Social robots for language learning: A review

R Van den Berghe, J Verhagen… - Review of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

The effects of robot-assisted language learning: A meta-analysis

H Lee, JH Lee - Educational Research Review, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the importance of learner–interlocutor interactions, social robots have received
considerable attention in the field of language learning, as this technology can physically …

Effects of robot-assisted language learning on English-as-a-foreign-language skill development

X Wu, R Li - Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
While numerous studies of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) for English-as-a-foreign-
language (EFL) learners' language skill development have been done, a comprehensive …

Robot tool use: A survey

M Qin, J Brawer, B Scassellati - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Using human tools can significantly benefit robots in many application domains. Such ability
would allow robots to solve problems that they were unable to without tools. However, robot …

[HTML][HTML] Preschool children's engagement with a social robot compared to a human instructor

MM Neumann, LC Koch, J Zagami, D Reilly… - Early Childhood …, 2023 - Elsevier
Young children are exposed to new digital technologies, such as social robots. Limited
research exists on how children engage with social robots and their role in the preschool …

Influence of the NAO robot as a teaching assistant on university students' vocabulary learning and attitudes

H Banaeian, I Gilanlioglu - Australasian Journal of Educational …, 2021 - ajet.org.au
This study investigated how the NAO robot as a teaching assistant affects the way university
students learn vocabulary and their attitudes towards it. A mixed method approach was …

Social robots and young children's early language and literacy learning

MM Neumann - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020 - Springer
Due to recent advances in technology, social robots are emerging as educational tools with
the potential to enhance early language and literacy skills in young children. Social robots …

Social robots in a translanguaging pedagogy: A review to identify opportunities for robot-assisted (language) learning

R van den Berghe - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This mini review discusses the use of social robots in a translanguaging pedagogy: the use
of robots to enable students to use their full linguistic repertoire within schools, so any …

Using self-determination theory in social robots to increase motivation in L2 word learning

P Van Minkelen, C Gruson, P Van Hees… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
This study presents a second language word learning experiment using a social robot with
motivational strategies. These strategies were implemented in a social robot tutor to …

Robots' Social Behaviors for Language Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

F Wang, ACK Cheung - Review of Educational Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although robots' social behaviors are known for their capacity to facilitate learner–robot
interaction for language learning, their application and effect have not been adequately …