Modularized Computer-Aided Language Learning Method and System
First Claim
1. An automated method for instructing a user, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a sequence of presentation modules, each having a presentation subject and an associated set of plural descriptions of said presentation subject in a fixed visual display format, different presentation modules in said sequence being displayed with at least one of said plural descriptions removed and a placeholder inserted in its place to maintain said fixed visual format, wherein the particular description removed may be the same or different for different presentation modules in the sequence;
prompting a user to fill in a missing description for a placeholder in a presentation module, andproviding feedback with regard to user action.
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Abstract
A modularized computer-aided language learning system utilizing a unique user interface and modularized presentation modules to assist users to learn a language. The system presents a presentation module including a first description of a presentation subject and a placeholder indicating that a second description of the presentation subject is missing from the presentation module. Each of the first description of the presentation subject and the second description of the presentation subject is one of a textual type, a visual type and an audio type. Separated from the presentation module, the system presents the second description of the presentation subject, and receives a user input indicating an association of the presented second description to presentation module related to the presentation subject. Feedback is provided indicating the correctness of the association. The disclosure also describes a unique program design approach to form training programs using the presentation modules.
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26 Claims
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1. An automated method for instructing a user, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a sequence of presentation modules, each having a presentation subject and an associated set of plural descriptions of said presentation subject in a fixed visual display format, different presentation modules in said sequence being displayed with at least one of said plural descriptions removed and a placeholder inserted in its place to maintain said fixed visual format, wherein the particular description removed may be the same or different for different presentation modules in the sequence; prompting a user to fill in a missing description for a placeholder in a presentation module, and providing feedback with regard to user action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium storing instructions which, upon execution by a data processing system, control the data processing system to perform the machine executed steps of:
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displaying a sequence of presentation modules, each having a presentation subject and an associated set of plural descriptions of said presentation subject in a fixed visual display format, different presentation modules in said sequence being displayed with at least one of said plural descriptions removed and a placeholder inserted in its place to maintain said fixed visual format, wherein the particular description removed may be the same or different for different presentation modules in the sequence; prompting a user to fill in a missing description for a placeholder in a presentation module, and providing feedback with regard to user action. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. In a system for automated instruction of a user, a data structure for interfacing with the user, comprising a displayable sequence of presentation modules, each module relating to a presentation subject and having an associated set of plural description fields of said presentation subject in a fixed visual display format, different presentation modules in said sequence being displayed with information in at least one of their plural description fields removed and replaced by a placeholder inserted in its place to maintain said fixed visual format, a field with a placeholder being constructed to be fillable with information provided by the user, a field with a placeholder also being constructed to be accessible by the system to extract information provided by the user.
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