Robot-assisted language learning is a rapidly developing field with increasing implementation of robots as language tutors¶
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q2 i? The field of robot-assisted language learning has developed rapidly, with robots increasingly implemented as tutors in first- and second-language education in recent years. → van den Berghe 2019
Evidence¶
van den Berghe 2019¶
van den Berghe, R., Verhagen, J., Oudgenoeg-Paz, O., van der Ven, S., & Leseman, P. (2019). Social Robots for Language Learning: A Review. Review of Educational Research, 89(2), 259-295. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654318821286
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The review characterizes the field's trajectory: robots have "increasingly been implemented as tutors" in first- and second-language education and RALL "is developing rapidly." This is a descriptive trend statement, not a tested comparison; no counts or effect sizes are printed.
"In recent years, robots have increasingly been implemented as tutors in both first- and second-language education. The field of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is developing rapidly."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Pepper has been deployed in three predominant pedagogical roles: tutor/teaching assistant, learning partner or tutored agent, and social mediator in inclusive settings — related
- Empirical research on the Pepper robot in formal education is recent, concentrated in primary education, and dominated by qualitative designs with small samples — related
- Educational robotics has a moderate positive overall effect on K-16 students' STEM learning compared to non-robotics instruction — related
- RALL studies report learning gains when social robots are used to teach vocabulary, reading skills, speaking skills, grammar, and sign language — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Empirical research on embodied learning in language education is a small but rapidly growing area, with 41 studies identified and most published 2019–2020 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Robot-assisted language learning is a rapidly developing field with increasing implementation of robots as language tutors |
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Robot-assisted language learning is a rapidly developing field with increasing implementation of robots as language tutors |
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