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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: Robots to replace English teachers? |
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I thought this was interesting (sorry if this is the wrong forum for this).
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200510/02/200510022148293739900090609062.html
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Ministry promotes robot to teach students English
October 03, 2005 �� 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.
According to the ministry, 64 such robots will be supplied to apartment complexes in Seoul, Bucheon and Bundang in Gyeonggi province by the year's end. Once testing is complete, the ministry and association plan to improve on the robots' weaknesses based on feedback from users, and to commercialize them as early as late next year at around 1 million won ($960) each.
According to an official with the ministry, the current robot model can perform basic tasks such as reading stories to children and teaching them how to pronounce certain words in English. However, the official added that if the demand for the robots rises, more complicated teaching functions geared toward older students and adults, as well as more subjects such as mathematics, will be added.
"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."
Those who have high-speed Internet access can connect the robots to the Net, and then download contents of their choice from the ministry's Web site. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: |
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All fine and dandy, but what we really want to know is:
Will the robot look like a monkey?
or will it have blue eyes and light pinkish body colour. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Wasn't the Korean plan a couple years back to do away with expensive hagwons and prep schools by introducing online/televised courses? |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: |
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EXTERMINATE... EXTERMINATE...
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chessmaster9000
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: Hagwon |
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Hagwon: Here's conversational materials
Employee: Yes Master
Hagwon: You will teach them everything from this book
Employee: Yes Master
Hagwon: You help them improve their english conversation skills
Employee: Yes Master
Hagwon: They are high level students
Employee: Yes Master
Hagwon: Go to class right now and start teaching your students
Employee: Yes Master
Hagwon: I will pay you one week late.
Employee: Yes Master
Will the robot look like a monkey, or will it have blue eyes and light pinkish body colour? The robot will have white skin, and have one basic response (Yes Master).  |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Haggie boss: "I will pay you one week late."
Robot: "That does not compute. Will destruct in 10, 9, ..."
Haggie boss: "Ok, ok! Tomorrow!"
Robot: "... 6, 5, ..."
Haggie boss: "Ok, ok! Now!"
Robot: "3, ..."
Haggie boss: "Here!"
Robot: "Thank you." |
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fusionbarnone
Joined: 31 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Robot: "I will teach you many many Englishee very well". "Today is sun". "Did you have breakfast?" "I love you"." You are a very good friend" "What is your favorite food?" |
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Maserial
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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So, the Ministry of Information and Communication has finally unveiled a glorified Speak & Spell.
Yeah. I'm packing my bags as I post this. |
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