The French kitchen: task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen

Claire J. Hooper; Anne Preston; Madeline Balaam; Paul Seedhouse; Daniel Jackson; Cuong Pham; Cassim Ladha; Karim Ladha; Thomas Plötz; Patrick Olivier

The French kitchen: task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen

Claire J. Hooper, Anne Preston, Madeline Balaam, Paul Seedhouse, Daniel Jackson, Cuong Pham, Cassim Ladha, Karim Ladha, Thomas Plötz, Patrick Olivier

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Abstract

Ubiquitous computing technologies have traditionally striven to augment objects and the environment with sensing capabilities to enable them to respond appropriately to the needs of the individuals in the environment. This paper considers how such technologies might be harnessed to support language learning, and specifically Task-Based Learning (TBL). Task-Based Learning (TBL) involves doing meaningful tasks in a foreign language, emphasising the language‘s use in practice. TBL is seen as a highly engaging and motivating approach to learning a language, but is difficult to do in the classroom. Here, learners typically engage in activities that only simulate 'real-world‘ tasks, and as such only rehearse language use, rather than applying the language in practice. In this paper, we explore how an instrumented, context-aware environment whose design is grounded in pedagogical principles can support TBL. We present the French Kitchen, an instrumented kitchen for English speakers who are learning French, and describe a 46- participant evaluation of the kitchen. Based on the evaluation, we provide a set of design recommendations for those building instrumented systems for TBL.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	This paper was published in Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, 2012. ISBN: 9781450312240 This work was funded by the Digital Economy Programme's ‟Language Learning in the Wild” (EP/ H043012/1) project and the ‟Inclusion through the Digital Economy” (EP/ G066019/1) research hub. The Digital Economy Programme is a Research Councils UK cross council initiative led by EPSRC and contributed to by AHRC, ESRC, and MRC. Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
Publisher	ACM
Publication status	Published - 7 Sept 2012

Bibliographical note

Note: This paper was published in Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, 2012. ISBN: 9781450312240

This work was funded by the Digital Economy Programme's
‟Language Learning in the Wild” (EP/
H043012/1) project and the ‟Inclusion through the Digital
Economy” (EP/ G066019/1) research hub. The Digital
Economy Programme is a Research Councils UK cross
council initiative led by EPSRC and contributed to by
AHRC, ESRC, and MRC.

Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction

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Computer science and informatics

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The French kitchen: task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen
Hooper, C. J., Preston, A., Balaam, M., Seedhouse, P., Jackson, D., Pham, C., Ladha, C., Ladha, K., Plötz, T. & Olivier, P., 7 Sept 2012.
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Hooper, C. J., Preston, A., Balaam, M., Seedhouse, P., Jackson, D., Pham, C., Ladha, C., Ladha, K., Plötz, T., & Olivier, P. (2012). The French kitchen: task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen. In This paper was published in Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, 2012. ISBN: 9781450312240 This work was funded by the Digital Economy Programme's ‟Language Learning in the Wild” (EP/ H043012/1) project and the ‟Inclusion through the Digital Economy” (EP/ G066019/1) research hub. The Digital Economy Programme is a Research Councils UK cross council initiative led by EPSRC and contributed to by AHRC, ESRC, and MRC. Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction ACM. http://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp2012/

Hooper, Claire J. ; Preston, Anne ; Balaam, Madeline et al. / The French kitchen : task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen. This paper was published in Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, 2012. ISBN: 9781450312240 This work was funded by the Digital Economy Programme's ‟Language Learning in the Wild” (EP/ H043012/1) project and the ‟Inclusion through the Digital Economy” (EP/ G066019/1) research hub. The Digital Economy Programme is a Research Councils UK cross council initiative led by EPSRC and contributed to by AHRC, ESRC, and MRC. Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction Organising Body: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. ACM, 2012.

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