The Effect of Employing Humanoid Robots for Teaching English on Students' Anxiety and Attitude

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作者
Alemi, Minoo [1 ,2 ]
Meghdari, Ali [2 ]
Ghazisaedy, Maryam [3 ]
机构
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran
[2] Sharif Univ Technol, CEDRA, Social Robot Lab, Tehran, Iran
[3] Sharif Univ Technol, Languages & Linguist Ctr, Tehran, Iran
来源
2014 SECOND RSI/ISM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS (ICROM) | 2014年
关键词
social robotics; RALL; anxiety; attitude; EFL learners;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This study aims at examining the effect of Robot Assisted language learning (RALL) on the anxiety level and attitude in the English language learning classroom. Forty-six female students who were beginners at the age of 12 participated in this study and were randomly assigned into two groups of RALL (30 students) and non-RALL (16 students). the treatment was given by a teacher accompanied by a humanoid robot assistant for the RALL group. Two questionnaires of anxiety [15] and attitude [19] were utilized to measure the students' anxiety and attitude. The results of descriptive and t-tests indicated that there was lower anxiety and positive attitude towards English learning in the RALL group compared with those in the non-RALL group. The study shows that the students in RALL group had great fun in the learning process; they also believed they were learning more effectively, which help them boost their motivation in the long run.
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页码:754 / 759
页数:6
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