Teaching assistant robot, ROBOSEM, in English class and practical issues for its diffusion

Author

Park, Seong Ju ; Han, Jeong Hye ; Kang, Bok Hyun ; Shin, Kyung Chul

Author_Institution

Yujin Robot, Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2011

fDate

2-4 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Various studies on robot assisted learning have proven them to be effective tools for language education because robots are remarkably successful in eliminating the affective filter. This study demonstrates ROBOSEM with class content for sustaining long-term interaction with students in English classes of elementary schools as a teaching assistant, not a teacher. We close with some practical considerations for the continuous process of improving technology and its diffusion throughout society, such as in elementary schools, through interviews with developers and observations from field trials.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational robots; human-robot interaction; linguistics; English class; ROBOSEM; affective filter; class content; elementary school; language education; long-term interaction; robot assisted learning; student-robot raction; teaching assistant robot; Educational institutions; Hardware; Materials; Service robots; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2011 IEEE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Half-Moon Bay, CA

ISSN

2162-7568

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0795-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARSO.2011.6301971

Filename

6301971