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Employing humanoid robots for teaching english language in Iranian junior high-schools [electronic resource]
, Article International Journal of Humanoid Robotics ; Vol. 11, No. 3 (2014) 1450022 ; Meghdari, Ali ; Ghazisaedy, Maryam ; Sharif University of Technology
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This paper presents the effect of robotics assisted language learning (RALL) on the vocabulary learning and retention of Iranian English as foreign language (EFL) junior high school students in Tehran, Iran. After taking a vocabulary pre-test, 46 beginner level female students at the age of 12, studying in their first year of junior-high participated in two groups of RALL (30 students) and non-RALL (16 students) in this study. The textbook used was the English book (Prospect-1) devised by the Iranian Ministry of Education for 7th graders, and the vocabulary taught and tested (pre-test and post-test) were taken from this book. Moreover, the treatment given by a teacher accompanied by a...
Robot-assisted instruction of L2 pragmatics: effects on young EFL learners' speech act performance
, Article Language Learning and Technology ; Volume 24, Issue 2 , 2020 , Pages 86-103 ; Haeri, N.S ; Sharif University of Technology
University of Hawaii
2020
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Technology, as a source of instruction, has fulfilled various purposes in foreign language learning environments. During the last decade, Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL) has attracted teachers' and researchers' attention due to the look and feel of humanoid robots. However, in the field of pragmatics, studies highlighting the role of RALL have gone relatively unnoticed. To bridge this gap, this study sought to explore the effect of RALL on pragmatic features, including request and thanking speech acts by young Persian-speaking EFL learners. For this aim, 38 preschool children (3 to 6 year-old boys and girls) with no English learning experience were randomly assigned to the RALL (19...
The effect of employing humanoid robots for teaching English on students' anxiety and attitude
, Article 2014 2nd RSI/ISM International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, ICRoM 2014 ; Oct , 2014 , p. 754-759 ; Meghdari, A ; Ghazisaedy, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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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...
The Impact of Social Robotics on L2 Learners’ Anxiety and Attitude in English Vocabulary Acquisition
, Article International Journal of Social Robotics ; Volume 7, Issue 4 , 2015 , Pages 523-535 ; 18754791 (ISSN) ; Meghdari, A ; Ghazisaedy, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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This study aimed to examine the effect of robot assisted language learning (RALL) on the anxiety level and attitude in English vocabulary acquisition amongst Iranian EFL junior high school students. 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 textbook, the materials, as well as the teacher were the same in the two groups. However in the RALL group, the treatment was given by a teacher accompanied by a humanoid robot assistant. Two questionnaires of anxiety and attitude were utilized to measure the students’ anxiety and attitude (Horwitz et al. 1986;...
How to develop learners' politeness: a study of RALL's impact on learning greeting by young iranian EFL learners
, Article 5th RSI International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, IcRoM 2017, 25 October 2017 through 27 October 2017 ; 2018 , Pages 88-94 ; 9781538657034 (ISBN) ; Haeri, N. S ; Sharif University of Technology
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This study explores the effect of RALL (Robot Assisted Language Learning) on instructing greeting to young EFL (English as Foreign Language) students in Tehran, Iran. To this end, 38 preschool EFL children ranging from 3 to 6 years old were randomly assigned to the RALL (19 students) and game-based (19 students) groups, and the greeting sentences were extracted from the Functional Communication in English book [1] and ESL library website scenarios. In addition, the robot for the RALL group was used as an assistant to the teacher while for the game-based group the instruction was based on gaming methods such as command, mystery bag, and pass the ball. The instructional duration for both...
The Effect of Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL) on Iranian EFL Junior High School Students’ Vocabulary Learning and Retention
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Alemi, Minoo (Supervisor) ; Meghdari, Ali (Co-Advisor)
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This study investigated the effect of Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL) on the vocabulary learning and retention as well as anxiety and attitude of Iranian English as Foreign Language (EFL) junior high school students in Tehran-Iran. After taking a vocabulary pretest, 46 beginner level female students at the age of 12, studying in their first year of junior-high participated in two groups of RALL (30 students) and non-RALL (16 students) in this study. The textbook used was the English book (Prospect-1) devised by the Iranian Ministry of Education for 7th graders, and the vocabulary taught and tested (pretest and posttest) were taken from this book. Moreover, the treatment given by a...
Design and Realization of a Social Robot for Teaching Sign Language to Hearing-impaired Children Part One: Upper-body, Arms & Hands
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Meghdari, Ali (Supervisor) ; Alemi, Minoo (Supervisor)
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This thesis covers the design and realization steps of the upper-body of RASA, a social humanoid robot to be used as a Persian sign language (PSL) teaching assistant. In the design and fabrication processes, three main requirments is defined. First requirement is the robot's ability to perform PSL. The second one is for the robot to posess the characteristics required for a social robot interacting with targeted groups of people. And the third one is for the robot to be realized with minimum required cost. Further design guidelines are generated based on these three requirements. Analysing the structure of Persian sign language, the kinematic layout of the upper-body of the robot, regarding...
The Effects of Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL)on Iranian High-functioning Autistic Children’s Social Skills and English Vocabulary Learning and Retention
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Alemi, Minoo (Supervisor) ; Meghdari, Ali (Co-Advisor)
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The present case study investigates the effect of applying a humanoid robot as a teacher- assistant to teach a foreign language (English in this case) to Iranian children with autism. Two groups of three male high-functioning autistic students (6-10 years old) with little or no background in English participated in the current study. The humanoid robot NAO made by Aldebaran Robotics was used as a teacher assistant to teach English to the Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL) group. The non-RALL group received the same lessons simply without the presence of the robot in teaching sessions. However, the non-RALL group also had the chance to interact with the robot through some robotic games...
A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Alemi, Minoo (Supervisor) ; Meghdari, Ali (Co-Advisor)
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Although Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL) has recently received attention as a tool for language learning, its role in pragmatic development has gone unnoticed. Hence, this study sought to explore the effect of RALL on pragmatic learning of greeting, thanking, and request speech acts by young Persian-speaking EFL learners. To this end, 38 preschool female and male kids (3-6 years old) were assigned to the RALL (19 students) and game-based (19 students) groups. The humanoid robot for the RALL group was used as an assistant to the teacher while for the game-based group the instruction was based on gaming methods such as command, mystery bag and pass the ball games. The instructional...
Young EFL learners’ attitude towards rall: An observational study focusing on motivation, anxiety, and interaction
, Article 9th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2017, 22 November 2017 through 24 November 2017 ; Volume 10652 LNAI , 2017 , Pages 252-261 ; 03029743 (ISSN); 9783319700212 (ISBN) ; Meghdari, A ; Haeri, N. S ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Verlag
2017
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In this paper we aimed to explore young Iranian EFL learners’ attitude towards Robot Assisted Language Learning (RALL) in an English language classroom. To this end, 19 preschool children ranging from 3 to 6 years old were randomly assigned to a RALL group which had a robot as an assistant to the teacher. Their attitude towards the robot was video recorded for one month, during ten sessions of their English classroom course. Their overall attitude was examined focusing on the three factors of anxiety, motivation and interaction based on human-robot interaction (HRI) theory. The result of this study showed that children’s motivation increased as a result of interacting with the robot and...