D2 Article in a professional compilation book
Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL)
Authors: Mutta, Maarit; Veivo, Outi
Editors: Hohaus Pascal
Publisher: BRILL
Publication year: 2025
Book title : The Language of Digital Education - An Expanded Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts
Series title: The Language of Education
Number in series: 5
First page : 69
Last page: 69
ISBN: 978-90-04-71909-5
eISBN: 978-90-04-71911-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004719118_069(external)
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004719118_069(external)
Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL) is a pedagogical approach that involves the use of social robots as interactive tools in native or non-native language learning contexts. Social robots are autonomous or semi-autonomous agents capable of multimodal interaction (Bartneck et al., 2020). This interaction can include, together with verbal communication, human-like non-verbal features such as gestures and body postures, or robot-specific features such as lights or sounds. Unlike computers or mobile phones, all social robots have a physical body, and can bear a resemblance to humans, mechanical toys, or animals. This embodiment creates a learning environment where language can be used in multimodal interaction and in contact with real-life objects.