User's Manual

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analysis of your pronunciation faults on comparative listening. Locate your pronunciation errors by comparing
your recordings and corresponding graphs to the model.
Pronunciation Exercise on a phonetic point
Warning!
This activity is only available for learning Japanese.
From the Pronunciation Index screen, choose the phonetic point you wish to work on, and click on the arrow
on the right of the screen. TeLL me More
®
will then allow you to work on a word containing the chosen
phoneme.
Animation
On the right hand side of the screen, you will find an animation showing how to write the selected phoneme. The
animation at the top corresponds to a hiragana character, and at the bottom, a katakana character. When you
move the cursor over the animation, a hand appears and the window becomes yellow. If you click on this
animation, it starts when the window becomes red. If you click again on the animation, it is shown at a slower
speed, and the rest of the screen is greyed.
Note.
The animation is continuous. To deactivate it, click anywhere on the screen.
General functions
To run or stop the pronunciation exercise, click on
the Play / Stop button.
To return to a previous item (word, sentence or
phonetic point), click on the Previous button.
To access the next item (word, sentence or
phonetic point), click on the Next button.
To change from the Pronunciation screen to the
Pronunciation Index screen, click on the arrow.
Options
Click on the Options icon in the toolbar. Click on the tabs to adapt the pronunciation exercise to your level and
needs.
Transcription display
You can choose to display the pronunciation model:
• for learning Chinese, in Chinese or in Pinyin,
• for learning Japanese, in Japanese for the words and the phonetic points, and in Japanese, Rômaji or
Furigana for the sentences.
Difficulty level
The difficulty level is an important variable in the pronunciation exercises. It ranges from 1 to 7: the higher the
number, the more demanding the computer will be about your pronunciation. If your score is lower than your
chosen difficulty level (purple rectangles), TeLL me More
®
will not accept your answer and you will have to
repeat the sentence. If your score is higher than or equal to the difficulty level (dark blue rectangles), the exercise
will continue as normal.
Pronunciation: display
You can display the recording of your pronunciation in three different ways. You can choose to display the
waveform of your pronunciation, the pitch curve that represents your intonation, or both of them at the same
time. You can then improve your pronunciation by comparing the graphical display of your pronunciation with
that of the models.
For further information about this option, refer to the Waveforms and pitch curves section.