• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.99-104
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• 2019

In an attempt to shed light on the effects of overseas internships on foreign language development, this study investigated the differences in English compositions written by 10 Korean university students who joined an overseas internship program for 15 weeks. For data collection, the participants each wrote an English composition before and after the internship. Data collected was analyzed to discern differences in the two writings, and statistical analyses were carried out of the results. Results showed that the participants appeared to have attained lexical fluency, generating longer sentences embedded with multisyllabic, more diverse types, more complex and less redundant words in more complicated structures after the internship. This study revealed that overseas internships facilitated the growth of linguistic abilities. Korean SMEs need to enhance the global capacity of their human resources via overseas internships to strengthen their global competitiveness, apart from improving their industrial competencies such as productivity and product quality.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.145-152
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• 2018

This study aims to investigate the effects of literary texts as a teaching tool to enhance college students' English communicative competence both in linguistic aspects and affective ones. The control group used only the course book as study material, whereas the target group read four short stories along with it and engaged in a series of follow-up tasks. To measure their English competence, the researcher had both groups take a pre-test and a post-test, compared the results, and analyzed the data using SPSS. The study indicates that though the target students' post-test scores increased, the result failed in reaching a significant level. Nevertheless, reading and discussing literature facilitated the target students' affective aspects of communication. This article points out some other limitations of utilizing literary texts in language teaching and suggests the need for further research to deal with the issues.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.797-802
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• 2023

In an environment where English is a foreign language, English learners can use AI voice chatbots in English-speaking practice activities to enhance their speaking motivation, provide opportunities for communication practice, and improve their English speaking ability. In this study, we propose a teaching-style AI voice chatbot that can be easily utilized by lower elementary school students and enhance their learning. To apply the Teachable Agent system to language learning, which is an activity based on tense, context, and memory, we proposed a new method of TA by applying the Teachable Agent to reflect the learner's English pronunciation and level and generate the agent's answers according to the learner's errors and implemented a Teachable Agent AI chatbot prototype. We conducted usability evaluations with actual elementary English teachers and elementary school students to demonstrate learning effects. The results of this study can be applied to motivate students who are not interested in learning or elementary school students to voluntarily participate in learning through role-switching.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.374-381
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• 2020

According to international regulations, it is mandatory for navigators or engineers to acquire suitable skillsets before their designation as a duty officer on board. One of the most important elements is Maritime English (ME), wherein students are taught a required set of basic skills that enable them to process various documents related to accidents, ship conditions, and inspections. Students have to be equipped not only with the use of general English skills but also with the coherent use of technical terms and phrases. However, due to the unique circumstances that exist in the maritime domain, the methods used for imparting maritime knowledge and the manner in which it is evaluated are restricted. Hence, this study aims to utilize an online Maritime English learning and testing platform that can be accessed on smart devices to analyze its impact on the students' learning process. An experiment was conducted on two groups of cadets, one that used the platform and another group that did not. After six-week, the experiment results showed a significant difference between the ME test scores of the two groups. The test scores were further analyzed by incorporating the students' personal elements to measure the ef icacy of the ME test platform. Therefore, the learning and evaluation processes are expected to be implemented in ways that are appropriate and convenient to specific circumstances and be widely used in the field of maritime education in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Cognitive Science Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.279-284
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• 2000

시각적으로 제시된 영어 단어 재인시에 주로 단어빈도와 단어길이가 영향을 준다고 알려져 있다. 그러나, 단어빈도와 관련된 연구는 체계적으로 이루어져 왔지만 단어길이와 관련된 연구는 체계적으로 이루어지지 않은 편이다. 또한, 단어빈도와 단이길이에 따라 단어가 성 어휘집(mental lexicon)에 어떻게 표상되어 있으며, 상호간에 어떠한 관계가 있는 것인지에 대해서는 아직 구체적으로 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구의 목적은 첫째, 단어길이와 빈도가 시각적으로 제시된 영어단어 어휘접근에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보아 단어길이효과가 어휘접근단계에서 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 하며 둘째, 단어길이와 빈도가 미국인과 한국인의 어휘접근시 어떤 차이를 보이는지 알아보아 한국인과 미국인의 영어단어 정보처리의 차이를 살펴보고자 하는 것이다. 단어 명명과제와 어휘판단과제를 사용한 실험결과 한국인과 미국인에게 모두 단어 길이와 빈도가 어휘접근에 영향을 주었다. 그러나, 한국인의 경우는 상대적으로 어휘판단과제에서 보다는 단어명명과제에서 어려움을 겪는다는 결과를 보여주었다. 이와 같은 결과를 볼 때 한국인이 영어단어 어휘에 접근할 때에도 미국인과 유사한 방식으로 처리를 하는 것으로 보인다. 그러나, 한국인의 경우는 미국인보다 조음과정에 상대적으로 더 어려움을 느끼는 것으로 보이며, 이것은 영어교육시 단순한 어휘암기보다 음운부호를 산출하고 단어를 말하는 능력을 향상시키는 방법을 좀 더 강조해야 한다는 것을 시사한다.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.111-116
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• 2013

Instructive lessons in the language classrooms are extremely constrictive to language learners in improving their English skills, thus, the use of technology in education plays an important role in a language classroom. Results of language proficiency improvement of the learners vary depending on the extent of supplementary materials offered by the internet delivered to the learners. The purpose of the present study is to explore and propose a new approach of language acquisition offered by the internet. This study presents effective methods of using the internet in carrying out the written work. In this paper, we show that the relationship between participation of the learners in the class activities and improvement of English writing skills are mutually proportional.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.353-360
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• 2020

This study was executed to be used as the basic data for the improvement of Korean Chinese undergraduates' English proficiency. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were used for data analysis on the differences between Korean Chinese and Han Chinese students' preparedness and learning outcomes of 203 undergraduates at a four-year college in China. Results showed that Korean Chinese students were significantly less prepared and had weaker learning outcomes than Han Chinese students. Analysis on the factors that affected learning outcomes showed significant differences in oral English skills, attitudes toward curriculum, beliefs in their own fluency, and learning strategies. On the other hand, no group difference was shown in learning interests. Based on these findings, implications for the improvement of Korean Chinese undergraduates' preparedness and learning outcomes in EFL class were described.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.128-137
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• 2004

컨텐츠에 대한 처리 기술과 사용자 인터페이스의 발전으로 인해, 교육 현장에서 광범위하게 사용되는 교육도구로 컴퓨터가 자리매김하고 있다. 제한된 교실 환경에서 컴퓨터를 활용한 영어교육은 학습자들에게 흥미를 유발하고, 의사소통능력의 신장을 유도하는 등의 장점이 있으나, 수준에 따른 개별학습과 상호작용 유도, 개인차를 고려한 평가 등을 수행하기 어려운 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 장점을 극대화하고 단점을 좌완하기 위해서 휴대폰의 국내 표준 플랫폼인 WIPI(Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability)기반 영어 학습 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 휴대 전화의 제한성을 극복하고, 이에 적합한 컨텐츠를 활용하면서, 교사의 역할을 대신해 줄 수 있는 지능형 교육 시스템을 도입하여 교사의 역할을 대신하여 피드백을 제공해 줄 수 있으며, 교사와 학생간의 상호작용을 유도하여 학습의 효과를 극대화 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2023.10a
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• pp.698-703
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• 2023

최근 ChatGPT와 같은 사전학습 생성모델은 자연어 이해 (natural language understanding)에서 좋은 성능을 보이고 있다. 또한 코드 작업을 도와주고 대학수학능력시험, 중고등학교 수준의 문제를 풀거나 도와주는 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 본 논문은 사전학습 생성모델을 이용하여 영어 교육을 위해 말뭉치를 확장하는 프레임 워크를 제시한다. 이를 위해 ChatGPT를 사용해 말뭉치를 확장 한 후 의미 유사도, 상황 유사도, 문장 교육 난이도를 사용해 생성된 문장의 교육적 효과를 검증한다.

• The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.41-51
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• 2005

Although distance education system based on WBI theory has already been generalized in domestic universities and some private academical institutes, the use of the system in the real fields of schools is in the early stage now. In this paper, we develop a model of English learning system for middle school students and improve students' learning methods through the system. The system also makes students study all the learning topics which they choose in the system freely and repeatedly. It was applied to the middle school students. The analysis of the application showed the following results. First, it was very effective for students to achieve the learning objectives of the course of English. Second, the system made students improve their abilities to study English and also increase their abilities to surf the Internet and glean useful information. Third, the system made it possible for students to accomplish individual learning.