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韓國政府上周四發(fā)布一份報告稱，該國在其部分學校試行的機器人老師受到學生的青睞。這些老師從不會生氣，也不會數(shù)落學生。
Robot teachers -- who never get angry or make sarcastic remarks -- have been a hit with pupils during a pilot project in some South Korean schools, a government report said Thursday.
韓國知識經(jīng)濟部援引教育研究人員開展的一項調(diào)查說，學生們對機器人老師的反應很好。
Elementary school children responded favourably to the robotic teachers, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said, citing a survey by educational researchers.
去年12月底，一批機器人英語老師被“派”往韓國三所省立學校進行為期八周的授課。
English-teaching robots were sent to three provincial schools for eight weeks starting in late December.
去年11月份，一批教授數(shù)學、自然科學和藝術(shù)課程的可編程機器人在韓國首爾的十所學校進行為期五周的教學。
And programmable electronic devices resembling robots, which teach maths, science and art, were used in 10 Seoul schools for five weeks from November.
研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，機器人英語老師有助于提高學生學習語言的興趣，并增強了他們的自信心。
The researchers found that the English-teaching robots helped raise interest in the language and boosted the confidence of students.
這些“遠距”機器人由一名英文老師遠程遙控，配備有麥克風和攝像機。而機器人本身則通過聲音識別軟件與學生們進行互動交流。
"Tele-presence" robots are controlled remotely by an English teacher and are equipped with a microphone and video camera. Autonomous units use voice-recognition software to interact with children.
韓國政府表示將通過推廣機器人教學項目為農(nóng)村地區(qū)的孩子提供更多的學習機會。
The government has expressed interest in robots to give rural school children more learning opportunities.
知識經(jīng)濟部的一名官員在接受韓國聯(lián)合通訊社的采訪時說：“機器人老師能激發(fā)學生的創(chuàng)造力，并能對學生的學習態(tài)度產(chǎn)生積極影響?！?/p>
"The machines spurred creativity and had a positive influence on the attitude of students," a ministry official told Yonhap news agency.
負責這一項目的官員們正努力改進機器人的教學質(zhì)量，并在決定推廣使用前解決一些小問題。
Officials in charge of the project are working to improve the quality of robot teaching and iron out glitches before any decision to expand their use.
