Construction and Evaluation of Speech Content Presentation System Using Software with Pronunciation alongside Kanji Characters

要旨

Using Microsoft Word and software that displays pronunciation alongside kanji characters, we have constructed and evaluated a system that presents speech content using sentences containing kana and kanji characters that are presented with pronunciation alongside each kanji character on a stenography keyboard. The pronunciation displayed can be set to match a reader's literacy level in Japanese so that only pronunciation is displayed for kanji that the reader does not know how to pronounce. The paper contains a description of the functions, characteristics, and speech content presentation methods of the system. As part of our efforts to provide good comprehension to hearing-impaired students using the system, we used the system in a lecture. After the lecture, we distributed questionnaires to the hearing-impaired students to inquire about the effectiveness of the system. By analyzing the questionnaire results, we were able to verify the system's effectiveness and usefulness. When Chinese characters are used in the Japanese language they are generally referred to as kanji to avoid confusion.

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