Title :
Japanese accent measurement system for training foreign students
Author :
Zhenlei Xing ; Sano, Tomomi ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi ; Kikuchi, A.
Author_Institution :
Okayama Univ., Okayama, Japan
Abstract :
A large number of foreign students come to Japanese universities recently, where Japanese reading and pronunciation are problems for the foreign students. In this study, we propose a new Japanese training system for foreign students. First, we analyze Japanese accents of foreign students. Second, we compare the accents of foreign students and the accents of Japanese standards. Finally, we develop an accent training system for foreign students by visualizing the difference of the accents.
Keywords :
computer based training; computerised instrumentation; measurement systems; Japanese accent measurement system; Japanese pronunciation; Japanese reading; Japanese standards; Japanese training system; Japanese universities; accent training system; foreign students training; Concatenated codes; Educational technology; Instrumentation and measurement; Learning systems; Natural languages; Signal processing; Tongue; Visualization; Atterance Training; Japanese Accent; Signal Processing;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3352-0
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168599