110 Learning Journal #12

[David Lee]

For week 12, I've decided to present on Korean robots and the impact they have on the Korean education system (or English learning process more specifically). I chose this topic out of pure curiousness on Korean robots but later found a relationship between the robots and education. Since me and my language partner discussed cultural differences between Korea and the US, we also touched on the subject of education. There are slight differences between the two education systems, so I figured I would talk about the involvement of robots in the Korean system. I already knew Korea was very technologically advanced, but had no idea about their impressive robotics. They used robots called Engkeys to teach good quality English to children outside of the capital city of Seoul. The entire project was to address the shortage of English teachers outside of Seoul and engage children more while they get a better quality education.