1 Vocabulary Building Support system by Converting Web pages Hiroki Yoshioka, Taro Yabuki and Hiroshi Sakuta Department of Integrated Information Technology,

*Vocabulary Building Support systemby Converting Web pages Hiroki Yoshioka, Taro Yabuki and Hiroshi Sakuta

Department of Integrated Information Technology,College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University{yabuki,sakuta}@it.aoyama.ac.jp, yoshioka@idea.it.aoyama.ac.jp

About AGU

RankingResource: Recruits University Brand Survey 2009Data: Kawaijuku Educational Institution 2010,Ranked among 595 Japanese Private Universities

Brand & PopularityStylish / Sophisticated1stPopularity3rdAttractive Curriculum4thRecognition4th

Ranking by SubjectsLiberal Arts / Humanities5thForeign Language / International Studies5thSocial Studies6thEconomic / Business Studies9th

At a Glance As of May 2009

Location Located in the heart of Tokyo 125-year-old Traditional Campus Forefront Area of Fashion & CultureAoyama CampusHumanities & Social Science: 3rd ~ 4th YearSchool of Cultural Creative Studies: 2nd ~ 4th Year Located in the outskirts of Tokyo Great Research Environment Latest Facilities (Opened in 2003)Sagamihara CampusScience and Engineering / Social Informatics: ALLHumanities & Social Science: 1st ~ 2nd YearSchool of Cultural Creative Studies: 1st Year

International PartnershipsAoyama Gakuin University has 72 partner universities in the world. (Americas: 29, Europe:19, Asia Pacific: 24)

A member of educational consortium, ACUCAAssociation of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia) and IAMSCUInternational Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges & Universities

Academics

AcademicsGraduate School

Self Learning SolutionDiversified specialized fields>less teachersKnowledge base for advanced coursesStep for Terminology in every field>share knowledge for communicationTest/Quiz based evaluation systemWeb-based systemLarge amount of problem setAutomatic generation of sophisticated problems

*Conventional on line Systems in Japan for Vocabulary Building of English P-Study Systemhttp://www.takke.jp/http://cocet.code.u-air.ac.jp/index.html

*Disadvantage of conventional systemsLoad of problem editors

2No practical system for context-oriented self learning system Sent by systemSent by hardcopiesResponseResponse Edit Problems

*Specifications for supposed systemRequired system specifications Automatic generating facility for problem setProblems inferring meaning of target words from context

Fundamental technologyConverting arbitrary Web contents into Fill-in-the-blank question for users

Application ServerDatabaseInternetLearnerSelect Word SetAutomatic ScoringCompile Learning ResultsFeedback from Learning History

*Example for multi lingual style

*Generation of target word setTarget word setWord ListAssigntarget wordsLearning HistoryForgetting function by EbbinghausCollected by users or teachersSelect for a step

*Forgetting curve by EbbinghausBy Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgetting_curve

*Conclusions Automatic generation of problems, grading and feedback to learners reducing loads of working by teachers Implementation of context-based learning for vocabulary building Practical use of Web contents for learning Expected applications for other languages and fields

*WebComprehensive Educational Institution; from Kindergarten to Graduateschool.****College of Science and Engineering has 6 departments as follows; 1) Physics and Mathematics, 2) Chemistry and Biological Science, 3) Electrical Engineering and Electronics, 4) Mechanical Engineering, 5) Industrial and Systems Engineering, 6) Integrated Information Technology*Last 3 school on gray bar are the professional graduate school.**

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