ATR CALL というソフトを使ってリスニングの訓練中。



完全版 英語リスニング科学的上達法―音韻篇
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4062092816

<p>
昨日ようやく、学習編のLR訓練が終わった。

一ヶ月の訓練結果はこんな感じ。
</p>



LRが終わったので、BVも開始した。現在のリスニングテストの正答率は、

<pre>
LR BV STH 母音
2007/06/12 89% 89% 92% 51%
</pre>

<p>母音が全然だめ。これから訓練だ。</p>

<p>ついでに LR同定テストの結果。LとRを人工的に様々な割合で合成したものを
どの程度同定できるかを測るテスト。</p>



<p>上の意味するところは、100% R とか、100% L なら判るけど、曖昧な発音には
弱い、ということかな。特に R は、すぐに認識率が落ちる。</p>

<p>上のグラフでは青と赤の線がなだらかに落ちている。一方、アメリカ人がこれをやると、二本の線が、真ん中あたりでストンと落ちる。つまり、かなり曖昧な発音でも、L と R を識別できる。</p>

<p>もう一つ、LRの弁別テストというのがある。ちょっと試したところ、まったく弁別できなかったので、208問もやる気がおきずパス。</p>

About two weeks ago, I bought 3 CDs.
They are Vienna Teng’s CDs.

http://viennateng.com/

She graduated Stanford University, and was an engineer
at Cisco. I got her CDs not only because of just she was
a Cisco engineer, but also ofcourse I like her songs.
(And she is beautiful, no need to say)

> Q: Is it true that you used to be a software engineer?
> A: Yes. I got my bachelor’s in Computer Science at Stanford
> University, and went to work for Cisco Systems for two years.
> These days I remember exactly enough to crash whatever
> computer I’m working on.
http://viennateng.com/bio/

Another article in Japanese. I knew her at this article.
http://www.chikawatanabe.com/blog/2006/07/post_10.html

Today’s listening material was, Steve Jobs’s speech. It was
a commencement address for graduating students of Stanford
University.

In Stanford University’s Home Page, there is full
transcription of the speech and a video of the last part of
the speech.

Steve Jobs’ Commencement address (2005)
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/videos/51.html

In YouTube, there’s a full video of the speech.

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

I bought EM-ONE yeaterday. It’s a cell phone specialized for
data communication. It has wide display and full keyboard. In
addition to cell phone network, it can use wirelesslan.

The cell phone operator company is e-mobile. They started
the service on March 31st. There has been no new cell
phone operator in Japan for 13 years. One of the most
delightful characteristics they give us is fixed charge.
You can use your cell phone as much as you like in a fixed
price per month.

Their operation cost must be cheap. Because
- All the user is in fixed charge. Their account management
and billing system must be simple.
- The identification certificate is credit card when a user
make a contract with them. It makes a cost of contracting
with a user low. And they have minimum personal information
of users. It means they are safer than other carriers when
they leak users’ personal information.

And other points are
- Their area map is conservative. Most of users were not
disappointed with the area.
- All of users use the mobile terminals for data communication.
When there’s no signal, I think many users will understand the
situation. Voice users of other carriers must be disappointed
or angry.

Finally, I’m writing this entry using EM-ONE. I like this.

Today, I borrowed Sofie’s world from the library again.
Before I went to the English training camp, I returned
the book. But I read only the first quater of the book.
I have remaining three-quarter. So, I went and borrowed
the books again.