Method and system for teaching a foreign language

Details Method and system for teaching a foreign language Method and system for teaching a foreign language

2006-08-21

2010-10-19

Hudspeth, David R (Department: 2626)

Data processing: speech signal processing, linguistics, language

Linguistics

Translation machine

C704S002000, C704S003000, C704S004000, C704S008000, C434S157000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07818164

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for teaching a foreign language to a user who has knowledge of a base language is disclosed. The method and system may include assessing the user's proficiency in the target foreign language. The method and system may also include presenting a text to the user that includes both base language words and target foreign language words, where the amount of target foreign language words in the text depends on the user's assessed proficiency in the target foreign language.

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