Research for the Construction of an Ambient Noise Database and Efficient Access Methods for Aural Comprehension Education for the Advanced English Student

英语听力练习通常使用非常干净的音频。这对初学者来说可能很重要。然而，高级学生通常能够在干净的音频环境中理解语音，但往往难以理解不清晰的语音(例如，在拥挤的街道上的语音)。我们已经开发了几个系统，如下所述，这些系统将允许高级学生在各种包含环境噪音的自然环境中练习听力。[英语发音和听力教育系统]我们之前已经开发了超媒体发音能力计划(HPP)，用于英语听力和发音练习。HPP是一个基于组件的系统，因此能够适应多媒体技术的快速变化：很容易添加新功能，程序也很容易更新。我们开发了一个新的噪声生成模块，并作为新功能集成到HPP程序中。[A-Mate]A-Mate是一个用于托福和托业考试的试题生成系统。A-Mate允许t…更多的教师创建五种具有代表性的基于Web的测验类型，而不需要任何编程知识。我们已经开发了一个多媒体数据库，现在可以与环境噪音数据库一起使用。[双语多媒体词典]双语多媒体词典(BMD)的目标是加速和加强日语或英语初学者的语言学习，并提供一个可以在多种教育环境中轻松访问的双语界面。[环境噪音数据库]市场上有各种类型的英语教育软件，但针对高级学生的很少。我们首先录制了各种类型的环境声音，然后开发了一个环境噪声数据库，并将该数据库合并到HPP中。学生现在可以在声音信号干净和噪音增加的情况下学习。我们正计划评估HPP的高级英语用户听力理解教育系统的效率，将噪声生成模块和环境噪声数据库结合在一起。较少

Very clean audio is usually used for English listening practice. This may be important for beginners. However, advanced students are often able to comprehend speech in a clean audio environment, but often have trouble comprehending unclear speech (e.g., speech in a crowded street). We have developed several systems, described below, which will allow advanced students to practice listening in a variety of natural surroundings containing ambient noise.[English Pronunciation and Listening Education System]We have previously developed the Hypermedia Pronunciation Power Program (HPP) for English listening and pronunciation practice. HPP is a componentware-based system, and therefore is adaptable to rapid changes in multimedia technology : new features are easily added and the program is easily updated. We have developed a novel noise-generating module and integrated into the HPP program as a new feature.[A-MATE]A-MATE is a quiz-generating system for the TOEFL and TOEIC test. A-MATE allows t … More eachers to create five representative types of WEB-based quizzes without needing any programming knowledge. We have developed a multimedia database, which can now be used in conjunction with the ambient-noise database.[Bilingual Multimedia Dictionary]The goals of the Bilingual Multimedia Dictionary (BMD) are to accelerate and enhance language learning for beginning students of Japanese or English, and to provide a bilingual interface which can be easily accessed in a multiplicity of educational environments.[Ambient Noise Database]There are various types of English education software on the market, but few target advanced students. We first recorded various types of environmental sounds, then developed an ambient-noise database, and incorporated this database into HPP.Students can now study with a both 'clean' sound-signal, and noise-added sounds. We are planning to assess the efficiency of HPP's Aural Comprehension Education System for Advanced English users, with the incorporation the noise-generating module and the ambient-noise database. Less