Metode moderne de predare a limbii române ca limbă străină. Asistentul virtual în cadrul orelor de limba română ca limbă străină
Modern methods of teaching Romanian as a foreign language. Virtual assistant on the classes of Romanian as a foreign language

Summary/Abstract: One of the challenges of the modern world, with regard to technological developments, is represented by the correlation of concepts such as artificial intelligence or automated learning (Machine learning) with the process of learning foreign languages. Recent studies have highlighted the fact that artificial intelligence can be equipped with thinking similar to human one. More specifically, machines can be programmed, trained and developed for self-learning. Thus, instruments such as Google Home, Siri or Alexa, could be used as assistants during the language classes, changing completely the methodological approach of the teacher. One of the most time-consuming activities, during the language classes, is individual interaction with the students. Artificial intelligence cand be a substitute of the teacher, in the process of improving certain aspects such as pronunciation, vocabulary, conversation. The present study explains the way in which, throughout an entire academic year, Google Home device can be successfully used in the classes of Reception of the written and spoken language, improving oral communication abilities of the students. Technology becomes a type of trainer, which could be compared to a partner in individual study for the student. The research analyzes processes used by the virtual assistant so that it can be trained by the professor to answer the needs of the students in class. The final purpose is to understand how technology can be trained in order to become an efficient partner in the process of teaching-learning foreign languages. Communicative method of teaching foreign languages, which allows the student to discover individually concepts and understand grammatical structures, can be accomplished by connecting with the virtual assistant, while the teacher guides the class, concentrating mainly on the most appropriate form of evaluation and facilitating the learning process, which this way becomes more friendly.

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