Ya-Wen Cheng
Papers
6
Total Citations
215
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4
About
Ya-Wen Cheng is a prominent researcher specializing in educational technology, robotics in education, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies can transform language acquisition for young learners. Her most influential work, "The Essential Applications of Educational Robot" (2018), has garnered 131 citations and established a foundational framework for understanding how robots can be meaningfully integrated into educational settings through expert and instructor perspectives. Cheng has made significant contributions by designing innovative authoring systems that combine robots and IoT-based toys to create immersive, scenario-based learning environments for EFL learners, bridging the gap between real-world context and foreign language instruction. Her research employs rigorous methodologies, including design-based research and Vygotskian frameworks such as the zone of proximal development, to analyze and support children's language learning processes. Across her body of work, Cheng has consistently championed the pedagogical potential of tangible, game-based technologies in language education, accumulating over 215 citations and shaping how researchers and educators conceptualize human-robot interaction in classroom environments. Her work remains essential reading for scholars exploring technology-enhanced language learning.
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- 4An Investigation of the Needs on Educational Robots12 citations · 2017
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