WO2008024377A2 - Système et procédé d'enseignement d'une langue étrangère à un groupe - Google Patents

Système et procédé d'enseignement d'une langue étrangère à un groupe Download PDF

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WO2008024377A2
WO2008024377A2 PCT/US2007/018529 US2007018529W WO2008024377A2 WO 2008024377 A2 WO2008024377 A2 WO 2008024377A2 US 2007018529 W US2007018529 W US 2007018529W WO 2008024377 A2 WO2008024377 A2 WO 2008024377A2
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  • Example embodiments of the present invention are generally related to foreign language teaching systems and methods, in particular systems and methods for teaching multiple students at the same time.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram of another example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of another example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a simplified block diagram of another example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an example graphical representation of one pair of special glasses, as referenced in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified block diagram of another example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example foreign language learning tool operable in conjunction with visual presentations, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8-10 are flowcharts illustrating example procedures, according to example embodiments of the present invention.
  • Some embodiments of the present invention may work cooperatively with existing audiovisual presentations to teach a target foreign language to a user with knowledge of a base language.
  • the methods and tools present users with content where the target foreign language and base user language are intermixed or "woven," e.g., by replacing a subset of the words and phrases in a text in the base language with words and phrases in the target foreign language, or vice versa.
  • the user while watching a visual presentation, the user may be presented with content, including audio, text, or a combination, which is in the form of a weave, where various words and phrases are presented in a mixed format, some in the user's known base language and some in the user's target foreign language.
  • multiple users may view the same visual presentation simultaneously, and each user may be presented with a written text and/or audio stream that is associated with the visual presentation.
  • the text and/or audio stream may be presented to each user in an individualized weave corresponding to each user's level of indicated proficiency.
  • each user may be able to request a different level of difficulty for the weave, e.g. by adjusting a control.
  • levels may be adjusted by the system, e.g. automatically based on automated assessment of user proficiency.
  • multiple users may simultaneously view a visual presentation, such as a movie, while each listening to a customized audio weave based on each individual user's indicated difficulty level.
  • a visual presentation such as a movie
  • This may be, for example, in a movie theatre.
  • the customized audio weave may be presented to the users in various languages.
  • Each user may have his own personalized audio device, e.g. headset or earpiece, which presents him with a customized audio weave.
  • Each user may also have a device whereby he is able to indicate his desired level of difficulty, which in turn affects the amount of target foreign language in the audio weave. This device may be, for example, a remote control.
  • multiple users may simultaneously view a visual presentation, such as a movie, while each being presented with a customized text weave based on each user's indicated difficulty level.
  • the users may be seated in rows of chairs, with personal screens on the back of each chair. This may be, for example, in a theatre setting or on an airplane.
  • Each user may have a device whereby he is able to indicate his desired level of difficulty.
  • Each user's personal screen may be customized with a subtitle text weave according to the user's requested level of difficulty. While the user views the movie, a subtitle text weave at the requested level of difficulty may be presented on the screen.
  • the users may simultaneously be presented with the audio corresponding to the visual presentation.
  • the audio may be in the language in which the visual presentation was initially created, or in any other language. It may also be presented in a weave using the approach previously described.
  • one or more users may view individual visual presentations, such as television broadcasts or digital television programs, while being presented with a customized text weave based on each user's indicated difficulty level.
  • the users may be seated in rows of chairs, with screens on the back of each chair. This may be, for example, in a theatre setting or on an airplane.
  • Each user may have a device whereby he is able to indicate his desired level of difficulty.
  • Each user's personal screen may be customized with a subtitle text weave according to the user's requested level of difficulty. While the user views the visual presentation, a subtitle text weave in the requested level of difficulty may be presented on the personal screen.
  • the users may be simultaneously presented with the audio corresponding to the selected visual presentation.
  • the audio may be in the language in which the visual presentation was initially created, or in any other language. It may also be presented in a weave using the approach previously described.
  • multiple users may view a visual presentation, such as a movie, simultaneously while viewing a customized text weave based on each user's indicated difficulty level.
  • the users may view the customized text weave via an individual visual output device, e.g. special glasses.
  • Each user may have his own individual visual output device which presents him with a customized text weave.
  • Each user may also have a device whereby he is able to indicate his desired level of difficulty. This device may be, for example, a remote control.
  • the users may be simultaneously presented with the audio corresponding to the selected visual presentation.
  • the audio may be in the language in which the visual presentation was initially created, or in any other language. It may also be presented in a weave using the approach previously described.
  • multiple users may view a visual presentation, such as a movie, simultaneously while viewing a customized text weave based on each user's indicated difficulty level and while each listening to a customized audio weave based on the individual user's indicated difficulty level.
  • the users may view the customized text weave via an individual visual output device, e.g. special glasses, that they are wearing.
  • Each user may have his own individual visual output device which presents him with a customized text weave.
  • Each user may also have his own personalized audio device, e.g. headset or earpiece, which presents him with a customized audio weave.
  • Each user may also have a device whereby he is able to indicate his desired level of difficulty.
  • the text weave presented to each user and the audio weave presented to each user may correspond to each other.
  • Some example embodiments of the present invention provide several technical advantages: [0020] By providing simultaneous streams to a plurality of users, multiple users can be taught at the same time, rather than having a separate process and device for each user.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • Multiple users 100 may view a common visual presentation on a screen 102. This may be, for example, a movie or a television program.
  • Each user 100 may have a personal audio device 104, e.g. a headset or an earpiece, which may receive an audio weave corresponding to the text of the visual presentation from a weave repository 106. Methods for creating and managing weaves are described in U.S. Application Ser. No. 11/508,032, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the user may also have an input device 108 whereby the user may select a desired difficulty level for the weave to be presented to him.
  • the input device 108 may be, for example, a keypad with several different buttons that the user may select.
  • the keypad may contain the following buttons: easy, medium, hard.
  • the user 100 may also be able to select the desired target foreign language.
  • the user may be presented with the following selections for a foreign language: Spanish, French, Italian. Then, the user 100 may choose, for example, Spanish.
  • the audio text weave presented to the user 100 may contain words from the user's base language, such as English, and from the target foreign language, such as Spanish.
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user 200 may view a visual presentation on a screen 202. This may be, for example, a movie or a television program.
  • a user 200 may receive a text weave on a personal output device 204, e.g. a personal screen, corresponding to the text of the visual presentation.
  • This personal screen may be, for example, on the back of the chair in front of the user.
  • the weave may be obtained from a weave repository 206.
  • the user may also have an input device 208 whereby the user may select a desired difficulty level for the text weave to be presented to him. For example, the user may select "easy" and the weave presented to him may consist of most words in the user's base language and only a few words in the target foreign language.
  • the input device 208 may be, for example, a keypad with several different buttons that the user may select.
  • the keypad may contain the following buttons: easy, medium, hard.
  • the user 200 may also be able to select the desired target foreign language.
  • the user may be presented with the foreign language choices Korean and Chinese. Then, the user 200 may choose, for example, Korean.
  • the text weave presented to the user 200 may contain words from the user's base language, such as English, and from the target foreign language, such as Korean.
  • Each user 200 may have their own personal screen 204 and input device 208.
  • Each user 200 may then be presented with an text weave on their personal screen 204 in the difficulty level that they choose.
  • This text weave may correspond to the visual presentation being displayed on the screen 202.
  • the users may listen to audio being projected by a main speaker 210. This audio may correspond to the visual presentation and may be totally in the users' 200 base language, totally in the target foreign language, or in any other language.
  • FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user 300 may view a visual presentation, such as a movie or television program, on the personal screen 302 in front of him. This personal screen 302 may be, for example, on the back of the chair in front of the user 300.
  • a user 300 may also receive a text weave on the personal screen 302 corresponding to the text of the visual presentation.
  • the text may be provided using the same general system used to deliver Met supertitles, but instead of different languages, different weaves may be provided in one or more target languages.
  • the text weave may appear, for example, as a subtitle on the personal screen.
  • the weave may be obtained from a weave repository 304.
  • the user may also have an input device 306 whereby the user may select a desired difficulty level for the text weave to be presented to him.
  • the user may select "hard" and the weave presented to him may consist of most words in the user's target foreign language and only a few words in the user's base language.
  • the input device 306 may be, for example, a keypad with several different buttons that the user may select.
  • the keypad may contain the following buttons: easy, medium, hard.
  • the user 300 may also be able to select the desired target foreign language.
  • the input device 306 may also contain buttons corresponding to different foreign languages, such as Korean and Chinese. Then, the user 300 may select, for example, Korean.
  • the text weave presented to the user 300 may contain words from the user's base language, such as English, and from the target foreign language, such as Korean.
  • the input device 306 may also allow the user to choose a visual presentation which he wishes to view. For example, via the input device 306, the user 300 may be able to choose amongst several prerecorded television programs. Alternatively, the input device 306 may allow the user to choose from amongst several stations on cable television.
  • Each user 300 may have their own personal screen 302 and input device 306.
  • Each user 300 may then be presented with a visual presentation and a text weave on their personal screen 302 in the difficulty level that they choose.
  • This text weave may correspond to the visual presentation being displayed on the personal screen 302.
  • the users 300 may listen to audio being projected by a main speaker 308. Alternatively, the users may listen to the audio via headphones. This audio may correspond to the visual presentation and may be totally in the users' 300 base language, totally in the target foreign language, or in any other language.
  • FIG. 4 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user 400 may view a visual presentation on a screen 402. This may be, for example, a movie or a television program.
  • a user 400 may have a personal video output device 404, e.g. special glasses, which may receive a text weave corresponding to the text of the visual presentation from a weave repository 406.
  • the user may also have an input device 408 whereby the user may select a desired difficulty level for the weave to be presented to him. For example, the user may select "medium" and the weave presented to him may consist of some words in the user's base language and some words in the target foreign language.
  • the input device 408 may be, for example, a keypad with several different buttons that the user may select.
  • the keypad may contain the following buttons: easy, medium, hard.
  • the user 400 may also be able to select the desired target foreign language.
  • the user may be presented with French and Japanese as selections for a foreign language. Then, the user 400 may choose, for example, Japanese.
  • the text weave presented to the user 400 may contain words from the user's base language, such as English, and from the target foreign language, such as Japanese.
  • Each user 400 may have their own personal video output device 404 that allows the user to see both the shared video and the text, e.g. special glasses, and input device 408.
  • Each user 400 may then be presented with a text weave in the difficulty level that they choose.
  • a user 400 may not wear the personal video output device 404 and may view the visual presentation on the screen 402 without the subtitled text weave.
  • the users 400 may listen to audio being projected by a main speaker 410. This audio may correspond to the visual presentation and may be totally in the users' 400 base language, totally in the target foreign language, or in any other language.
  • FIG. 5 is an example graphical representation of one pair of special glasses, as referenced in FIG. 4.
  • the special glasses 500 may operate wirelessly.
  • the special glasses 500 may be connected to the weave text repository via a wire.
  • the special glasses 500 may receive a text weave 502 corresponding to the visual presentation on a screen:
  • Special glasses containing subtitles have been described in numerous patents, for example, U.S. Patent No. 5,648,789.
  • FIG 6 is a simplified block diagram of an example foreign language learning tool, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • Multiple users 600 may view a common visual presentation on a screen 602. This may be, for example, a movie or a television program.
  • Each user 600 may have a personal audio device 604, e.g. a headset or an earpiece, which may receive an audio weave corresponding to the text of the visual presentation from a weave repository 606.
  • each user may have a personal video output device 608, e.g. special glasses, which may receive a text weave corresponding to the text of the visual presentation from a weave repository 606.
  • the user may also have an input device 610 whereby the user may select a desired difficulty level for the weave to be presented to him.
  • the input device 610 may be, for example, a keypad with several different buttons that the user may select.
  • the keypad may contain the following buttons: easy, medium, hard.
  • the user 600 may also be able to select the desired target foreign language.
  • the user may be presented with the following selections for a foreign language: German, Finnish, Hebrew. Then, the user 600 may choose, for example, Finnish.
  • the audio weave and visual weaves presented to the user 600 via the personal audio device 604 and personal video output device 608, respectively, may contain words from the user's base language, such as English, and from the target foreign language, such as Finnish.
  • Each user 600 may have their own personal audio device 604, personal video output device 608 and input device 610.
  • Each user 600 may then be presented with an audio weave and text weave in the difficulty level that they choose.
  • a user 600 may also listen to the audio being projected by the main speaker 612 without the use of a personal audio device 604. This audio may correspond to the visual presentation and may be totally in the users' 600 base language.
  • a user 600 may also view the visual presentation without the personal video output device 608 containing the text weave subtitles.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example foreign language learning tool operable in conjunction with visual presentations, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user 700 may access the target foreign language learning tool through a personal input device 702, such as a keypad or remote control.
  • the personal input device 702 may access the entertainment processor 708 via a network 706.
  • the user may indicate his desired difficulty level via the personal input device 702.
  • the entertainment processor 708 may access the appropriate weave for the user in the mixed test database 710.
  • the entertainment processor 708 may also access the visual presentation to display to the user via the entertainment system 712.
  • the user may be able to indicate his desired visual presentation via the personal input device 702.
  • the entertainment system 712 may then access the visual presentation indicated by the user in the entertainment database 714.
  • the user 700 may then be presented with a visual presentation and a corresponding text and/or audio weave, according to the indication of the user 700.
  • the user may be presented with the visual presentation and the corresponding audio by the shared output device 716.
  • the user may be presented with the visual presentation by the personal output device 704.
  • the user may also be presented with the text and/or audio weave via the personal output device 704.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example procedure, according to example embodiments of the present invention.
  • a video presentation may be delivered to a plurality of users.
  • a plurality of mixed known language-foreign language audio streams may be delivered to the plurality of users, where each of the plurality of mixed known language-foreign language audio streams correspond to the video presentation.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example procedure, according to example embodiments of the present invention.
  • a video presentation may be delivered to a plurality of users.
  • a plurality of mixed known language-foreign language text streams may be delivered to the plurality of users, where each of the plurality of mixed known language-foreign language text streams correspond to the video presentation.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example procedure, according to example embodiments of the present invention.
  • input indicating a target foreign language for a user in a plurality of users is received.
  • the input may indicate that the user desires the target foreign language to be French.
  • input indicating a desired difficulty level is received.
  • the input may indicate that the user desires the target foreign language difficulty level to be "easy.” In that example, most words presented to the user would be in the user's base language, and only a small portion of the words presented to the user would be in the target foreign language.
  • a shared video is delivered to a plurality of users.
  • a mixed known language-foreign language audio and/or text stream from the plurality of mixed known language-foreign language audio and text streams may be chosen based on the user input. For example, if the user indicated that he would like a text stream with the target foreign language being Spanish, a text stream with the target foreign language being Spanish may be chosen. For example, if the user indicated that he would like a text stream in the target foreign language with a difficulty level of "easy,” a text stream in the target foreign language with a difficulty level of "easy” may be chosen. In 1008, the chosen mixed known language-foreign language audio and/or text stream from the plurality of mixed known language-foreign language audio and text streams may be delivered.
  • a text stream in the target foreign language of French may be delivered to the user.
  • a text stream in the target foreign language of French may be delivered to the user.
  • an audio stream with a difficulty level of "medium” may be delivered.

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L'invention concerne un procédé et un système pour enseigner une langue étrangère à un utilisateur qui a une connaissance d'une langue de base. Le système et le procédé peuvent comprendre la diffusion d'une présentation vidéo simultanément à une pluralité d'utilisateurs. Le procédé et le système peuvent également comprendre la diffusion simultanée d'une pluralité de flux audio et/ou de texte langue connue-langue étrangère mélangées à la pluralité d'utilisateurs, chacun de la pluralité de flux audio et/ou de texte langue connue-langue étrangère mélangées correspondant à la présentation vidéo.
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