• DocumentCode
    3284894
  • Title

    Internet-based Japanese language learning system for handwriting Kanji characters beautifully

  • Author

    Ando, Kazuaki ; Yamasaki, Toshinori ; Yamashita, Naoko

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Kagawa Univ., Takamatsu, Japan
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    3-6 Dec. 2002
  • Firstpage
    867
  • Abstract
    Japanese characters consist of several kinds of characters such as Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. It is difficult to read and write Japanese characters for foreigners from the alphabetical culture area because the structure of them is more complicated than that of alphabetic character. This paper describes a training system for handwriting Japanese characters beautifully in the Internet environment. The learner can acquire the stroke order that is the fundamental handwriting skills of Japanese character. Everybody practices how to write beautiful Kanji repeatedly according to the suitable guidance from a Web server and always uses this system from anywhere, since our system uses the information communication technology.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer based training; natural languages; Internet-based Japanese language learning system; Japanese character; Kanji characters handwriting; Web server; handwriting skills; information communication technology; stroke order; training system; Communications technology; Cultural differences; Educational technology; Geography; Internet; Learning systems; Lenses; Natural languages; Web server; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computers in Education, 2002. Proceedings. International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1509-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CIE.2002.1186097
  • Filename
    1186097