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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2018.18.05.123

Integrated and Isolated Form-focused Instruction from Korean EFL Learners' Perspective  

Kang, Dongho (서울과학기술대학교)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.18, no.5, 2018 , pp. 123-130 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study aims to investigate how Korean EFL learners' views of form-focused instruction, integrated and isolated FFI (form-focused instruction), are related to their beliefs about grammar and attention and how different these relationships are between high and low proficiency levels and between males and females in Korean college contexts. The findings indicated the participants' strong preference for integrated FFI, which was significantly correlated with two factors, attention in English class and English proficiency. On the other hand, the isolated FFI was strongly correlated with their beliefs about grammar learning, that is, independent learning of grammar and importance of learning grammar rules. In conclusion, the integrated FFI was associated with students' proficiency and attention, while the isolated FFI was related to their views of grammar learning. In conclusion, it is suggested that we need to use integrated FFI in Korean EFL contexts considering students' levels of proficiency and attention.
Keywords
English Education; Form-focused Instruction; Integrated FFI; Isolated FFI; Attention; Beliefs about Grammar; EFL (English as a foreign language);
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