Development of an English conversation learning system based on spoken dialog with an agent
| Project/Area Number |
24652111
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITO Akinori 東北大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70232428)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HIROI Yutaka 大阪工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (80405927)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | 英語学習システム / 英会話学習 / 拡張現実感 / ロボット / 人間機械間インタラクション / 外国語教育システム / 音声対話システム / 音声認識 / マルチモーダル対話 / ロボティクス / 指さし / 歩行動作 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this project, we developed a system for training of communication skill in English for Japanese learners, in which the learner makes conversation exercises with a robot or a virtual character. First, we developed a robot that could move in a room by following a person, understand a position by recognizing the pointing gesture and made conversations with the learner in English. Then we developed a speech recognition method where the learner’s speech with grammatical mistakes can be recognized correctly. Finally, we developed a method for conversation exercise with a virtual character where the learner can acquire a proper timing for answering the interlocutor’s utterance.
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