Vocabulary teaching aid system and method
OwnerF. J. “Steve” Dolaninventor
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Abstract
A vocabulary teaching aid system generally includes a computer that is operably connected to a video monitor and one or more user-interactive peripherals, e.g., keyboard or mouse. The computer operates under direction of a program whose directions include providing an interactive screen presentation on the video monitor, providing for selection of a desired vocabulary word from the screen presentation through use of the user-interactive peripheral, and presenting an example of usage of the selected vocabulary word on the video monitor.
Claims10
A vocabulary teaching aid system, comprising:
- a programmable apparatus;
- a video monitor operably coupled to said programmable apparatus;
- an user-interactive peripheral operably coupled to said programmable apparatus;
- and
- a program, wherein said program directs the operations of said programmable apparatus to:
- provide an interactive screen presentation on said video monitor;
- provide for selection of a vocabulary word from said interactive screen presentation through use of said interactive peripheral;
- and
- present an example of usage of the selected vocabulary word on said video monitor wherein said example of usage is a complete sentence utilizing said vocabulary word and wherein said program directs the operations of said programmable apparatus to present a synonym of said selected vocabulary word on said video monitor in the complete sentence.
A method for expanding knowledge of vocabulary, comprising the steps of:
- providing an interactive screen presentation on a video monitor;
- allowing selection of a desired vocabulary word from said interactive screen presentation by means of an interactive peripheral;
- providing an example of usage of the selected vocabulary word on the video monitor, wherein said example of usage is a complete sentence utilizing said vocabulary word;
- and
- providing a synonym of said selected vocabulary word in said complete sentence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.