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Korea Now Using Robots to Teach Their Kids English

Posted December 29, 2010 9:04 AM

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Apparently there's a real shortage of affordable English teachers in South Korea, so they're now testing a robot called Engkey to connect their students to cheaper teachers in the Philippines.

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12/29/2010 10:32 AM

South Korea has the highest base pay in the world for teachers who teach english

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12/30/2010 3:00 AM

Does it work? Or do the students speak English with a Philippino accent!

Another form of Skype.. hardly a robot!

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