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Mint Applications Special Service: Voijjar, the Free AI Transrator on Mobile


Voijjar
      
1 Choose your language
2 Select the language of the other party
3 Write or Talk
4 OK
5 Make sure
6 Touch to hear the sound


About

MINT Applications is a learning gate to better language acquisition and students’ higher ability of engagement in education through interactive learning.

MINT Applications is an easy-to-teach contents for second language learners, dyslexia and autism. The ultimate approaches focus on;
- Developing a program that uses phonics in a blend of vowels and consonants through phonics rhymes.
- Utilising new method of language education through audio-visual resources to help kids experience the real world of English.
more: MINT Applications in Arabic


Content and Method

1- Content
Mint Library: From kindergarten, elementary school to university and general education


Mother Goose, Phonics Rhyme, English Through Pictures,
Alice's Adventure In Wonderland, Movies, etc.
 * pay for each

2- Method
Cross Learning: new learning method for language education

cross learning through chunk by chunk translation

click mode change switch ↑ 1-2 or 2-1
mode 1-2: After speaking Arabic voice, read its translation in Japanese.
mode 2-1: After reading translation in Japanese, speak its Arabic voice.
You can play two way trial.
1-2

Arabic to Japanese
2-1

Japanese to Arabic
   
another sample

English to Japanese


Features

1- Seleaf
Seleaf is a search engine on the web. It retrieves exact movie scenes. You can view them instantly. This quick extraction is the main point.

 
searched by "so ~ as"

Seleaf / English through movies; the method is very simple. Using exact and fast response of a search engine, attacher can offer several audio-visual conversational samples for students.
In this way, students can learn the core meaning of words in different situations.
URL: http://www.mintap.com/


2- Phonics new approach "Phonics Rhyme"
"Phonics Rhyme" is not to teach students the number of rules as a step in introducing reading techniques. But instead the approach is easy to begin reading practice. Phonics Rhyme approach is to practice common set letter groups in a rhythmical and rhythmic jingle style manner. This technique showed immediate results in early students.

 

more: Phonics Rhymes (pdf)
Sample URL: http://www.mintap.com/talkies/talkies.html?lib=phx1atc

"Mother Goose" rhymes are fun with enormous educational values. Mother Goose rhymes develop and demonstrate how to combine media with reading and hand-on-activities to greatly reinforce learners’ outcomes. The method provides an effective reading practice with illustrated pictures that match the meaning of each phrase. Students can easily follow the reading path through an indicator track. In addition, a pause option helps students to recheck and confirm the sounds of unfamiliar vocabulary. Supported translation option is to support student self-study progress.

 

more: Mother Goose (pdf)
Sample URL: http://www.mintap.com/talkies/talkies.html?lib=humptydumpty


3- Talkies
Talkies is an audio-visual player with bilingual subtitles and drills on the web. It is an open site. You can use it free of charge with no account.

Talkies / the Chunk Player specialized for Language Acquisition;
URL: http://www.mintap.com/talkies/talkies.html
This player can replay a chunk of sounds again and again with your needs, synclonized with motion/still pictures and with the sentence and letters.


4- CORPORA
CORPORA is an easy-to-access web learning search engine. CORPORA supports teachers to use suitable learning inputs for students’ outcomes based on their academic level. There are a variety of selections in order to focus on the desired target of learning outcomes.

The method provides a practical solution to reduce the problem of learning difficulties for students so that they do not feel hesitated in learning and they continue their learning motivation.

 

more: CORPORA (pdf)
URL: http://www.mintap.com/talkies/talkies.html?corpora


5- Selected 360
Selected 360 is an easy-to-use web learning search engine. Selected 360 supports teachers to hit the target learning phrase or level in one click. With a variety of options, teachers will be able to adjust the learning content and also to set the speed level of the reading passage.

Selected 360 means that learning target is planned within one year long. Teacher can reinforce students’ English ability day-by-day through practical English in use for 15 minutes a day. So students can benefit form measuring their learning progress. The method is reliable for all level including k12, schools and university.
URL: http://www.mintap.com/talkies/talkies.html?ted360


6- Create & Share
Teachers can Create & Share their original Contents with students and other teachers.
more: Create & Share (pdf)


7- Arabic
Arabic model can be added if needed.
more: Arabic Model (pdf)


*- Attention
Computer: Google Chrome on Windows (strongly recommended).
Tablet, Cell Phone: iPad, iPhone, Android.



MINT Applications Feedback

A) The students take to the sound focused program with great interest.

B) Through clear audio letter recognition is enhanced.

C) The students learn natural phrasing and pronunciation.

D) This vowel emphasised drill is suitable for ESL Japanese students.

E) Phonics Rhyme Method shows great potential.


References:
WorldCALL (2008) Phonics Rhymes; proceedings.pdf
WorldCALL (2008) Chunk Player MINT; proceedings.pdf
GLoCALL2017, Brunei (2017) TED with Talkies; proceedings.pdf