languages are wonders did you know that are there are over 6,000 languages
are there are over 6,000 languages
are there are over 6,000 languages spoken in the world today there are
spoken in the world today there are
spoken in the world today there are 40,000 dialects it’s with their own
40,000 dialects it’s with their own
40,000 dialects it’s with their own characteristics sound structure and
characteristics sound structure and
characteristics sound structure and vocabulary that we use language to
vocabulary that we use language to
vocabulary that we use language to communicate communicate feelings
communicate communicate feelings
communicate communicate feelings communicate ideas and knowledge
languages can also be a barrier behavior
languages can also be a barrier behavior between us because if you go to an a
between us because if you go to an a
between us because if you go to an a different country there are many
different country there are many
different country there are many foreigners here if you go to a different
foreigners here if you go to a different
foreigners here if you go to a different country where you don’t speak the
country where you don’t speak the
country where you don’t speak the language you may feel like you are deaf
language you may feel like you are deaf
language you may feel like you are deaf mute totally disabled this is a serious
mute totally disabled this is a serious
mute totally disabled this is a serious disability if you are fleeing from a
disability if you are fleeing from a
disability if you are fleeing from a situation think about the Syrian doctor
situation think about the Syrian doctor
situation think about the Syrian doctor that is fleeing from Syria and going
that is fleeing from Syria and going
that is fleeing from Syria and going into Germany her knowledge her doctor
into Germany her knowledge her doctor
into Germany her knowledge her doctor degree is newly fight when she migrates
degree is newly fight when she migrates
degree is newly fight when she migrates to German and what does that mean to her
to German and what does that mean to her
to German and what does that mean to her and her family can she offer to learn a
and her family can she offer to learn a
and her family can she offer to learn a new language that takes many many years
new language that takes many many years
new language that takes many many years to to to come all this language barrier
to to to come all this language barrier
to to to come all this language barrier can create a gap between people culture
can create a gap between people culture
can create a gap between people culture and create misunderstanding that leads
and create misunderstanding that leads
and create misunderstanding that leads to conflicts and even world some of us
to conflicts and even world some of us
to conflicts and even world some of us learn a new language out of happy
learn a new language out of happy
learn a new language out of happy Italian for example is a very popular
Italian for example is a very popular
Italian for example is a very popular language some people dream of going to
language some people dream of going to
language some people dream of going to Italy and being able to order pasta with
Italy and being able to order pasta with
Italy and being able to order pasta with truffles in Italian some of us learn out
truffles in Italian some of us learn out
truffles in Italian some of us learn out of necessity and some of us learn
of necessity and some of us learn
of necessity and some of us learn because it will bring more opportunities
because it will bring more opportunities
because it will bring more opportunities to their business I’m an engineer I came
to their business I’m an engineer I came
to their business I’m an engineer I came to Japan 14 years ago to do my PhD in
to Japan 14 years ago to do my PhD in
to Japan 14 years ago to do my PhD in artificial intelligence AI Icelandic is
artificial intelligence AI Icelandic is
artificial intelligence AI Icelandic is my first language Dane is my second
my first language Dane is my second
my first language Dane is my second English is my third term min’ is my
English is my third term min’ is my
English is my third term min’ is my fourth and so I had done my share of
fourth and so I had done my share of
fourth and so I had done my share of language learning before I came to Japan
language learning before I came to Japan
language learning before I came to Japan and took on Japanese it turned out to be
and took on Japanese it turned out to be
and took on Japanese it turned out to be quite a talents MSA the classes taught
quite a talents MSA the classes taught
quite a talents MSA the classes taught here at the University where I was
here at the University where I was
here at the University where I was learning Japanese as well they did not
learning Japanese as well they did not
learning Japanese as well they did not work really well the private classes
work really well the private classes
work really well the private classes that I took they were a little bit
that I took they were a little bit
that I took they were a little bit better but they were expensive now
better but they were expensive now
better but they were expensive now self-studying is heart this drove me
self-studying is heart this drove me
self-studying is heart this drove me absolutely crazy and I started getting
absolutely crazy and I started getting
absolutely crazy and I started getting into this problem of language learning
into this problem of language learning
into this problem of language learning as I was in great position to to show
as I was in great position to to show
as I was in great position to to show through my scientific research here at
through my scientific research here at
through my scientific research here at this fine University where I stand today
this fine University where I stand today
this fine University where I stand today I was mainly concerned with two
I was mainly concerned with two
I was mainly concerned with two questions first how our language is
questions first how our language is
questions first how our language is taught today I lived into all kinds of
taught today I lived into all kinds of
taught today I lived into all kinds of different methods but all the possible
different methods but all the possible
different methods but all the possible books that I could find in the bookstore
books that I could find in the bookstore
books that I could find in the bookstore I try it out podcasts Rosita stole the
I try it out podcasts Rosita stole the
I try it out podcasts Rosita stole the paper method
paper method
paper method self studying of course immersed
self studying of course immersed
self studying of course immersed learning and so forth the second
learning and so forth the second
learning and so forth the second question that I was interested in how
question that I was interested in how
question that I was interested in how does a human mind work when we are
does a human mind work when we are
does a human mind work when we are learning languages so I read all the
learning languages so I read all the
learning languages so I read all the possible research that I could find on
possible research that I could find on
possible research that I could find on this topic as well and try it actually
this topic as well and try it actually
this topic as well and try it actually quite a lot of it on myself and some of
quite a lot of it on myself and some of
quite a lot of it on myself and some of my peers what I found out is that
my peers what I found out is that
my peers what I found out is that there’s a huge gap between how languages
there’s a huge gap between how languages
there’s a huge gap between how languages are taught today and how the brain
are taught today and how the brain
are taught today and how the brain functions so once I completed my PhD in
functions so once I completed my PhD in
functions so once I completed my PhD in artificial intelligence and speech
artificial intelligence and speech
artificial intelligence and speech recognition in 2009 I could not stop
recognition in 2009 I could not stop
recognition in 2009 I could not stop thinking about this gap for scientist
thinking about this gap for scientist
thinking about this gap for scientist there’s nothing more exciting than an
there’s nothing more exciting than an
there’s nothing more exciting than an unresolved problem of grand proportions
this is why instead of getting a real
this is why instead of getting a real job like my father would call it and
job like my father would call it and
job like my father would call it and have a job at Google or Goldman Sachs
have a job at Google or Goldman Sachs
have a job at Google or Goldman Sachs I decided to focus all my time on this
I decided to focus all my time on this
I decided to focus all my time on this unresolved problem of language learning
unresolved problem of language learning
unresolved problem of language learning I made it my own full-time job I had no
I made it my own full-time job I had no
I made it my own full-time job I had no money and have no office so for the next
money and have no office so for the next
money and have no office so for the next eight months I spent in a park called
eight months I spent in a park called
eight months I spent in a park called Yoyogi beautiful park that is here in
Yoyogi beautiful park that is here in
Yoyogi beautiful park that is here in Tokyo there I was alone in nature and
Tokyo there I was alone in nature and
Tokyo there I was alone in nature and really really far out of my comfort zone
really really far out of my comfort zone
really really far out of my comfort zone and my father was kind enough to pay my
and my father was kind enough to pay my
and my father was kind enough to pay my bills and I accepted that because I knew
bills and I accepted that because I knew
bills and I accepted that because I knew I was on something very very big
I was on something very very big
I was on something very very big something that could possibly
something that could possibly
something that could possibly revolutionize language learning for good
revolutionize language learning for good
revolutionize language learning for good for everyone else so this gap
for everyone else so this gap
for everyone else so this gap what is this gap between the brain and
what is this gap between the brain and
what is this gap between the brain and how languages are taught today the way
how languages are taught today the way
how languages are taught today the way language is a tour today is by giving up
language is a tour today is by giving up
language is a tour today is by giving up exercises that are made to build one on
exercises that are made to build one on
exercises that are made to build one on top of the other the problem is that the
top of the other the problem is that the
top of the other the problem is that the teacher cannot know if the student is
teacher cannot know if the student is
teacher cannot know if the student is ready for the next exercise because the
ready for the next exercise because the
ready for the next exercise because the teacher does not know how much is
teacher does not know how much is
teacher does not know how much is remembered of the one preceding it and
remembered of the one preceding it and
remembered of the one preceding it and it’s necessary base so it easily becomes
it’s necessary base so it easily becomes
it’s necessary base so it easily becomes confusing for the student and is
confusing for the student and is
confusing for the student and is inefficient the reason being that the
inefficient the reason being that the
inefficient the reason being that the forgetting curve is not taking into
forgetting curve is not taking into
forgetting curve is not taking into account in order to teach languages
account in order to teach languages
account in order to teach languages successfully we need to know not only
successfully we need to know not only
successfully we need to know not only how the brain
how the brain
how the brain learn but also take into account how it
learn but also take into account how it
learn but also take into account how it forgets the for thething curve was
forgets the for thething curve was
forgets the for thething curve was discovered in 1885 over 100 years ago
discovered in 1885 over 100 years ago
discovered in 1885 over 100 years ago and is the key to this and it is perhaps
and is the key to this and it is perhaps
and is the key to this and it is perhaps best understood by giving an example I
best understood by giving an example I
best understood by giving an example I met a person here in the networking
met a person here in the networking
met a person here in the networking session 10 minutes ago and I already
session 10 minutes ago and I already
session 10 minutes ago and I already forgot his name
forgot his name
forgot his name I may have remembered this person’s name
I may have remembered this person’s name
I may have remembered this person’s name for 30 seconds and then it was gone
for 30 seconds and then it was gone
for 30 seconds and then it was gone completely gone out of my memory however
completely gone out of my memory however
completely gone out of my memory however if I would recall that name within those
if I would recall that name within those
if I would recall that name within those 30 seconds something magical happens
what happens is that the memory for the
what happens is that the memory for the name transfers from being 30 seconds
name transfers from being 30 seconds
name transfers from being 30 seconds into two minutes and if I do that I can
into two minutes and if I do that I can
into two minutes and if I do that I can so I will try to recall that name within
so I will try to recall that name within
so I will try to recall that name within those two minutes especially at the end
those two minutes especially at the end
those two minutes especially at the end then I would remember it for 10 minutes
if I repeat that it becomes 2 hours 2
if I repeat that it becomes 2 hours 2 hours become 15 minutes 15 hours and
hours become 15 minutes 15 hours and
hours become 15 minutes 15 hours and fifteen hours become a day a day becomes
fifteen hours become a day a day becomes
fifteen hours become a day a day becomes three days three days becomes a week
three days three days becomes a week
three days three days becomes a week week becomes a month and so forth this
week becomes a month and so forth this
week becomes a month and so forth this is called spaced repetition and it uses
is called spaced repetition and it uses
is called spaced repetition and it uses the forgetting curve so the problem is
the forgetting curve so the problem is
the forgetting curve so the problem is that when learning a language in the
that when learning a language in the
that when learning a language in the traditional way it is very hard for the
traditional way it is very hard for the
traditional way it is very hard for the teacher or the student to manage what to
teacher or the student to manage what to
teacher or the student to manage what to learn how and when but if we apply
learn how and when but if we apply
learn how and when but if we apply artificial intelligence to schedule the
artificial intelligence to schedule the
artificial intelligence to schedule the learning process we change the game
because it can remind us not just to
because it can remind us not just to learn words since learning words is just
learn words since learning words is just
learn words since learning words is just the beginning of language acquisition
but instead managing all the other
but instead managing all the other elements and optimize it for each and
elements and optimize it for each and
elements and optimize it for each and every step systematically activating
every step systematically activating
every step systematically activating listening reading writing and speaking
listening reading writing and speaking
listening reading writing and speaking skills all through certain exercises
skills all through certain exercises
skills all through certain exercises that are all connected together then we
that are all connected together then we
that are all connected together then we can indeed bridge the
can indeed bridge the
can indeed bridge the gap after eight months in the park the
gap after eight months in the park the
gap after eight months in the park the solution came to me a magical moment
solution came to me a magical moment
solution came to me a magical moment where I connected all the dots all the
where I connected all the dots all the
where I connected all the dots all the puzzles came into one completed like a
puzzles came into one completed like a
puzzles came into one completed like a thunder that struck through my head the
thunder that struck through my head the
thunder that struck through my head the moment when I finally solved the riddle
moment when I finally solved the riddle
moment when I finally solved the riddle I knew the next step was to create a
I knew the next step was to create a
I knew the next step was to create a mobile app so that a person could have
mobile app so that a person could have
mobile app so that a person could have artificial intelligence in her pocket
artificial intelligence in her pocket
artificial intelligence in her pocket all the time aiding with the learning it
all the time aiding with the learning it
all the time aiding with the learning it would be valuing and activating skills
would be valuing and activating skills
would be valuing and activating skills in the brain one by one on a world level
in the brain one by one on a world level
in the brain one by one on a world level and making sure that skill is kept fresh
and making sure that skill is kept fresh
and making sure that skill is kept fresh in memory and move on to more complex
in memory and move on to more complex
in memory and move on to more complex skills at the very moment when the
skills at the very moment when the
skills at the very moment when the easier still had been mastered all
easier still had been mastered all
easier still had been mastered all through an app this I could not do on my
through an app this I could not do on my
through an app this I could not do on my own so I founded a company
own so I founded a company
own so I founded a company I got investors to join us I created a
I got investors to join us I created a
I got investors to join us I created a team of great specialists to create this
team of great specialists to create this
team of great specialists to create this new learning concept we spent the next
new learning concept we spent the next
new learning concept we spent the next five years on developing the app
five years on developing the app
five years on developing the app solution using what had become clear to
solution using what had become clear to
solution using what had become clear to me through deep understanding of how the
me through deep understanding of how the
me through deep understanding of how the human works and how it associates memory
human works and how it associates memory
human works and how it associates memory to listening reading writing and
to listening reading writing and
to listening reading writing and speaking after creating the map or the
speaking after creating the map or the
speaking after creating the map or the model that connects the learning process
model that connects the learning process
model that connects the learning process all that was needed was to pick the
all that was needed was to pick the
all that was needed was to pick the right material and put that through the
right material and put that through the
right material and put that through the learning model material that is not
learning model material that is not
learning model material that is not general but tailor-made for each user
general but tailor-made for each user
general but tailor-made for each user and his and her needs in order to make
and his and her needs in order to make
and his and her needs in order to make the best use of the students time as a
the best use of the students time as a
the best use of the students time as a test to prove the concept we spent quite
test to prove the concept we spent quite
test to prove the concept we spent quite a while tailoring our learning method
a while tailoring our learning method
a while tailoring our learning method this advanced delivery system to about
this advanced delivery system to about
this advanced delivery system to about non language proficiency test called
non language proficiency test called
non language proficiency test called TOEIC that millions of people take every
TOEIC that millions of people take every
TOEIC that millions of people take every year throughout the world there’s a
year throughout the world there’s a
year throughout the world there’s a large study that was done here in Japan
large study that was done here in Japan
large study that was done here in Japan that shows that it takes about two
that shows that it takes about two
that shows that it takes about two hundred twenty-five hours
hundred twenty-five hours
hundred twenty-five hours to improve hundred points on TOEIC for
to improve hundred points on TOEIC for
to improve hundred points on TOEIC for people who are around five hundred
people who are around five hundred
people who are around five hundred toilet level the study included over
toilet level the study included over
toilet level the study included over thousand company employees and the
thousand company employees and the
thousand company employees and the teacher was a native English teacher we
teacher was a native English teacher we
teacher was a native English teacher we did a similar test got employees from
did a similar test got employees from
did a similar test got employees from big Japanese companies to go through our
big Japanese companies to go through our
big Japanese companies to go through our online program and it turned out that
online program and it turned out that
online program and it turned out that our method was five times more efficient
our method was five times more efficient
our method was five times more efficient than the baseline five times more
than the baseline five times more
than the baseline five times more efficient than a native English teacher
efficient than a native English teacher
efficient than a native English teacher by touch
we have done it found a way to
we have done it found a way to revolutionize language learning imagine
revolutionize language learning imagine
revolutionize language learning imagine instead of going to a one-hour class all
instead of going to a one-hour class all
instead of going to a one-hour class all you need to do is to spend 12 minutes in
you need to do is to spend 12 minutes in
you need to do is to spend 12 minutes in the app or if you choose to spend one
the app or if you choose to spend one
the app or if you choose to spend one hour in the app you learn five times
hour in the app you learn five times
hour in the app you learn five times more your mind starts racing when a
more your mind starts racing when a
more your mind starts racing when a wreath of this pick can be created by
wreath of this pick can be created by
wreath of this pick can be created by team of 12 people what can be done to
team of 12 people what can be done to
team of 12 people what can be done to revolutionize education in the future by
revolutionize education in the future by
revolutionize education in the future by applying AI to change the delivery
applying AI to change the delivery
applying AI to change the delivery system and make it fit better with our
system and make it fit better with our
system and make it fit better with our brain not just for languages but for
brain not just for languages but for
brain not just for languages but for everything today we are up and running
everything today we are up and running
everything today we are up and running the Japanese large Japanese companies
the Japanese large Japanese companies
the Japanese large Japanese companies that are using our system to teach their
that are using our system to teach their
that are using our system to teach their managers and directors to become fluent
managers and directors to become fluent
managers and directors to become fluent in English and we are preparing to bring
in English and we are preparing to bring
in English and we are preparing to bring in hundreds of thousands of people from
in hundreds of thousands of people from
in hundreds of thousands of people from these companies through our program so
these companies through our program so
these companies through our program so we have a lot of work ahead of us
we have a lot of work ahead of us
we have a lot of work ahead of us because I won’t rest until we have
because I won’t rest until we have
because I won’t rest until we have taught millions perhaps billions of
taught millions perhaps billions of
taught millions perhaps billions of people to communicate better teach the
people to communicate better teach the
people to communicate better teach the Sirian the Syrian dr. German you may say
Sirian the Syrian dr. German you may say
Sirian the Syrian dr. German you may say that I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only
that I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only
that I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one said John Lennon when he asked us to
one said John Lennon when he asked us to
one said John Lennon when he asked us to imagine no barriers between countries
imagine no barriers between countries
imagine no barriers between countries and people I think it’s a great dream
and people I think it’s a great dream
and people I think it’s a great dream one
one
one that I’m ready to put my life and
that I’m ready to put my life and
that I’m ready to put my life and knowledge to realize thank you
knowledge to realize thank you
knowledge to realize thank you [Applause]
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