Method and apparatus for interactive language instruction
US7149690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L15/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for interactive language instruction is provided that displays text files for processing, provide key features and functions for interactive learning, displays facial animation, and provides a workspace for language building functions. The system includes a stored set of language rules as part of the text-to-speech sub-system, as well as another stored set of rules as applied to the process of learning a language. The method implemented by the system includes digitally converting text to audible speech, providing the audible speech to a user or student (with the aid of an animated image in selected circumstances), prompting the student to replicate the audible speech, comparing the student's replication with the audible speech provided by the system, and providing feedback and reinforcement to the student by, for example, selectively recording or playing back the audible speech and the student's replication.
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