Hong Kong's education system is notably multicultural, including local, non-Chinese-speaking, and newly arrived students (NAS) (Mandarine Chinese-speaking). NAS can guess the meaning of vocabulary but cannot speak out, presenting unique challenges for them, particularly language barriers and cultural differences. These challenges hinder their academic success and social integration, leading to feelings of isolation and demotivation. Current resources often fail to address the emotional well-being of these students and predominantly focus on English language acquisition, leaving a gap in support for learning Cantonese and navigating the local cultural landscape. This study explores the effectiveness of an interactive robot, Boon Boon, in teaching Cantonese through real-life contexts to enhance NAS children learning engagement and motivation. The research questions are: (1) How does interactive robot-empowered scenario learning influence the learning engagement and motivation of NAS in learning Cantonese? and (2) What is the impact of a robot-empowered scenario learning system on the Cantonese language proficiency of NAS? Fourteen children are invited to participate in a four-day learning program with Boon Boon. The preliminary result indicated that Boon Boon drove students' attention to learning and academic achievement. Future research will focus on long-term assessments of robot-empowered learning's effectiveness and explore the scalability of this approach across diverse educational settings and cultural backgrounds.

翻译：香港的教育体系具有显著的多元文化特征，涵盖本地学生、非华语学生及新来港学生（以普通话为母语者）。新来港学生虽能猜测词汇含义却难以口头表达，这为他们带来了独特的挑战，尤其是语言障碍与文化差异。这些挑战不仅阻碍其学业成就与社会融入，更易引发孤立感与学习动力不足。现有教育资源往往忽视学生的情感需求，且主要侧重于英语习得，导致在粤语学习与本地文化适应方面的支持存在明显缺口。本研究探讨了交互式机器人"Boon Boon"通过真实情境教学提升新来港儿童粤语学习参与度与动机的有效性。研究问题包括：（1）基于交互式机器人的情境学习如何影响新来港儿童的粤语学习参与度与动机？（2）机器人赋能的情境学习系统对新来港儿童的粤语能力产生何种影响？研究邀请14名儿童参与为期四天的"Boon Boon"学习项目。初步结果表明，该机器人能有效提升学生的学习专注度与学业成就。未来研究将聚焦于机器人赋能学习效果的长期评估，并探索该方法在不同教育环境与文化背景中的可扩展性。