[HTML][HTML] Chatbots: History, technology, and applications

E Adamopoulou, L Moussiades - Machine Learning with applications, 2020 - Elsevier
This literature review presents the History, Technology, and Applications of Natural Dialog
Systems or simply chatbots. It aims to organize critical information that is a necessary …

Social robots for early language learning: Current evidence and future directions

J Kanero, V Geçkin, C Oranç, E Mamus… - Child Development …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we review research on child–robot interaction (CRI) to discuss how social
robots can be used to scaffold language learning in young children. First we provide …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of interaction quality on neural synchrony during mother-child problem solving

T Nguyen, H Schleihauf, E Kayhan, D Matthes… - cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding others is fundamental to interpersonal coordination and successful
cooperation. One mechanism posited to underlie both effective communication and …

A survey of robot-assisted language learning (RALL)

N Randall - ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), 2019 - dl.acm.org
Robot-assisted language learning (RALL) is becoming a more commonly studied area of
human-robot interaction (HRI). This research draws on theories and methods from many …

Guidelines for designing social robots as second language tutors

T Belpaeme, P Vogt, R Van den Berghe… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, it has been suggested that social robots have potential as tutors and
educators for both children and adults. While robots have been shown to be effective in …

Shall I trust you? From child–robot interaction to trusting relationships

C Di Dio, F Manzi, G Peretti, A Cangelosi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Studying trust in the context of human–robot interaction is of great importance given the
increasing relevance and presence of robotic agents in the social sphere, including …

The effect of a robot's gestures and adaptive tutoring on children's acquisition of second language vocabularies

J de Wit, T Schodde, B Willemsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents a study in which children, four to six years old, were taught words in a
second language by a robot tutor. The goal is to evaluate two ways for a robot to provide …

A long-term study of young children's rapport, social emulation, and language learning with a peer-like robot playmate in preschool

JM Kory-Westlund, C Breazeal - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Prior research has demonstrated the importance of children's peers for their learning and
development. In particular, peer interaction, especially with more advanced peers, can …

The unboxing experience: Exploration and design of initial interactions between children and social robots

CP Lee, B Cagiltay, B Mutlu - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI conference …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Social robots are increasingly introduced into children's lives as educational and social
companions, yet little is known about how these products might best be introduced to their …

An examination of the studies on foreign language teaching in pre-school education: A bibliometric mapping analysis

RM Yilmaz, FB Topu… - Computer Assisted …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to provide a bibliometric mapping analysis of the studies on foreign
language teaching in early childhood education in Web of Science. A total of 638 studies …