scholarly journals Pembangunan Aplikasi Mudah Alih "Pocket Lingua Sign" Untuk Pembelajaran Bahasa Isyarat

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-95
Author(s):  
Farah Izzati Md Rashid ◽  
Mohd Hishamuddin Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
Information Materials ◽  
Basic Learning

Aplikasi Pocket Lingua Sign ini merupakan satu aplikasi yang dibangunkan untuk membantu masyarakat yang ingin mempelajari dan memahami Bahasa isyarat pada peringkat awal. Perkara ini juga memberi pendedahan kepada orang yang kurang mengetahui berkenaan Bahasa isyarat. Untuk projek ini, sistem ini menggunakan model ADDIE. Antara kelebihan menggunakan model ADDIE ini ialah dapat menyusun projek ini mengikut kerangka masa yang ditetapkan. Bedasarkan kaedah analisis yang dilaksanakan projek ini menumpukan kepada pembelajaran asas Bahasa isyarat. Pengujian telah dijalankan melalui pengedaran soal selidik di dalam bentuk Goofle Form. Kebanyakan pengguna bersetuju dengan aplikasi ini. Aplikasi Pocket Lingua Sign ini juga menggunakan media interaktif seperti video dan gambar. Hal ini kerana, penggunaan sebegini lebih mempercepatkan proses pemahaman pembelajaran terutama secara visual. Pada masa akan datang, diharapkan aplikasi ini mempunayi lebih banyak maklumat supaya pengguna lebih berpuas hati. Secara kesimpulannya, aplikasi ini dapat memudahkan pengguna untuk mencari bahan maklumat berkenaan Bahasa isyarat tangan. Development of "Pocket Lingua Sign" Mobile Application for Sign Language Learning Abstract: This Pocket Lingua Sign application is an application developed to help people who want to learn and understand sign language at an early stage. This also gives exposure to people who do not know much about sign language. For this project, the system uses the ADDIE model. Among the advantages of using this ADDIE model is to be able to organize this project according to a set time frame. Based on the analytical method implemented, this project focuses on the basic learning of sign language. Testing was conducted through the distribution of questionnaires in the form of Goofle Form. Most users agree with this application. The Pocket Lingua Sign application also uses interactive media such as videos and images. This is because, such use speeds up the process of understanding learning, especially visually. In the future, it is hoped that this application has more information so that users are more satisfied. In conclusion, this application can make it easier for users to find information materials regarding hand sign language. Keywords: Learning Tool, Mobile Application, Sign Language.

SiLearn: an intelligent sign vocabulary learning tool

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jestin Joy ◽  
Kannan Balakrishnan ◽  
Sreeraj M.
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hearing Ability ◽  
Teaching Learning

Purpose Vocabulary learning is a difficult task for children without hearing ability. Absence of enough learning centers and effective learning tools aggravate the problem. Modern technology can be utilized fruitfully to find solutions to the learning difficulties experienced by the deaf. The purpose of this paper is to present SiLearn – a novel technology based tool for teaching/learning sign vocabulary. Design/methodology/approach The proposed mobile application can act as a visual dictionary for deaf people. SiLearn is equipped with features that can automatically detect both text and physical objects and convert them to their corresponding signs. For testing the effectiveness of the proposed mobile application quantitative analyses were done. Quantitative analysis is based on testing a class of 28 students belonging to St Clare Oral School for the Deaf, Kerala, India. This group consisted of 17 boys and 11 girls. Analysis was also done through questionnaire. Questionnaires were given to teachers, parents of deaf students learning sign language and other sign language learners. Findings Results indicate that as SiLearn is very effective in sign vocabulary development. It can enhance vocabulary learning rate considerably. Originality/value This is the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) based techniques are used for early stage sign language learning. SiLearn can equally be used by children, parents and teachers for learning sign language.

A study protocol: co-designing a mobile application to enhance communication, safety and wellbeing for people living at home with early stage dementia (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Davies ◽  
Bie Nio Ong ◽  
Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi ◽  
Katherine Perryman ◽  
Caroline Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Normalisation Process Theory ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
At Home

BACKGROUND Background: There is a growing interest in using mobile applications in supporting health and wellbeing. Evidence directly from people with dementia regarding the acceptability, usability and usefulness of mobile apps is limited. It builds on ‘My Health Guide’ which was co-designed with people with cognitive disabilities. . OBJECTIVE Objective This paper describes the protocol of a study evaluating an app designed for supporting wellbeing with people living with dementia, specifically focusing on enhanced safety through improved communication METHODS Method: The study will employ design research, using participatory qualitative research methods over three cycles of evaluation with service users, their families and practitioners. The study will be developed in partnership with a specialist home care service in England. A purposive case selection will be used to ensure that the cases exemplify differences in experiences. The app will be evaluated in a ‘walkthrough’ workshop by people living with early stage dementia and then trialled at home by up to 12 families in a ‘try-out’ cycle. An amended version will be evaluated in a final ‘walkthrough’ workshop in cycle 3. Data will be collected from at least four data sources during the try-out phase and analysed thematically (people with dementia, carers, practitioners and app usage). An explanatory, multiple-case study design will be used to synthesise and present the evidence from the three cycles drawing on Normalisation Process Theory to support interpretation of the findings. RESULTS Results: The study is ready to be implemented but has been paused to protect vulnerable individuals during the Coronavirus in 2020. The findings will be particularly relevant for understanding how to support vulnerable people living in the community during social distancing and the period following the pandemic, as well as providing insight into the challenges of social isolation arising from living with dementia CONCLUSIONS Discussion: Evaluating a mobile application for enhancing communication, safety and wellbeing for people living with dementia contributes to key ambitions enshrined in policy and practice, championing the use of digital technology and supporting people with dementia to live safely in their own homes. The study uses a co-design method to enable the voice of users with dementia to highlight the benefits and challenges of technology and shape future development of apps that potentially enhances safety through improved communication.

scholarly journals 3D Avatar Approach for Continuous Sign Movement Using Speech/Text

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3439
Author(s):  
Debashis Das Chakladar ◽  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
Shubham Mandal ◽  
Partha Pratim Roy ◽  
Masakazu Iwamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Learning System ◽  
English Sentence ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Indian Sign Language ◽  
Impaired Person ◽  
3D Avatar

Sign language is a visual language for communication used by hearing-impaired people with the help of hand and finger movements. Indian Sign Language (ISL) is a well-developed and standard way of communication for hearing-impaired people living in India. However, other people who use spoken language always face difficulty while communicating with a hearing-impaired person due to lack of sign language knowledge. In this study, we have developed a 3D avatar-based sign language learning system that converts the input speech/text into corresponding sign movements for ISL. The system consists of three modules. Initially, the input speech is converted into an English sentence. Then, that English sentence is converted into the corresponding ISL sentence using the Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique. Finally, the motion of the 3D avatar is defined based on the ISL sentence. The translation module achieves a 10.50 SER (Sign Error Rate) score.

scholarly journals Geotechnical Approach to Early-Stage Site Characterisation of Shallow Wave Energy Sites

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Craig Heatherington ◽  
Alistair Grinham ◽  
Irene Penesis ◽  
Scott Hunter ◽  
Remo Cossu
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Breaking Waves ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Terrain Analysis ◽  
Site Suitability ◽  
Site Characterisation ◽  
A Site

Marine renewable energy is still in its infancy and poses serious challenges due to the harsh marine conditions encountered for wave or tidal installations and the survivability of devices. Geophysical and hydrodynamic initial site surveys need to be able to provide repeatable, reliable, and economical solutions. An oscillating water column wave energy converter is to be installed on the west coast of King Island, Tasmania. The location is in a high-energy nearshore environment to take advantage of sustained shoaling non-breaking waves of the Southern Ocean and required site-specific information for the deployment. We provide insight into scalable geophysical site surveys capable of capturing large amounts of data within a short time frame. This data was incorporated into a site suitability model, utilising seabed slope, sediment depth, and water depth to provide the terrain analysis needed to match deployment-specific characteristics. In addition, short-term hydrology and geotechnical work found a highly energetic seabed (near seafloor water velocities <1 m/s) with sufficient bearing capacity (6 MPa). In a highly energetic environment, care was taken to collect the relevant data needed for an assessment of critical information to an emerging technology companies primary project. This is in addition to the malleable methodology for a site suitability model that can incorporate various weighted parameters to prioritise the location for shallow wave energy sites in general.

Differentiation of radical processing strategies in character decoding by L2 learners of Chinese according to L1-type

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-331
Author(s):  
Clay Williams ◽  
Yuko Uchima
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Phonological Processing ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Phonological Decoding ◽  
Chinese Language Teachers ◽  
Processing Strategies ◽  
Character Identification ◽  
Semantic Radical ◽  
Advanced Proficiency

Abstract This study investigates the productive use of semantic and phonetic radicals for Chinese character decoding by Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) learners at different levels of L2 proficiency, focusing on the application of radical knowledge according to the learners’ L1 language families. Using a pseudo-word test developed by Williams, Clay. 2014. The development of intra-character radical awareness in L1 Chinese children: Changing strategies. Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 49(2). 1–26 to measure subject preference for semantic versus phonological decoding processes, subjects are asked to match a provided definition and pronunciation with a character in a multiple choice format which included two pseudo characters designed with radicals which corresponded with the provided definition or pronunciation, respectively. The results demonstrate that reliance on semantic or phonological radicals for character identification varies according to the L1 of the CFL learners; subjects whose L1 is relatively orthographically transparent predominantly make use of phonological processing strategies at all levels of proficiency, whereas those whose L1 are more orthographically opaque demonstrate more malleable processing preferences, with relatively strong semantic radical reliance in the early stage of their language learning, and considerable variability between semantic and phonological processing at intermediate and advanced proficiency levels. The findings suggest that developmental trends of using radical decoding strategies differ among CFL learner groups with varying L1 literacy strategy preferences.

Effects of Speech and Speech and Sign Instruction on Oral Language Learning and Generalization of Action + Object Combinations by Down's Syndrome Children

1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Romski ◽  
Kenneth F. Ruder
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Linguistic System ◽  
Object Relational ◽  
Sign Conditions ◽  
Level Performance

This study was designed to compare the effects of speech and speech-plus-sign stimulation during comprehension treatment on the oral language learning and generalization of action + object relational meanings. Ten home-reared Down's syndrome children in Early Stage I received concurrent comprehension treatment in Speech and Speech-Sign conditions using a miniature linguistic system. Upon attainment of criterion level performance in both conditions, generalization tasks were administered to measure the effects of the comprehension treatment on the comprehension and the production of treated and untreated action + object combinations. The results obtained from this study indicated that the two treatment conditions did not differ significantly for either learning or generalization. The data did, however, indicate that individual patterns of acquisition were evident among the children. Caution is advised concerning the automatic adoption or rejection of manual sign as part of oral language intervention programs.

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