in correspondence.

For example, the flash card ID "E1-1" has the words "banana, apple, kiwi ...", "talking" ID704 "A1", interlocking rate "high (20%)", and "talking" progress "low (30%)". "Is remembered correspondingly. When the progress of "speaking" is low like this, the learner's child is at the stage where he / she does not completely remember the "speaking" phrase (word), so select a flash card ID with a high interlocking rate and select "Speaking". If the progress of "Talking" ID704 "A1" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "Talking" phrase (word) considerably, so it is possible to select a flash card ID with a low interlocking rate. There is.

The flash card file for storing the word and picture information of the "flash card" may be stored in the content storage area 237 (FIG. 2) of the storage device specified by the "flash card" ID 708.

In the examples of FIGS. 10, 11, and 12, the progress of "talking" is managed, but the progress of "flowing" can be managed instead of the progress of "talking". In that case, the progress rate of each user's "flowing" 404 is acquired from the progress management table 222 shown in FIG. In the content correspondence table 231 shown in FIG. 7, the “flowing” ID 705 provided to each user is specified, and the content is stored in the column of the “speaking” ID 704 in FIGS. 10 to 12.

By selecting content such as "picture books" and "animation dramas" according to the progress rate of "flowing", the interlocking rate is low when it becomes possible to hear foreign languages by native pronunciation. "Picture books" and "animation dramas" can be provided to learners. This is because the learner can effectively learn a foreign language by touching more phrases and words while being able to understand the contents of "picture books" and "animation dramas" to some extent.

The contents of FIGS. 10-12 are stored in the storage device 205 of the server 101 together with the contents by the administrator. The ID that identifies each content functions as a storage location or a file name, and is information that can be read out from the content storage area 237 that stores each content using the ID.

<Processing sequence>
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence of a user terminal and a server computer. The user logs in to the foreign language learning system by inputting the user ID and password using the login screen shown in FIG. 14 displayed on the user terminal 103 (S1301).

The processing unit 201 of the server 101 that has received the login request executes the user management program, and executes the authentication process with reference to the user management table 211 shown in FIG. 3 (S1302).

When authenticated in step S1302, as shown in FIG. 15, the menu screen information for selecting the learning method of "speaking", "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" is displayed. Send from the server to the user terminal (S1303). If the authentication is rejected, we will send you information notifying you of the login failure.

The user who is permitted to log in selects a learning method (S1304) from the menu screen for selecting a learning method displayed on the user terminal 103, and sends the selected learning method to the server. Here, in addition to the learning method, the user terminal may be displayed so that the user can select the titles of "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and the like.

The server 101 determines whether the selected learning method and the titles of "flowing", "picture book", and "animation / drama" are permitted by the user by referring to the content correspondence table (S1306). For example, when the user ID "N1" in FIG. 7 tries to select the picture book title "On the Farm (2)", the "picture book" ID C1-2 corresponding to the picture book title "On the Farm (2)" Is not registered in the content correspondence table, so it is not allowed. You will be notified of untaken content to improve the level of the learner so that the picture book with the selected title can be opened (S1307).

If the user runs unregistered content (S1308) or the menu selected in step S1305 is allowed, Server 101 processes the selected menu (S1309) and responds to the selected menu. Providing content to the user. Here, the processing of the selection menu is selected from the content correspondence table of FIG. 7 based on the user ID and the learning menus of the selected "talking", "flowing", "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card". It is an operation of specifying the content ID of the learned learning menu and transmitting the content corresponding to the content ID to the user terminal. For example, when the learning menu selected by the user "N1" is "flowing", "B1-1" is specified as the content ID.

The server 101 updates the progress management table 222 according to the content provided to the user (S1310). The user terminal 103 reproduces the content transmitted from the server 101 (S1311).

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a progress report screen. The progress report screen 1600 is progress data reported for each user based on the contents of the progress management table 222.

By displaying the implementation status of each learning method with the mark 1602 on the calendar 1601, the daily progress can be grasped. For example, "○" for "Talking", "△" for "Calendar", "□" for "Picture Book", "☆" for "Anime / Drama", and "Flashcard". When implemented, "▽" will be displayed on the calendar on the date of implementation. Instead of the mark, it is also possible to display it in a color corresponding to each learning method.

The progress report screen 1600 has an area 1603 for communicating information and advice to the user according to the progress of each learning method. In this area 1603, the progress management program creates communications and advice, in particular, to convey communications and advice that keeps the mother's willingness to continue learning "speaking".

<Create content correspondence table>
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the creation processing flow of the content correspondence table 231. The processing related to this flow is executed by the processing unit 201 executing the content correspondence table creation program 213.

First, the content correspondence table creation program 213 sets the level of the user from the registered user management table 221 shown in FIG. 3 and the progress of "talking" from the progress management table 222 shown in FIG. 4 based on the user ID of the logged-in user. Get the rate (S1701).

Next, in step S1702, it is determined whether the progress rate of "talking" is less than 30%. If the progress rate is less than 30%, proceed to step S1704 and select content with a high interlocking rate. Here, as the selected content, the “flowing” content having a high interlocking rate is selected based on the flowing content management table of FIG.

If the progress rate of "talking" is 30 or more in step S1702, it is determined in step S1703 whether the progress rate is 30% or more and less than 50%. If the progress rate is 30% or more and less than 50%, proceed to step S1705 and select the content in the interlocking rate. Here, as the selected content, the "flowing" content in the interlocking rate is selected based on the "flowing" content management table of FIG. In this case, "flowing" content with a high interlocking rate may be included.

In other cases, the progress rate is 50%, so proceed to step S1706 and select content with a low interlocking rate. Here, as the selected content, based on the flowing content management table of FIG. 9, the “flowing” content from which the interlocking rate is subtracted is selected. In this case, it is possible to include "flowing" content with a high and medium interlocking rate.

In this way, the content of "flowing" is selected according to the progress of "talking". In other words, if the progress of "talking" is low, the learner's child is at the stage where he / she does not completely remember the "talking" phrase, so select the "flowing" ID with a high interlocking rate and "talking". If the progress of ID 704 "A1" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "speaking" phrase considerably, so the "flowing" ID with a low interlocking rate is selected. This makes it possible to increase the synergistic effect of the two types of learning, "speaking" and "flowing".

The "flowing ID" of the "flowing" content selected in any of steps S1704, S1705, and S1706 is stored in the content correspondence table.

In steps S1704, S1705, and S1706, only the content of "flowing" was selected, but "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" may also be selected according to the interlocking rate. In that case, the step shown in FIG. 18 becomes unnecessary.

The progress rate of "speaking" shown in FIG. 17 is merely an example, and other values may be used depending on the learning effect.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the creation processing flow of the content correspondence table 231. In particular, it relates to the content selection processing flow of "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card". The processing related to this flow is executed by the processing unit 201 executing the content correspondence table creation program 213.

First, the content correspondence table creation program 213 "flows" the level of the user from the registered user management table 221 shown in FIG. 3 and the progress management table 222 shown in FIG. 4 based on the user ID of the logged-in user. Get the progress rate (S1801).

Next, in step S1802, it is determined whether the progress rate of "flowing" is less than 30%. If the progress rate is less than 30%, proceed to step S1804 and select content with a high interlocking rate. Here, the content selected is the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content with a high interlocking rate based on the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content management table shown in Fig. 10-12. select.

If the progress rate of "flowing" is 30 or more in step S1802, it is determined in step S1803 whether the progress rate is 30% or more and less than 50%. If the progress rate is 30% or more and less than 50%, proceed to step S1805 and select the content in the interlocking rate. Here, the content selected is the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content with a high interlocking rate based on the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content management table shown in Fig. 10-12. select. In this case, contents such as "picture books" having a high interlocking rate may be included.

In other cases, the progress rate is 50%, so proceed to step S1806 and select content with a low interlocking rate. Here, the content selected is the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content with a high interlocking rate based on the "picture book", "animation / drama", and "flash card" content management table shown in Fig. 10-12. select. In this case, contents having a high or medium interlocking rate may be included.

In this way, content such as a "picture book" is selected according to the progress of the "flowing". In other words, if the progress of "flowing" linked to "talking" is low, the child who is the learner is at the stage where he / she does not completely remember the phrase "flowing", so the linking rate is high, such as "picture book". If the progress of "flowing" is high, the learner's child is at the stage of memorizing the "speaking" phrase considerably, so select "picture book" or the like with a low interlocking rate.

That is, it is easy to understand the contents of picture books, etc., which have a high interlocking rate with "talking". Children who are learners are interested in content such as picture books and anime / dramas, so once they understand the contents of picture books and anime, they will want to see the continuation of picture books and anime. In this way, by giving these contents at the stage where you can understand the contents of picture books and anime / dramas to some extent, you can learn them without being aware that you are studying a foreign language.

In addition, children who are interested in picture books and anime will want to see the continuation of picture books and anime, but in order to see the continuation of picture books and anime, the progress rate of "flowing" must be increased. Instead, in order to increase the progress rate of "flowing", it is necessary to increase the progress rate of "talking", so I requested my mother to see the next story of the child, and in response to this request, the mother "talked" Will improve the progress rate.

According to the foreign language learning system of the present invention, the mother can maintain the motivation for "speaking" learning at the request of the "picture book" child.

That is, according to the foreign language learning system of the present invention, the contents of "picture book" and "animation drama" can be understood by "speaking" in a foreign language by a mother or the like, and "picture book" or "animation drama" can be understood. By being interested in "," you can motivate yourself to continue learning "speaking".

The progress rate of "speaking" shown in FIG. 18 is merely an example, and other values may be used depending on the learning effect.

100: Foreign language learning system, 101: Server, 102: Network, 103: User terminal, 201: Processing unit, 202: Memory, 204: Communication control unit, 205: Storage device, 211: User management program, 212: Progress management Program, 213: Content correspondence table creation program, 214: Billing management program, 221: Registered user management table, 222: Progress management table, 223: Billing management table, 231: Content correspondence table, 232: Speaking content management table, 233: Flowing content management table, 234: Picture book content management table, 235: Anime / drama content management table, 236: Flash card content management table, 237: Content storage area.

Claims (10)

A foreign language learning system in which a user terminal and a server are connected via a network.
The server
Along with the user ID, the user management table that stores the learner's learning level is stored.
Based on the user ID and the user management table, the learner's learning level is acquired, and the learner's learning level is acquired.
Corresponding to the acquired learning level, a foreign language phrase read aloud to the learner by the guardian is provided to the user terminal as "speaking" content.
An audio file of a story containing a certain percentage of the phrase of the provided "speaking" content is transmitted to the user terminal as "flowing" content.
The user terminal is a foreign language learning system characterized by playing "flowing" content. The server sends a story picture book file containing a certain percentage of the phrase of the "speaking" content to the user terminal as the "picture book" content.
The foreign language learning system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal reproduces "picture book" content. The server sends an animation / drama file containing a certain percentage of the phrase of the "speaking" content as the "animation / drama" content to the user terminal.
The foreign language learning system according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the user terminal reproduces "animation / drama" content. The server sends a flash card file containing a certain percentage of the phrase of the "speaking" content as the "flash card" content to the user terminal.
The foreign language learning system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the user terminal reproduces "flash card" content. A foreign language learning system in which a user terminal and a server are connected via a network.
The server has a processing unit and a storage device, and has a processing unit and a storage device.
The storage device is
User management information having a user management table that stores the learning level of the learner together with the user ID and a progress management table that manages the progress of learning for each learner.
The second by "flowing", in which the phrase used in the first learning by "speaking" the foreign language phrase that the guardian reads out to the learner and the voice of the story containing a certain percentage of the phrase in the "speaking" content are played. A content storage area for storing audio files used for learning, and
The processing unit is a foreign language learning system, characterized in that, for each learner, the phrase and the audio file to be transmitted to the user terminal are selected according to the learning level of the learner . The processing unit is characterized in that, for each learner , the audio file to be transmitted to the user terminal is selected according to the learning level of the learner and the progress of the first learning.
The foreign language learning system according to claim 5. The content storage area is further used for a picture book file used for the third learning by the "picture book", a moving image file used for the fourth learning by the "animation", and a fifth learning by the "flash card". The foreign language learning system according to claim 5, wherein the flash card file is included. The seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the processing unit restricts transmission of the contents of the second to fifth learning to the user terminal when the progress of the first learning does not exceed the threshold value. Foreign language learning system. The foreign language according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a printer connected to the server or the user terminal and printing a foreign language phrase of the "speaking" content provided to the user terminal. Language learning system. It is a learning support method by a foreign language learning system in which a user terminal and a server are connected via a network.
The server
In response to the input of the user ID from the user terminal, the learner's learning level stored in correspondence with the user ID is acquired, and the learning level is acquired.
Corresponding to the acquired learning level of the learner, the guardian identifies the "speaking" content of the foreign language phrase read to the learner, and sends it to the user terminal.
An audio file of a story containing a certain percentage of the phrase of the transmitted "speaking" content is transmitted to the user terminal as "flowing" content.
A learning support method characterized by that.

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