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In terms of elementary English teaching and learning, educational robots can provide a powerful methodology for involving students in an emotional and interactive learning experience with language used for genuine communicative purposes. This study attempted to examine some effects of using an educational robot on interactional aspects in group-based communicative activities in elementary English classes. The subjects of this study were 24students in the fifth and sixth grades. The educational robot was specially developed for elementary English teaching and learning. It was used in three types of group-based communicative activities: a map completion activity, a survey activity, and a role-play. The results of this study show that educational robots can have some positive effects on students’ interactional aspects such as the quantity of interaction and meaning negotiation. Through this research, it is believed that educational robots can bring opportunities for elementary school students to work together in a cooperative context and help students raise English communicative competence.
