LINGUISTIC EDUCATION DEVICE WITH ADVICE FUNCTION

PURPOSE:To advance interaction even when there is no input from a learner and enable guidance by taking out advice contents, described in a conversation control rule, based on an advice signal outputted from an input decision part at the time of an advice request code according to the situation, and outputting the taken-out advice contents. CONSTITUTION:When the learner inputs input information In through an input device, an input decision part 11 decides whether the input information is an input sentence or advice request code and when the decision result indicates the input sentence, the input sentence is sent to an input sentence understanding part 12 and converted into meaning expression. A conversation control part 13 performs answer processing for the meaning expression according to the progress state of a conversation. When the advice request code is indicated, on the other hand, the input decision part 11 outputs an advice signal S1. The advice contents described in the conversation control rule are taken out with the advice signal s1 according to the situation of the conversation and the taken-out advice contents are outputted. Consequently, even if the learner is at a loss for an answer, the interaction can be advanced.