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Article detail · 2019

Second Language Tutoring Using Social Robots: A Large-Scale Study

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Year
2019
DOI
10.1109/hri.2019.8673077
Type
conference-paper

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Abstract

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We present a large-scale study of a series of seven lessons designed to help young children learn English vocabulary as a foreign language using a social robot. The experiment was designed to investigate 1) the effectiveness of a social robot teaching children new words over the course of multiple interactions (supported by a tablet), 2) the added benefit of a robot's iconic gestures on word learning and retention, and 3) the effect of learning from a robot tutor accompanied by a tablet versus learning from a tablet application alone. For reasons of transparency, the research questions, hypotheses and methods were preregistered. With a sample size of 194 children, our study was statistically well-powered. Our findings demonstrate that children are able to acquire and retain English vocabulary words taught by a robot tutor to a similar extent as when they are taught by a tablet application. In addition, we found no beneficial effect of a robot's iconic gestures on learning gains.

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6 publications in the local catalog that cite this work (OpenAlex reference match; not the full global list).

  1. Are Tutor Robots for Everyone? The Influence of Attitudes, Anxiety, and Personality on Robot-Led Language Learning 2022 Citations 44 · OpenAlex
  2. Are Tutor Robots for Everyone? The Influence of Attitudes, Anxiety, and Personality on Robot-Led Language Learning 2021 Citations 44 · OpenAlex
  3. The Influence of Attitudes, Anxiety, and Personality on Robot-Led Language Learning 2021 Citations 44 · OpenAlex
  4. Children’xxs perception of social robots as a source of information across different domains of knowledge 2020 Citations 37 · OpenAlex
  5. L2 Vocabulary Teaching by Social Robots: The Role of Gestures and On-Screen Cues as Scaffolds 2020 Citations 35 · OpenAlex
  6. L2 Vocabulary Teaching by Social Robots: The Role of Gestures and On-Screen Cues as Scaffolds 2020 Citations 35 · OpenAlex

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