Direct future RALL research toward the directions the review identifies for social robots in language education¶

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Description¶

The review closes by setting an agenda for subsequent work: "This review concludes with directions for future research on the use of social robots in language education." Researchers planning RALL studies should use these directions to choose targets — the review indicates the field targets "different languages, age groups, and aspects of language" with "different robots and methodologies," so future work should be positioned relative to that spread and to the motivation and social-behavior issues the studies raise.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Future studies should be designed in relation to the possibilities and limitations the review identifies for social robots in first- and second-language learning.

Constraints¶

• The available text does not print the individual future-research directions, only that the review concludes with them.

Target Learners¶

• first- and second-language learners across age groups

Target Learning Goals¶

• vocabulary
• reading skills
• speaking skills
• grammar
• sign language

Related Strategies¶

• Future research should pursue the directions the authors outline for L2 anxiety research

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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