The L2TOR (pronounced “el tutor”) project, which involves developing child-friendly social robots to tutor young children in second language learning, is exciting enough to begin with. However, with the current Syrian Refugee crisis in mind, L2TOR gains another interesting dimention. The L2TOR project is being run out of Bielefeld University in Germany and they are currently using their robots to teach Syrian refugee children. Educator’s hearts can warm otherwise, too, as the English Language departments of universities in a number of countries are devising language programs to assist Syrian refugees.
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