Using Tangible Learning Companions in English Education

The tangible learning companions were made to interact with learners by speaking up to 15 basic daily greetings such as “What’s your name?”, “Where do you live?”, “How is the weather today?” and so forth. In this study, we did the investigation and evaluation of learners’ attitude and learning effect by using tangible learning companions in learning English conversation. There were 61 learners participated in this study. The results of this study revealed the learning effect of using tangible learning companions in English conversation was generally positive for the elementary school. The speaking ability of young students could be improved. Besides, the learners’ learning engagement and motivation was enhanced after they practiced English conversation with tangible learning companions.