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Seventh IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007)
Robot as a Storytelling Partner in the English Classroom - Preliminary Discussion
Niigata, Japan
July 18-July 20
ISBN: 0-7695-2916-X
Chao-Fen Shih, National Central University, Taiwan
Chih-Wei Chang, National Central University, Taiwan
Gwo-Dong Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
This paper introduces software which enables teachers create robot as a partner easily and find out how to help a teacher difficulties when using storytelling lessons. First of all, we must understand the relations between storytelling and language learning, and the benefit of a robot being the assistance of a teacher during the lesson. In the next step, let teachers use the "programming a robot into a storytelling tool" and design the "Story Time" during English class. According to the evaluation result, there was highly satisfied in the new system implementation and effectively improved teacher?s organization and technique of difficulties in the storytelling lesson. In addition, tester also had the confidence to improve students' participation and atmosphere during the storytelling activities.
Citation:
Chao-Fen Shih, Chih-Wei Chang, Gwo-Dong Chen, "Robot as a Storytelling Partner in the English Classroom - Preliminary Discussion," icalt, pp.678-682, Seventh IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), 2007
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