Research for the Developing of Assistive System of the English Learning for Japanese Blind Students and their Cognitive Process of English Learning

日本盲人学生英语学习辅助系统的开发及其英语学习认知过程的研究

基本信息

批准号：
15530632
负责人：
KATOH Hiroshi
金额：
$ 2.56万
依托单位：
TSUKUBA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (2005)Tsukuba College of Technology (2003-2004)
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
财政年份：
2003
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
2003 至 2005
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

Reading inevitably depends on perception or visual efficiencies of readers. We investigated the word recognition speed of visually impaired college students who studied English as a foreign language to develop assistive software of English learning compensating for their visual problems. The subjects have difficulties in visual acuity and also in their visual field. Compared with good readers we found two types of slow readers in our subjects. Good readers with normal vision and one type of low vision group (LV1) can read words in almost the same time period independent of their length. The rates of lps (letters per second) increased linearly with word length. The lps of the other type of low vision (LV2), however, were constant. This means that their reading time of individual words increases according to the length of words. Reading is stressful work especially for the latter type of low vision students. Then we have developed reading support software called ‘readKON' equipped with a … More speech synthesis device. The readKON was tested for the two groups of low vision readers. The time of decoding each word shortened for both groups, and the number of words they read accurately increased. The results show that the readKON is applicable to English learning of any type of slow readers with visual impairments. Secondly, we conducted a trial study to develop a scholastic test by voice for English, for the visually impaired who lack the skill of Braille reading. Voice tests were given in three versions ; synthesized voice which was automatically transformed from text, narrated digital recording operated by the testees themselves with computer, and DAISY. Subjects could answer tall three types of the test by themselves. Listening strategies, e.g., spelling-out of words, repeat listening, jumping between chapters, multi-language voice synthesis listening, and speed listening were observed. The evaluations by the experimentees, regarding the sound quality, was higher for human voice. Operational performance and the evaluation for the user-friendliness of the tests depended on the skill and experience of the testees. Finally we conducted two types of English listening comprehension test to Braille user. One was EIKEN Japan's Leading Language Assessment for English proficiency, the other was a trial test for English listening comprehension for college applicants by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations. We observed Braille users were weak in parallel processing of listening and reading of English than sighted cause of allocation difficulties of cognitive resource. Less

阅读不可避免地取决于读者的感知或视觉效率。我们调查了视力障碍的大学生的识别速度，他们将英语研究为外语，以开发英语学习辅助软件，以弥补其视觉问题。受试者的视力和视野困难。与优秀的读者相比，我们在主题中发现了两种类型的慢读者。具有正常视力和一种低视力组（LV1）的优秀读者几乎可以在同一时期读取单词，而与其长度无关。 LPS（每秒字母）的速率随词长度线性增加。但是，另一种类型的低视力（LV2）的LP是恒定的。这意味着他们单词的阅读时间会根据单词的长度增加。阅读是压力很大的工作，尤其是对于后一种低见的学生而言。然后，我们开发了带有……更多语音合成设备的“ readkon”的阅读支持软件。对两组低视力读者进行了测试。两组解码每个单词的解码时间都缩短了，并且它们读取的单词数量准确地增加了。结果表明，Readkon适用于对视觉障碍的任何类型的慢读者的英语学习。其次，我们进行了一项试验研究，以通过英语来开发语音测试，因为缺乏盲文阅读技巧的视力障碍。语音测试分为三个版本；合成的语音自动从文本中自动转换，叙述由计算机和雏菊本身操作的数字记录。受试者可以自己回答三种类型的测试。观察到聆听策略，例如，单词的拼写，重复听力，在章节之间跳跃，多语言语音综合听力和速度聆听。实验者对声音的评估对人的声音更高。操作绩效和对测试用户友好性的评估取决于睾丸的技能和经验。最后，我们向盲文用户进行了两种类型的英语听力理解测试。一个是艾肯日本对英语水平的领先语言评估，另一个是国家大学入学考试中心对大学申请的英语听力理解的试验测试。我们观察到盲文使用者在聆听和阅读英语的并行处理中比视力造成认知资源的分配困难的原因很弱。较少的

项目成果

期刊论文数量（30）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Implementation and Impact of Japanese New National Curriculum Standards on Education in Schools for the Blind and Schools for the Deaf.

日本新国家课程标准对盲人和聋人学校教育的实施和影响。

DOI：
发表时间：
2006
期刊：
NTUT Education of Disabilities 5
影响因子：
0
作者：
KATOH;Hiroshi
通讯作者：
Hiroshi

Development of Word Recognition Test and Vocabulary Size Test for the Blind : Are they slow readers or poor readers?

为盲人开发单词识别测试和词汇量测试：他们是阅读速度慢还是阅读能力差？

DOI：
发表时间：
2005
期刊：
Language Education & Technology (The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology, 2005(in Japanese)) Vol.42
影响因子：
0
作者：
AOKI;Kazuko
通讯作者：
Kazuko

視覚障害者のための単語認知テスト及び語彙サイズテストの開発

为视障人士开发单词识别测试和词汇量测试

DOI：
发表时间：
2005
期刊：
Language Education & Technology 42
影响因子：
0
作者：
KATOH;Hiroshi;AOKI;Kazuko;NAGAI;Nobuyuki;KONDO;Kunio;青木和子
通讯作者：
青木和子

Voice Academic Aptitude Test for the Blind.

盲人之声学术能力测试。

DOI：
发表时间：
2004
期刊：
Proceedings of the 30^<th> Sensory Substitution Symposium(in Japanese) Vol.30
影响因子：
0
作者：
KATOH;Hiroshi;AOKI;Kazuko;NAGAI;Nobuyuki;KONDO;Kunio
通讯作者：
Kunio

Current Situation of Presentation by People with Severe Visual Impairment.

严重视力障碍人士的演讲现状。