JAMIOLAS: Supporting Japanese Mimesis and Onomatopoeia Learning with Sensors

Abstract

This paper proposes a computer supported ubiquitous learning environment for language learning. Especially, this paper describes context-aware language-learning support system for learning Japanese mimesis and onomatopoeia (MIO) words, which is called JAMIOLAS (Japanese Mimesis and Onomatopoeia Learning Assisting System). This system provides a learner the appropriate MIO expressions deriving from sensor data in the learner’s situation. Phidgets is used as sensors in order to get real-world data from the physical world, e.g., temperature, humidity, etc. This paper describes the implementation, the interface and usage scenario of JAMIOLAS. Moreover, the preliminary experiment using JAMIOLAS shows the effectiveness of this system.