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Laugh at Your Own Pace: Basic Performance Evaluation of Language Learning Assistance by Adjustment of Video Playback Speeds Based on Laughter Detection

Naoto Nishida, Hinako Nozaki, Buntarou Shizuki

Among various methods to learn a second language (L2), such as listening and shadowing, Extensive Viewing involves learning L2 by watching many videos. However, it is difficult for many L2 learn- ers to smoothly and effortlessly comprehend video contents made for native speakers at the original speed. Therefore, we developed a language learning assistance system that automatically adjusts the playback speed according to the learner’s comprehension. Our system judges that learners understand the contents if they laugh at the punchlines of comedy dramas, and vice versa. Experimental results show that this system supports learners with relatively low L2 ability (under 700 in TOEIC Score in the experimental condi- tion) to understand video contents. Our system can widen learners’ possible options of native speakers’ videos as Extensive Viewing material.

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• Naoto Nishida, Hinako Nozaki, Buntarou Shizuki, Laugh at Your Own Pace: Basic Performance Evaluation of Language Learning Assistance by Adjustment of Video Playback Speeds Based on Laughter Detection, In Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale (L@S ’22), June 1-3, 2022, New York, NY, USA, ACM, 6 pages, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3491140.3528299