Using Social Robots to Teach Language Skills to Immigrant Children in an Oslo City District
This addresses language barriers for immigrant children in Oslo, but it is incremental as it builds on existing social robot applications in education.
The study tackles the problem of teaching Norwegian language skills to immigrant children with poor proficiency by using social robots, aiming to improve their vocabulary through a long-term blinded setup with tools for parental involvement.
Social robots have been shown to help in language education for children. This can be good aid for immigrant children that need additional help to learn a second language their parents do not understand to attend school. We present the setup for a long-term study that is being carried out in blinded to aid immigrant children with poor skills in the Norwegian language to improve their vocabulary. This includes additional tools to help parents follow along and provide additional help at home.