Research on Internet Multimedia Server Systems of Japanese Speech Education for International Students

本研究旨在建立网上多媒体计算机辅助教学系统，帮助日语学习者有效地提高听说能力。研究人员1)创建了有效的语音教学材料；2)设计了有趣的计算机辅助教学程序并在服务器计算机上实现；3)现场测试和改进了它们；4)测试和评估了日语课堂教学软件。一个说明性的例子是网络上的日语听写程序。有了这个按需练习计划，学习者可以随时随地进行听写练习，并立即检查他们的答案。它与其他基于网络的程序的不同之处在于：1)它按语素检查输入答案的语素，以便用户可以很容易地识别答案句子中的错误；2)它通过在会话期间提供总分和错误答案列表，在每次会话结束时向用户提供一些反馈。

This research aimed to set up multimedia CAI systems on the web and assist learners of Japanese to effectively improve themselves in listening and speaking. Investigators 1) created effective speech teaching materials ; 2) designed fun CAI programs and implimented them on a server computer ; 3) field-tested and improved them ; and 4) tested and evaluated them for Japanese language class coursewares. One illustrative example is a Japanese language dictation program on the web. With this on-demand exercise program, learners can have dictation practices any time and anywhere, and have their answers checked instantly. It differs from other web-based programs in that 1) it checks input answers morpheme by morpheme so that users can easily identify errors in their answer sentences, and 2) it gives users some feedback at the end of each session, by providing the total score and the list of error answers during the session.