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| 20090061398 | Language Teaching Method and Apparatus - A student is taught a language through the introduction of target expressions including features, such as specific words or phrases and language structure. The student is presented one or more reference expressions made up of target expression with one or more of its features altered, while maintaining semantic meaningfulness, and he is prompted with a prompting expression designed to elicit the target expression as a response, in view of the at least one reference expression. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061407 | Adaptive Recall - The invention relates to a system and methods for determining user knowledge of information, calculating and employing “lag”, i.e., adaptive recall, time for delaying review and testing of the information depending on a user's progress, and/or selecting additional information to be reviewed and tested during the lag time. The present system and methods are adapted to be used in conjunction with conventional and novel computer systems and methods and provides adaptive recall therefor. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090204406 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DECEPTION AS TO FLUENCY OR OTHER ABILITY IN A GIVEN LANGUAGE - The invention relates to a system and methods for detecting when a user is representing he is not fluent in a language in which he is fluent. The present system and methods are adapted to be used in conjunction with conventional and novel computer systems and methods and provides detection of concealment of language skills by a user. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090307203 | METHOD OF LOCATING CONTENT FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING - A method is disclosed to gather content for use in language learning, the method comprising combining a user entered search phrase with a user model of derived by a language learning program, which user model identifies subject matter that should be learned or practiced. The delivered content then represents topics of interest to a user, and also is optimized to work with the language learning program to teach the target language. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090317776 | Economic Language Learning System - A system of language learning applies economic theory to provide speakers and learners of each of plural languages. Remote users teach the native languages to one another by providing practice time for users seeking to learn such language. A computer keeps track of the value and cost of teaching and learning time in each language. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100143873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TASK BASED LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION - A computer-implemented system and method for teaching a target language are disclosed that may include providing a pool of tasks associated with instruction of the target language by a computing system; receiving a query from a user requesting instruction of a target task from among the pool of tasks; identifying a sequence of tasks beneficial for teaching the target task; and presenting a lesson plan, including the beneficial sequence of language tasks, to the user in response to the user query, wherein the lesson plan includes the target task and at least one supporting task. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143874 | LANGUAGE SKILLS TEACHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A student providing a multi-word response in a computerized language teaching system provides a manual input concurrently with each responsive word. For example, he might enter a keystroke correspondent to the first letter of each word. When using the teaching computer silently, a student will typically “speak” each word mentally as he enters a keystroke, so the limited experience is almost as effective as speaking out loud. When a student types one or more keystrokes concurrently with each word that he speaks, the computer will be able to detect when a student is responding with a correct word, but merely mispronouncing it. Also, since the computer will receive a keystroke as the student starts each new word, it is better able to distinguish the boundaries between words and recognize them more reliably. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100248194 | TEACHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A student using a teaching system, for example, to learn a language, selects a concept, for example a word or phrase, which he does not recall. On a display, he is immediately presented with an array of images or graphics related to the selected concept. For example, the graphics or images may be from previous lessons which involve the concept. If the student then selects one of the images or graphics he is presented with a list of all the concepts, for example, words and phrases, associated with that image or graphic. The student is thereby able to recollect the selected concept in the context of all of his previous experiences with it. If that does not restore the selected concept to his recollection, he is able to select additional images and graphics, in each case being presented with an additional list of related concepts, making it likely that the originally selected concept will be recalled. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100285435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLETION OF KEYBOARD ENTRY - A teaching machine generates a list of likely completions of an incomplete typed word, based upon previous keyboard input. This may include not only the incompletely typed word, but a number of completely typed, preceding words, in order have the word completion based upon context. The incompletely typed word is then subjected to a phonetic transcription, or other tests based upon knowledge by the system of the user, to further narrow the prediction list. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100323332 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Language Communication - In a communication between individuals having different levels of skill in a language, communication by the more skilled individual is controlled so as to keep it at a level understandable by the lesser skilled individual. For example, a native speaker's communication with a student learning his language (the target language) is monitored by an interface and compared with a stored model representing the student's knowledge and ability in the language. Should the native speaker communicate in a way that would not be understood by the student, for example, by using vocabulary or a sentence structure beyond the student's ability, the interface will notify the native speaker. The interface might then suggest an alternate word or sentence structure to the native speaker, inviting him to use the alternate communication. The native speaker can then substitute and send the alternate communication. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110027762 | Method and System for Effecting Language Communications - Interaction in a target language among students and native speakers of the language is effected by providing a learning community having a set of language activities in a plurality of languages, including the target language. The activities include communications with others. A student is permitted full access to activities in the target language, while a native speaker in the target language is given access to a subset of activities in a language of his choice in exchange for having carried on a communication with a student in the target language. | 02-03-2011 |
