research-article

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

Authors:

Clare J. Hooper,

Madeline Balaam,

Paul Seedhouse,

Daniel Jackson,

Patrick OlivierAuthors Info & Claims

UbiComp '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

Pages 193 - 202

https://doi.org/10.1145/2370216.2370246

Published: 05 September 2012 Publication History

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.

References

[1]

Abowd, G. D. 1999. Classroom 2000: An Experiment with the Instrumentation of a Living Educational Environment. IBM Systems Journal -- Special Issue on Pervasive Computing. 38, 4 (1999), 508--530.

Digital Library

[2]

Akbar, F. S. 2011. CALL for SLA: Does its Benefits Outweigh its Costs? Teachers College, Columbia University Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics. 11, 2 (2011), 15--17.

[3]

Bonanni, L. et al. 2005. CounterIntelligence: Augmented Reality Kitchen. Proc. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (2005), 2239--2245.

[4]

Chambers, A. and Bax, S. 2006. Making CALL work: Towards normalisation. System. 34, 4 (Dec. 2006), 465--479.

[5]

Communities, E. 2008. Languages mean business: Companies work better with languages. Recommendations from the Business Forum for Multilingualism established by the European Commission. Recommendations from the Business Forum for Multilingualism established by the European Comm.

[6]

Davies, G. 2005. Computer Assisted Language Learning: Where are we now and where are we going? Keynote speech at the University of Ulster Centre for Research in Applied Languages UCALL conference: "Developing a pedagogy for CALL" (2005).

[7]

Dimitrova, V. 2003. STyLE-OLM?: Interactive Open Learner Modelling. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. 13, (2003), 35--78.

Digital Library

[8]

Fox, J. 1984. Computer-assisted vocabulary learning. ELT Journal. 38, 1 (1984), 27--33.

[9]

Halloran, J. et al. 2006. The literacy fieldtrip. Proceeding of the 2006 conference on Interaction design and children - IDC '06 (New York, New York, USA, Jun. 2006), 17.

[10]

Hoey, J. et al. 2011. Rapid specification and automated generation of prompting systems to assist people with dementia. Pervasive and Mobile Computing. (2011).

Digital Library

[11]

Kranz, M. et al. 2007. Context-aware kitchen utilities. Proc. Int. Conf. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (2007), 213--214.

Digital Library

[12]

Laufer, B. 2001. Incidental vocabulary acquisition in a second language: the construct of task-induced involvement. Applied Linguistics. 22, 1 (Mar. 2001), 1--26.

[13]

Macaro, E. 2008. The decline in language learning in England: getting the facts right and getting real. Language Learning Journal. 36, 1 (Jun. 2008), 101--108.

[14]

Motteram, G and Thomas, Michael (2010) Afterword: Future directions for technology-mediated tasks. In: Task-based language learning and teaching with technology. Contiuum, London, pp. 218--238. ISBN 978-1441101532

[15]

Ogata, A. H. et al. 2004. Computer supported ubiquitous learning environment for vocabulary learning using RFID tags. Technology Enhanced Learning. 171, 1 (2004), 121--130.

[16]

Ogata, H. et al. 2004. TANGO?: Supporting Vocabulary Learning with RFID tags. Proc. Int. Workshop Series on RFID. (2004).

[17]

Olivier, P. et al. 2009. Ambient Kitchen: Designing Situated Services using a High Fidelity Prototyping Environment. Workshop on Affect & Behaviour Related Assistance in the Support of the Elderly, PETRA-09. (2009).

Digital Library

[18]

Open Movement - WAX3 Wireless Accelerometers: http://code.google.com/p/openmovement/wiki/WAX3. Accessed: 2012-03-16.

[19]

Pham, C. and Olivier, P. 2009. Slice&Dice: Recognizing Food Preparation Activities Using Embedded Accelerometers. AmI (2009), 34--43.

Digital Library

[20]

Pham, C. et al. 2010. A Dynamic Time Warping Approach To Real-Time Activity Recognition for Food Preparation. Proc. Int. Joint Conf. on Ambient Intelligence (Malaga, 2010).

Digital Library

[21]

Rogers, Y. et al. 2004. Ambient wood. Proceeding of the 2004 conference on Interaction design and children building a community - IDC '04 (New York, New York, USA, Jun. 2004), 3--10.

Digital Library

[22]

Ryokai, K., Oehlberg, L., Manoochehri, M., and Agogino, A. 2011. GreenHat: exploring the natural environment through experts' perspectives. Proc. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (2011) 2149--2152.

Digital Library

[23]

Seedhouse, P. 2004. The Interactional Architecture of the Language Classroom: A Conversation Analysis Perspective (Language Learning Monograph). Wiley-Blackwell.

[24]

Seedhouse, P. P. et al. 2010. Conceptualising "Learning" in Applied Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan.

[25]

Skehan, P. 1998. A cognitive approach to language learning. Oxford University Press.

[26]

Warschauer, M. 1996. Computer Assisted Language Learning: An Introduction (web version, from www.ict4lt.org). Multimedia language teaching. S. Fotos, ed. Logos International. 3--20.

[27]

Willis, J. 1996. A Framework for Task-based Learning (Longman Handbooks for Language Teaching). Longman.

Cited By

Hiremath SPlötz T(2023)The Lifespan of Human Activity Recognition Systems for Smart HomesSensors10.3390/s2318772923:18(7729)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187729
Plötz T(2023)If only we had more data!: Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition in Challenging Scenarios2023 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)10.1109/PerComWorkshops56833.2023.10150267(565-570)Online publication date: 13-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/PerComWorkshops56833.2023.10150267
Hiremath SNishimura YChernova SPlötz T(2022)Bootstrapping Human Activity Recognition Systems for Smart Homes from ScratchProceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies10.1145/35502946:3(1-27)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3550294
Show More Cited By

Index Terms

The french kitchen: task-based learning in an instrumented kitchen
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Computer-assisted instruction
2. Human-centered computing

Recommendations

Learners of Different Language Proficiency Levels and Incidental Focus on Form in Synchronous Text-based Discussion

This study examined the effectiveness of incidental focus on form in facilitating second language learning for learners of different proficiency levels in a synchronous computer-mediated communication environment. Sixteen native speaker NS-nonnative ...
Courseware integration into task-based learning: A case study of multimedia courseware-supported oral presentations for non-english major students

This study reports on the integration of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) multimedia courseware for oral presentations into a self-learning and elective program for non-English major students in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. A ...
The development of meaningful interactions on a blog used for the learning of english as a foreign language

The use of a blog as a pedagogical aid for the learning of foreign languages is gaining support among teachers’ communities (Soubrié, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref13">2006</xref>; Tomé, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="ref16">2007</xref>) as it can help ...

Comments

Please enable JavaScript to view thecomments powered by Disqus.

Information & Contributors

Information

Published In

cover image ACM Conferences

UbiComp '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

September 2012

1268 pages

ISBN:9781450312240

DOI:10.1145/2370216

General Chair:
Anind K. Dey
Carnegie Mellon University
,
Program Chairs:
Hao-Hua Chu
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
,
Gillian Hayes
University of California, Irvine

Copyright © 2012 ACM.

Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than ACM must be honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. Request permissions from [email protected]

Sponsors

In-Cooperation

SIGSPATIAL: ACM Special Interest Group on Spatial Information

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

Publication History

Published: 05 September 2012

Permissions

Request permissions for this article.

Request Permissions

Check for updates

Author Tags

Qualifiers

Research-article

Conference

Ubicomp '12

Sponsor:

Ubicomp '12: The 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

September 5 - 8, 2012

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Acceptance Rates

UbiComp '12 Paper Acceptance Rate 58 of 301 submissions, 19%;

Overall Acceptance Rate 764 of 2,912 submissions, 26%

Contributors

Other Metrics

View Article Metrics

Bibliometrics & Citations

Bibliometrics

Article Metrics

28
Total Citations
View Citations
600
Total Downloads

Downloads (Last 12 months)19
Downloads (Last 6 weeks)1

Reflects downloads up to 21 Nov 2024

Other Metrics

View Author Metrics

Citations

Cited By

Hiremath SPlötz T(2023)The Lifespan of Human Activity Recognition Systems for Smart HomesSensors10.3390/s2318772923:18(7729)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187729
Plötz T(2023)If only we had more data!: Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition in Challenging Scenarios2023 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)10.1109/PerComWorkshops56833.2023.10150267(565-570)Online publication date: 13-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/PerComWorkshops56833.2023.10150267
Hiremath SNishimura YChernova SPlötz T(2022)Bootstrapping Human Activity Recognition Systems for Smart Homes from ScratchProceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies10.1145/35502946:3(1-27)Online publication date: 7-Sep-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3550294
Gatewood JTawfik AGish-Lieberman J(2022)From Singular Design to Differentiation: A History of Adaptive SystemsTechTrends10.1007/s11528-022-00702-366:2(131-133)Online publication date: 25-Jan-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00702-3
Karasinski JTorron Valverde IBrosnahan HGale JKim RYashar MMarquez J(2021)Designing Procedure Execution Tools with Emerging Technologies for Future AstronautsApplied Sciences10.3390/app1104160711:4(1607)Online publication date: 10-Feb-2021
https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041607
Kuoppamäki STuncer SEriksson SMcMillan D(2021)Designing Kitchen Technologies for Ageing in PlaceProceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies10.1145/34635165:2(1-19)Online publication date: 24-Jun-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3463516
Kato TKobayashi HYokokubo ALopez G(2020)Proposing a System to Supporting for Kitchen Knife Skill Improvement using Acceleration Sensor2020 11th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom)10.1109/CogInfoCom50765.2020.9237873(000079-000080)Online publication date: 23-Sep-2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/CogInfoCom50765.2020.9237873
Van Hove SAll AConradie PDe Marez L(2020)Holistic Assessment of Situated Cooking Interactions: Preliminary Results of an Observational StudyDesign, User Experience, and Usability. Design for Contemporary Interactive Environments10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_11(158-174)Online publication date: 19-Jul-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-030-49760-6_11
Taylor JCouncil WSoro ARoe PBrereton M(2019)A Relational Approach to Designing Social Technologies that Foster Use of the Kuku Yalanji LanguageProceedings of the 31st Australian Conference on Human-Computer-Interaction10.1145/3369457.3369471(161-172)Online publication date: 2-Dec-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3369457.3369471
Kosch TWennrich KTopp DMuntzinger MSchmidt AMakedon F(2019)The digital cooking coachProceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments10.1145/3316782.3321524(156-163)Online publication date: 5-Jun-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3316782.3321524
Show More Cited By

View Options

Login options

Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution to get full access on this article.

Full Access

Get this Publication

View options

PDF

View or Download as a PDF file.

eReader

View online with eReader.

Media

Figures

Other

Tables

View Table of Contents