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

本研究旨在建立基于网络的多媒体CAI系统，帮助日语学习者有效地提高听说能力。研究者1)创造了有效的演讲教材；2)设计有趣的CAI程序，并在服务器上实现；3)现场测试和改进；4)为日语课程的课件进行测试和评估。一个说明性的例子是网上的日语听写程序。有了这个点播练习程序，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)它对输入的答案进行语素检查，使用户可以很容易地识别出他们的答案句子中的错误；2)它在每次会话结束时给用户一些反馈，提供会话期间的总分和错误答案列表。

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.