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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2021.21.05.338

A Case Study of Running an English Zone with the Purpose of Improving Global Competency  

Shin, Young-Hun (한성대학교 교양대학)
Kim, Yeung-Ah (한성대학교 교양대학)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.21, no.5, 2021 , pp. 338-348 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to find out whether the extra-curricular programs of English Lounge, an English-only zone operated by H University, have contributed to the improvement of participants' global competency. For this purpose, pre and post course surveys were conducted on 156 students taking classes at English Lounge in the second semester of 2020. Paired t-test was run on the responses of the pre and post-questionnaire to identify any differences in global competency of the students before and after taking the classes. The results show that the English Lounge programs have significantly contributed to the improvement of students' global competency. The programs have had a different impact on enhancing participants' global competencies and Group Speak is found to have the greatest impact on global competency improvement. In case of Virtual Exchange, students' global competency has improved the most though the results are not statistically meaningful due to not enough sample size. For the differences in effectiveness of the four types of Open Activity, significant results are not obtained due to insufficient sample numbers. This study is expected lead to the development of various types of English Lounge programs that can contribute to enhancing global competency of students.
Keywords
English Lounge; Global Competency; Open Activity Class; Group Speak Class; Virtual Exchange;
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