1986 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A CAI system for Japanese language using input method by touch-typing.
| Project/Area Number |
59460219
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
科学教育(含教育工学)
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| Research Institution | Toyohashi University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
OHIWA Hajime Toyohashi Univ. of Tech., 工学部, 教授 (20011679)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HIRAI Makoto Toyohashi Univ. of Tech., 工学部, 教務職員
KAWAI Kazuhisa Toyohashi Univ. of Tech., 工学部, 助手 (10186041)
GUNJI Takao Osaka University, 言語文化部, 助教授 (10158892)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1984 – 1986
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| Keywords | Japanese language education / Kanji education / Two-stroke method / Touch-typing / Computer-aided instruction / CAI |
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| Research Abstract |
It is a serious problem for overseas students who are interested in Japanese science and technology that learning Kanji is very time-consuming. Most of them cannot spare enough time for Kanji learning because Japanese language is not their first concern.
Although writing Kanji by hand is time-consuming, writing them on keyboard by 2-stroke method is not. We have adopted this method for inputting Japanese Language to the computer and developed a CAI system for teaching Japanese language, including learning Kanji. By this approach, writing Kanji becomes several times more efficient and increase of using Kanji by the learner is expected to make learning easier.
However, trial use of the CAI system showed that proficiency in keyboarding is required for the learner and we have concentrated our research into efficient keyboard training methodology. We have obtained a good result in this regard.
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