JPH05273902A - Conversation practive device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To study a language pleasantly and effectively with presence by muting at least one of voices of voice signals and practicing pronunciation. CONSTITUTION: On a monitor television 1, a male voice A of a voice signal and a female voice B of a voice signal are reproduced in a starting lesson alternately together with images. Consequently, the male voice A can be heard from a left speaker 8(L) and the female voice B can be heard from a right speaker 8(R) over a look at the television screen. After the tape is rewound, for example, CH2 of a voice changeover switch of a video deck is turned off and only CH1 is selected. When the tape is reproduced again, only the voice signal of CH1 is reproduced as a voice and the male voice A is heard from the left speaker 8(L) while the female voice B is muted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a learning device, and more particularly to a video language practice device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, language practice such as English conversation has become popular.
Various training devices and training methods have been adopted. For example,
Practice with teachers is common, but it is also effective to have a system that can be practiced at home or by a small number of people.

Although the VCR has become extremely popular in ordinary households, it is usually used for recording broadcast programs and playing rental video tapes, and therefore it can only be used as usual for practicing English conversation. With this,
There is a problem that language practice becomes one-sided, it is not possible to practice living conversations happily, and efficiency is poor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As a result of various studies on a system using a VCR, the present inventor has devised a device that allows effective and enjoyable practice even if the existing VCR is used as it is. An object of the present invention is to provide a learning device capable of such practice.

[0005]

The present invention comprises a monitor television, a video deck connected to the monitor television, and a tape cassette containing a magnetic tape on which predetermined image signals and audio signals are recorded. The first audio signal and the second audio signal respectively correspond to the first audio channel and the second audio channel of the monitor television and can be selected by these audio channels, and when reproducing the magnetic tape. The present invention relates to a learning device configured to erase at least one of the voices of the first and second voice signals and practice the voiced voice.

[0006]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

1 to 5 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an English conversation practice device.

As shown schematically in FIG. 5, the apparatus according to this embodiment has a monitor television 1, a video deck 2 connected to this monitor television, and a magnetic tape 3 on which images and audio signals for English conversation are recorded. And a tape cassette 4 for accommodating the.

A tape cassette 4 is inserted into the VCR 2, but audio channels C corresponding to different audio signals, for example, audio signals (1) and (2) when the tape is reproduced.
Changeover switches 5 and 6 are provided so that H1 and CH2 can be selected. The operator can select these switches by the remote controller 7.

The above audio signals (1) and (2) are transmitted to a commercially available video tape (for example, 1/2 inch V
They are recorded on different audio tracks of the HS system tape) respectively, and when CH1 is selected, the audio of the audio signal (1) from the speaker 8 (L) on the left side of the television 1 is C
When H2 is selected, the speaker 8 (R) on the right side of TV 1
The voice of the voice signal (2) can be heard from the. When both channels are selected, the sounds of the audio signals (1) and (2) are simultaneously reproduced from the left and right speakers in a stereo system. Therefore, both the monitor television 1 and the video deck 2 need to be stereo and Hi-Fi.

A microphone 9 may be connected to the monitor TV 1 so that the operator (or the practitioner) can inhale his / her own voice and listen through the speaker 8 (L) or 8 (R). Alternatively, the speaker 10 may be optionally connected as a virtual line.

Further, an adapter 11 which can be used to put a subtitle super on the playback screen of the monitor TV 1 may be optionally connected to the VCR 2. However, when the subtitle supermarket is already recorded on the magnetic tape 3, it is not necessary to use it because there is the reproducing device 12 shown in FIG.

Next, the tape cassette 4 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 2, a 1-inch video tape used in broadcasting stations is used as a master tape.
In addition to recording audio signals (1) and (2) as CH1, CH2 records sound effects and BGM (background music), and CH3 is blank so that the user can record any signal. CH4 is used for recording an address signal, and also records a video (image) signal on a predetermined track.

This master tape is processed (edited) as follows. That is, in the first editing work, CH1 and CH
The audio signals (1) and (2) are sorted and recorded in 2 respectively,
At the same time, the same sound effect and BGM are recorded in each channel. And commercially available tape (1/2 inch VHS system,
The voice signals (1) and (2) and the image signal are recorded in the beta system, 8 mm system, etc.) and used for English conversation.

As shown in FIG. 1, on this tape, a male voice A is recorded as a voice signal (1), a female voice B is recorded as a voice signal (2), and a movie is recorded as an image (video) signal. , Productions, etc. are recorded.

Next, a method of practicing English conversation using the above tape will be described. First, the tape cassette 4 is inserted into the VCR 2, and the reproduction button is pressed or the reproduction operation is instructed by the controller 7 (see FIG. 5).

In the first lesson on the monitor television 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a male voice A by the audio signal (1) and a female voice B by the audio signal (2) are alternately displayed together with each image by tape reproduction. Is played. Therefore, while watching the TV screen, the male voice A can be heard from the left speaker 8 (L) and the female voice B can be heard from the right speaker 8 (R). Also, a subtitle supermarket can be displayed corresponding to the above A and B.

Then, after the tape is rewound once, for example, CH2 of the audio changeover switches of the video deck 2 is turned off, and the switch is changed so that only CH1 is selected (at this time, the channel of the monitor TV 1 is changed). Selections are made simultaneously). This can be realized by directly operating the switch of the video deck 2 or by operating the controller 7.

With such channel selection, when the tape is reproduced again, only the audio signal (1) by CH1 is reproduced as audio, and the male voice A can be heard from the left speaker 8 (L). The female voice B will be erased (see FIG. 3). Therefore, the operator or the practitioner can practice practicing the female voice B that cannot be heard from the speaker 8 (R) by listening to the male voice A and then responding to the voice. Whether or not the voice of the operator is pronounced in the correct word can be confirmed as follows.

That is, at the above-mentioned time point, as shown in FIG. 3, by looking at the subtitles of voices A and B, it can be confirmed by the subtitle B whether or not the uttered voice is a correct word.
However, it is difficult to tell whether the pronunciation is correct at that time, so if you rewind the tape and select CH2 again to play back, you can also hear the female voice B, and the above utterance is correctly pronounced. You will be able to confirm whether or not Then, when one lesson is over, you can send more tapes and perform the next lesson in the same way as above, thus gradually improving the level of English conversation practice.

During the reproduction operation, the sounds A and B are selected, but the sound effect and the BGM are made audible. Further, as an operation different from the above, as shown in FIG. 3, if only CH2 is selected when the tape is reproduced again,
Although the male voice A is erased and only the female voice B is heard, the practitioner can practice by uttering the male voice at a certain timing while looking at the reproduction screen.

As described above, the English conversation practice apparatus of this embodiment, while watching the TV screen, selectively erases the voice corresponding to the selected voice (or in the form of answering or asking a question). It is possible to utter a voice and confirm the utterance simultaneously or sequentially by subtitles and reproduced voice, and at the time of reproduction, it is possible to operate while always listening to music. Therefore, while watching beautiful images and listening to music, it is fun and effective,
You can also practice your language with a sense of realism that allows you to feel like the characters on the screen.

Further, if the above-mentioned vocal sound of the operator can be heard from the speaker through the microphone 9 shown in FIG. 5, it will be more audibly effective. Figure 4
Shows a state in which a list of words used for conversation is displayed on the screen after the first reproduction in FIG.
After viewing this list for a certain period of time, the above operation (for example, voice B
Can be turned off). However, it does not matter if there is no such list.

Although the above-mentioned English conversation practice can be carried out individually in a general household, a plurality of people can also operate it alternately. The device of this embodiment can also be used in a school or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above embodiments can be further modified based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-mentioned example, the male voice A and the female voice B are reproduced, but it is of course possible to use them for various voices. It is possible to practice by deleting both the male voice A and the female voice B.

In the above example, some kind of display may be provided so that the time during which the voice is muted (that is, the timing at which the operator practices speaking) can be recognized. Subtitle supermarkets do not necessarily have to appear on the screen.
For the magnetic tape, beta type or 8 mm tape can be used.

Further, a personal computer may be connected to the above-mentioned VCR and the language practice may be carried out by the program software set in the computer in advance.
For example, if the program software is preloaded with a signal such as the above-described audio channel selection or tape reproduction procedure, the same operation as described above can be automatically performed.

Further, the number of audio channels of the above-mentioned magnetic tape is set to 3 or more, and for example, the audio signal (1) is supplied to CH1 by CH.
Audio signal (2) is recorded in 2 and music and sound effects are recorded in CH3.
By using 1 and CH3, recording the voice of the singer on CH1, and erasing the voice of CH1 as necessary to reproduce only CH3, the tape can be used as so-called karaoke. Even at this time, the user can listen to only the music and pronounce the singer with his or her own voice, so that the user can enjoy the music practice while feeling the singer's feeling and also learning the language.
Further, by setting the number of channels to 3 or more, the application range of the above-mentioned English conversation practice can be expanded. In the above, CH1 and CH2 may be selected, or CH2 and CH3 may be selected. Depending on the number of channels, one of the above-mentioned English conversation practice and karaoke-like use can be performed with one tape. The present invention can of course be applied to learning other than language study.

[0030]

As described above, the present invention selects the first voice signal and the second voice signal by the first voice channel and the second voice channel, respectively, and at least the respective voices by these voice signals are selected. Since it is possible to practice voicing by erasing one side, while watching the screen of the monitor TV, uttering the erased voice, watching beautiful images and listening to music, it is fun and effective, and the characters on the screen You can practice the language and so on with a sense of realism that makes you feel like you are.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic system diagram of a video type English conversation practice device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a situation of editing a tape.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a monitor television showing a practice situation of English conversation.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a monitor television showing a list of words.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the entire training device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 monitor TV 2 video deck 3 magnetic tape 4 tape cassette 5, 6 audio channel selector switch 7 remote controller 8 (L), 8 (R) speaker 9 microphone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A monitor television, a video deck connected to the monitor television, and a tape cassette containing a magnetic tape on which predetermined image signals and audio signals are recorded. The first tape of the magnetic tape is provided. The audio signal and the second audio signal respectively correspond to the first audio channel and the second audio channel of the monitor television and can be selected by these audio channels, and when the magnetic tape is reproduced, the first and second audio channels are selected. A learning device configured to erase at least one of the respective voices generated by the second voice signal and to practice the erased voice.