Help for Dictation of Japanese Speech

• Project
  
• Details(in Japanese)
  
• Report(LESSON/J)(in Japanese)
  

• Internet and Interactive
  Internet and Interactive Games for Dictation
  
  
• Multi Platforms
  Windows, Macintosh and Unix (Java Applets)
  
  
• Multi Contents
  Syllables, Words, Sentences, Accent, Special Morae
  
  
• Multi Languages
  English, Chinese, Malaysian, Korean and Japanese
  
  
• Multi Media Materials
  Text, speech and Image
  
  
• Multi Level for Many Users
  Beginners and Experts
  
  
• Multi Display Methods
  Character Table and Words Table
  
  
• Multi Input Methods
  Syllable Buttons, Words Buttons and Keyboard
  
  
• Multi Characters
  Characters of Roman, Hiragana and Katakana and Kanji in Japanese, and Words in English
  
  
• Multi Hints
  English characters and Images

• Syllables: 68 syllables
  
• Words: 30 words
  
• Sentences: 30 sentences
  
• Accent: 42 words
  
• Consonant Pairs: 13 words
  
• Long Vowels: 18 words
  
• Choked Sound: 25 words
  

• Minimum window size : 800*600
• Browsing software : Hotjava, Netscape, IE
• Java Environment
• External speaker or head phone for high quality voice.

• Sound example
  If can not play the sound, please check the volume control, the connection to loud speaker, and so on.
  
  
• Java test with sound
  If can not play the sound "konnichiwa", please set Java environment.
  
  
• Java test with sound and English Characters
  If you have English version OS (operating system) and not have Japanese fonts, please use this mode of Roman characters.
  
  
• Java test with sound and Japanese Characters
  If you have English version OS (operating system) and Japanese fonts, you can use the mode of Japanese characters.
  If can not display Japanese characters, please check the version of browser and install new version (for example, Netscape Ver.4).
  
  

• Windows
  
  • Windows for Buttons: syllables or words
    
  • text window at top: input string of Roman or Japanese letters
    Inputs of Japanese letters are only available for HotJava V1.0, Netscape V4.0 or IE V4.0. See below explanations.
  • left text window at bottom: result of dictation
  • middle text window at bottom: level and no. of words for dictation
  • right text window at bottom: score of dictation

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• Operation Buttons
  
  • "Del" : Delete one key character
  • "Sound" : On/off switch for syllable speech output
  • "Replay" : Replay for speech sound.
  • "Hint" : Hint of figure
  • "Confirm" : Confirm for input, also "。" or "."
  • "Level" : Level for dictation
  • "Help" : This text
  • "Next" : Next item
    If you can not find the "Next" button on your screen.
    It was a bug in the system for Netscape 4.5.
    Please access a new version 1.2a.
    

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• Special Roman Letters
  

  	si	/si/
  	su	/su/
  	zu	/zu/
  	ti	/ci/
  	tu	/cu/
  	du	/du/
  	hu	/fu/
  	wo	/o/, [o]
  	Syllabic Nasal	/N/
  	Choked sound	double consonants(for example, "nippon") (/Q/)
  	Long vowel	/oo/, [o:]

  
  
  • Normal Roman letters
    

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• Level for dictation
  

  Levels	1	2	3	4	5	6
  Syllables	5	10	45	68	86	98
  Words	5	10	15	20	25	30
  Sentences	2	10	15	20	25	31
  Accent	2	4	10	20	30	42
  Consonants	3	5	7	9	11	13
  Long Vowels	2	4	6	10	14	18
  Sokuon	3	6	8	14	19	25

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• An example of dication page
  An example of Java Applet for LESSON/J.
  

• Netscape Ver.4
  Edit -> References -> Category:Advanced -> Enable Java(check mark!!)
  
  
• Netscape Ver.3
  Options -> Network Preferences -> Languages -> Enable Java(check mark!!)
  
  
• Netscape Ver.2
  Options -> Security Preferences -> General -> Disable Java(No check mark!!)
  
  
• IE Ver.4
  Display -> Internet Options -> Details -> Check Java JIT Compliler (for Java)
  Display -> Internet Options -> Generals -> Fonts -> Japanese (for Japanese font)
  
  
• IE Ver.3.0
  Display -> Options -> Securities -> Java Enable (for Java)
  Display -> Options -> Font setup -> Language (for Japanese font)
  

• 2000
  Microsoft Windows 2000 have international font pack.
  Please install the font pack.
  Maybe it is only solution for English version.
  
  
• '99.6
  
  • (1)Please download the following files at own risk.
    • (a)Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95 or NT 4.0, English Language Version (Freeware) http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/ie4sp1_win32/en/18174.htm
    
    
  • (2)Otherwise, please download the following files at own risk.
    • (a)Microsoft Global Input Method Editor 5.01 enhances East Asian text input (23 June 1999, Freeware) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/features/ime.asp
      
      
    • (b)Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and Internet Tools, English Language Version (10 June 1999, Freeware) http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/ie5_win32/EN/63242.htm
      
    • Please setup next options for IE5.

      (1)Setup for Default Character
              (a)View(V)
                      (b)Encoding(N)
                              (c)Japanese(Auto-select)
      
      (2)Setup for Fonts
              (a)Display(V)
                      (b)Internet Options(O)
                              (c)Font(N)
                                      (d)Fonts
                                              (e)Japanese(Automatic)
                              (c)Language
                                      (d)Append
                                              Japanese[ja]
      

• '99.3.18
  Is IE V5.0 available for multi language fonts?
  Please check to display multi language fonts.
  
  
• '98.4.9
  International Extensions for Internet Explorer 3.0 Available :
  Japanese fonts in English Version's Windows 95/NT.
  
  Sorry, the URL has been moved. I don't know a new URL.
  If you know the new URL, please tell us. ('99.9)
  
  
  • Download from Microsoft
    Multilanguage Support such as Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditinal), Japanese and Korean.
    
    • Ie3lpkja.exe (size: 2518608 bytes) for Japanese
    • Ie3lpkcn.exe (size: 2895954 bytes) for Chinese
    • Ie3lpktw.exe (size: 4145232 bytes) for Traditional Chinese
    • Ie3lpkko.exe (size: 2319944 bytes) for Korean
    • Ie3lpkpe.exe (size: 1416224 bytes) for Pan-European Language
    
    How to download.
    
    Please search a word "Ie3lpkja.exe" at Web serch server.
    Please check The Monash Nihongo ftp Archive.
    
    
    1. Access to Microsoft.
    2. Select a font name.
       "Japanese - Internet Explorer 3.0 Multilanguage Support for Windows 95 & NT 4.0"
    3. Push "Next" button.
    4. Select a download site.
    5. Execute for expansion.
       ie31lpkja.exe
       
    6. Browser setup