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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject: Ministry promotes robot to teach students English |
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Ministry promotes robot to teach students English
The days of hiring robots as English tutors in Korea may not be too far away. The Korea Advanced Intelligent Robot Association, an organization developing artificial intelligence technology under the Ministry of Information and Communication, announced yesterday it has begun operating, on a test basis, robots that can help young students pronounce English words.
by Chang Chung-hoon, JoongAng Daily (October 3, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200510/02/200510022148293739900090609062.html |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
-and about a million more where that came from |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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They'll cost one million won each. Nothing compared to what Koreans shell out for flat-screen TVs, is it?
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| "We hope that tutoring by robots perks up the interest in studying among young students," the official said. "With that, it could also help ease the cost of private education for families." |
And no need for drug tests, diploma checks, sealed transcripts, housing, airfare, annual bonuses, severance....
And of course these robots won't be running around on Club Day hurting the national pride or threatening the racial purity of the next generation.
I'm not seeing any downside here. |
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Dispatched
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hahaha, that reminds me of when I was at High School and the Asian Exchange students would sound like electronic dictionaries. I guess that's how they practiced their pronounciation.
'Niiiiz to meet you...'
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Sometimes, reality in Korea is better than comedy.
Sometimes. |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Living in Lala Land is better then any drug ever manufactured. Everyday I read three Korean newspapers and go home laughing. |
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vlcupper
Joined: 12 Aug 2004
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| They'll do anything to keep inferior foreigners out of holy Korea, won't they? Hub of Asia, my ass. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| vlcupper wrote: |
| They'll do anything to keep inferior foreigners out of holy Korea, won't they? Hub of Asia, my ass. |
I didn't see this as a measure to keep out inferior foreigners. Just the ones that expect to be paid. I see it as being a purely cost-cutting idea, though with other undeniable side benefits as I've enumerated above. |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| the real question is who will program them? |
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vlcupper
Joined: 12 Aug 2004
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| the real question is who will program them? |
Foreign programmers, naturally. |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| Don't worry folks I don't see these robots as an attempt to get rid of foreign teachers. There are already many tools for learning English on the net and TV including pronounciation practice. Robots don't have conversations either. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:44 am Post subject: |
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"THIS IS KOREA! SPEAK KOREAN! �츮����!!"
"I'm sorry, I have not been programmed with Korean language capabilities"
"�츮����!! ���ֱ۷�??" |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:52 am Post subject: |
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"You are a worthless ���! REPEAT AFTER ME: 'I WILL BRING MY GATEWAYS TEXTBOOK TO CLASS. I WILL NOT GO TO THE PC ROOM. I WILL NOT PLAY STARCRAFT" |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| Great, automated incompetence. Who wants to bet the 'experts' will program it to teach "un apple". Let's speak Englishee well! |
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