Chosun University Develops Korea's First 'AR-Based' Language Textbook for Deaf Elementary and Middle School Students

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Chosun University is set to develop augmented reality (AR)-based language textbooks for deaf elementary and middle school students, marking a first in South Korea.

According to Chosun University on the 5th, Professor Choi Young-joo's research team from the Department of English Language and Literature at the Global College of Humanities was selected for the "2020 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project" led by the National Research Foundation of Korea, receiving research funding of 780 million KRW over three years.

This project was chosen under the research theme "Development of Corpus and Augmented Reality (AR)-Based Language Textbooks for Deaf Elementary and Middle School Students."

The research team will build a corpus through the collection and transcription of Korean Sign Language, and for the first time in the country, utilize cutting-edge Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as corpus and augmented reality (AR) to develop four types of Korean and English textbooks for deaf students in elementary and middle schools.

The team expects to create a forum for discussion from the perspective of the "convergence and fusion of humanities and science and engineering," which is emphasized in modern education, and anticipates interdisciplinary fusion research that breaks down academic boundaries. They will also explore possibilities for collaboration with industry.

Chosun University plans to launch the "Language Convergence Research Center" with Professor Choi Young-joo as the director to carry out the research project.

Professor Choi expressed, "We will do our best to achieve the research project goals so that the Chosun University Language Convergence Research Center can establish itself as a hub for sign language research and education in the Yeongnam and Honam regions."

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