• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.247-267
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• 2016

It has been pointed out that the mathematics textbooks according to 2009 revised national curriculum cause difficulty not by mathematical knowledge but concomitantly by words and sentences for the first graders who just started learning Korean alphabets. This study focused on the suitability of words and sentences in mathematics textbooks for elementary first grade. We analyzed the degree of difficulty and familiarity in terms of words and the structure, length, and expression in terms of sentences. The results show some causes that lead the first graders to the difficulty. In more detail, we found 108 difficult words and 6 unfamiliar words for the first graders. And it is noticed that the textbooks contain 37 compound sentences, 727 complex sentences, and 38 compound-complex sentences. They also contain 237 long sentences that are composed of 9 words or more, 168 sentences that assign two activities or more, and 52 sentences that contain three nouns or adjectives or more successively. Based on these results and discussions, we suggested several implications for writing mathematics textbooks for the lower grades in elementary school.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.123-131
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to discover if the use of computer technologies in computer-assisted language learning, in the aspect of vocabulary learning, is both effective and useful. The technique of using multimedia lessons, using the computer, offers a variety of language learning tasks in relation to the four basic language learning skills. Korean students have been accustomed to a cramming style of education, and they utilize rote memorization for learning vocabulary. This study consisted of surveys and experiments, using specific multimedia language learning courseware exercises on three different age groups. The study explores the issues and problems that followed, and how teachers could effectively apply or enhance their vocabulary teaching through computer-assisted multimedia which is suited for a variety of levels versus the classroom off-line vocabulary learning application which is suited to one level.

• Journal of Korean language education
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.201-223
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of text modification by comparing differences in Korean reading comprehension levels that arise from differences in vocabulary levels in texts. This study intends to use simplified texts with the vocabulary difficulty adjusted differently from the original text to measure reading comprehension levels of Korean learners and analyze the result. To measure reading comprehension, the researcher divided 55 Korean learners of intermediate to advanced level of fluency into two groups; the control group read the original text and the treatment group read a simplified text in which complex vocabulary were substituted with easier words of medium difficulty. Then the two groups were tested with the same questionnaire to measure comprehension levels of each group. The result showed that the groups that read simplified texts scored higher than the control group; this suggests that the reading comprehension level was increased in the treatment group. The experiment confirmed that unknown vocabulary density has direct impact on Korean reading comprehension. The result shows that the proportion of unknown vocabulary should be reduced for meaning-focused reading. It also demonstrates that comprehension of the learner was enhanced with lexical simplification rather than structural simplification i.e. simplification of grammar or sentences. Thus, diverse reading materials adjusted to the learners' level of fluency should be developed to enable reading for learning Korean. By reducing the burden of understanding the meaning of each vocabulary, learners will be able to achieve the initial goal of reading.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06e
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• pp.331.1-334
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 금액을 인식 대상으로 하는 음성 인식 시스템의 성능 향상을 위하여 프레임 동기 네트워크(Frame Synchronous Network)을 이용하였다. 연속음 인식에서 인식 대상이 가지는 규칙을 적용했을 경우 성능 향상을 가져올 수 있다. 금액이 가지는 반복적인 특성과 자릿수의 상하 관계가 인식 성능에 미치는 효과를 이용하여 다양한 수준의 제약을 갖는 FSN을 제안하였다. 제안된 FSN의 성능을 다양한 환경과 특징 벡터에 대하여 이산 hidden Markov model[5]을 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 인식 결과 제안된 FSN을 이용하여 금액 어휘의 인식 성능을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.107-110
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• 1998

연속음 인식에서 인식 대상이 가지는 규칙을 적용했을 경우 성능 향상을 가져올 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 연속음 중에서 연결 숫자음을 인식 대상으로 하는 음성 인식 시스템의 성능 향상을 위하여 프레임 동기 네트워크(Frame Synchronous Network)을 이용하였다. 연결 숫자음이 가지는 반복적인 특성과 자릿수의 상하 관계가 인식 성능에 미치는 효과를 이용하여 다양한 수준에 제약을 갖는 FSN을 제안하였다. 본 논문에서는 연속 숫자음 중에서 금액을 대상으로 인식 결과 제안된 FSN을 이용하여 금액 어휘의 인식 성능을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.180-186
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• 1998

연속음 인식에서의 인식 대상이 가지는 규칙을 적용했을 경우 성능 향상을 가져올 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 연속음 중에서 연결 숫자음을 인식 대상으로 하는 음성 인식 시스템의 성능 향상을 위하여 프레임 동기 네트워크(Frame Synchronous Network)을 이용하였다. 연결 숫자음이 가지는 반복적인 특성과 자릿수의 상하 관계가 인식 성능에 미치는 효과를 이용하여 다양한 수준의 제약을 갖는 FSN을 제안하였다. 본 논문에서는 연속 숫자음 중에서 금액을 대상으로 인식 결과 제안된 FSN을 이용하여 금액 어휘의 인식 성능을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.191-203
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• 2015

In foreign language, vocabulary is the most essential and fundamental elements. Traditional language learning methods that are to understand and to memorize the English contents can only be obvious limitations. In this paper, we proposed the speaking-centered learning methods based on cognitive strategies and speech recognition considering the learner characteristics. We have designed and implemented the cognitive strategy-based speaking training system for acquisition elementary English vocabulary. We were divided into control group and the experimental group and applied to the system to analyze the learning effect. The result of Analysis, the proposed system is increased motivation and achievement of learners. In addition, the proposed system is improved an academic learning participation, Project accomplish, self-interesting and leadership skills. Through this study, we expect that students improve the ability of practical skills in speaking English.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.157-164
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• 2003

To enhance the effect of learning in vocabulary learning, it is important first of all for learner to take active learning and be interested in learning, not cramming education. Due to this background, the instructor sometimes takes advantage of the game concepts in producing the courseware for vocabulary learning. But because of overwhelming overload in making the game-based courseware, it have been not made practical application to vocabulary learning. In this research, we study on the strategy for making practical application of the game concept to producing the courseware for vocabulary learning. And, based on the strategy, we design and implement the authoring tool of courseware for vocabulary learning based on crossword puzzle game. This tool enables instructor to produce the courseware based on crossword puzzle game easily and quickly and to make efficiently the courseware for vocabulary learning with level.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.75-83
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• 2018

Multicultural family members have difficulty in educating their children due to language differences. In order to solve these difficulties, it is necessary to provide smart translation services that enable them easily and quickly access real-life vocabularies. However, the current automatic translation technology is being developed in dominant languages such as English, Chinese, and Japanese. There are also limitations to translating special-purpose terms such as documents of schools and instructions of public institutions. In this study, we propose a real-time automatic word translation service for multicultural family members who understand beginner level Korean. The service automatically analyzes the semantics of each word in the Korean sentences and provides a word-by-word translation. This study includes semantic analysis research for Korean language, building multilingual translation knowledge, and fusion study of language education. We evaluated the word translation service for migrant women from Vietnam and Japan and obtained meaningful evaluation results.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.91-107
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• 2014

The syllable frequency effect is defined as the inhibitory effect that words starting with high frequency syllable generate a longer lexical decision latency and a larger error rate than words starting with low frequency syllable do. Researchers agree that the reason of the inhibitory effect is the interference from syllable neighbors sharing a target's first syllable at the lexical level and the degree of the interference effect correlates with the number of syllable neighbors or stronger syllable neighbors which have a higher word frequency. However, although the syllable frequency can be classified as the syllable type and token frequency, previous studies in visual word recognition have used the syllable frequency without the classification. Recently Conrad, Carreiras, & Jacobs (2008) demonstrated that the syllable type frequency might reflect a sub-lexical processing level including matching from letters to syllables and the syllable token frequency might reflect competitions between a target and higher frequency words of syllable neighbors in the whole word lexical processing level. Therefore, the present study investigated their proposals using word naming tasks. Generally word naming tasks are more sensitive to sub-lexical processing. Thus, the present study expected a facilitative effect of high syllable type frequency and a null effect of high syllable token frequency. In Experiment 1, words starting with high syllable type frequency generated a faster naming latency than words starting with low syllable type frequency with holding syllable token frequency of them. In Experiment 2, high syllable token frequency also created a shorter naming time than low syllable token frequency with holding their syllable type frequency. For that reason, we rejected the propose of Conrad et al. and suggested that both type and token syllable frequency could relate to the sub-lexical processing.