NDLI: ASHAN ('Alphabets and Scripts by Hand and Audio, Naturally') - A Tool for Learning Scripts and Languages

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Joseph, M.T. Kulkarni, M. Lohokare, A. Belhe, S.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	This paper describes a new tool - ASHAN ('Alphabets and Scripts by Hand and Audio, Naturally') - for learning scripts and languages. The problem of illiteracy is universal affecting about 16% of the human race. Only technological tools can accelerate the process of meeting the millennium goals as the paradigms of learning and teaching are changing. ASHAN - a computer with a touch screen and special S/W - can enhance the learning of the scripts of any language. The screen monitor may be divided into two or three logical windows. One window will render the script that is pressed on the keyboard to show how the script is formed while a recorded voice would pronounce that script. On the second window the learner draws or writes the alphabet using the index finger looking at the second window, and pronounces it. A prototype is ready for Devanagari script that is used for several Indian languages including Hindi.
Starting Page	205
Ending Page	208
File Size	241834
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424498093
DOI	10.1109/ISMS.2011.78
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-01-25
Publisher Place	Cambodia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computers Languages and computer Literacy and language Humans Universal literacy Tools to support literacy Fingers Writing Rendering (computer graphics) Software Adult literacy Acceleration Learning alphabets
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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