• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.123-131
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to discover if the use of computer technologies in computer-assisted language learning, in the aspect of vocabulary learning, is both effective and useful. The technique of using multimedia lessons, using the computer, offers a variety of language learning tasks in relation to the four basic language learning skills. Korean students have been accustomed to a cramming style of education, and they utilize rote memorization for learning vocabulary. This study consisted of surveys and experiments, using specific multimedia language learning courseware exercises on three different age groups. The study explores the issues and problems that followed, and how teachers could effectively apply or enhance their vocabulary teaching through computer-assisted multimedia which is suited for a variety of levels versus the classroom off-line vocabulary learning application which is suited to one level.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.42-47
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• 2008

1980년대 중반부터 지난 20여 년간 구축해 온 영어 워드넷(PWN)은 인간의 심상어휘집을 재현하려는 목적으로 개발되기 시작하였으나, 그 활용 가능성에 주목한 것은 자연언어처리와 지식공학 분야다. 컴퓨터 매개 의사소통(CMC), 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용(HCI)에서 인간 언어를 자연스럽게 사용하여 필요한 정보를 획득하기 위해서는 의미와 지식의 처리가 필수적인데, 그 해결의 실마리를 어휘라는 실체를 가진 언어단위에서 찾을 수 있기 때문이다. 이후 전 세계적으로 약 50개 언어의 어휘의미망이 PWN을 참조모델로 구축되어 다국어처리의 기반을 제공할 뿐 아니라, 시맨틱 웹 이후 더욱 주목 받고 다양한 방식으로 활용되고 있다. 본고는 PWN을 참조 모델로 2004년부터 2007년까지 구축한 한국어 어휘의미망 KorLex 1.5를 소개하는 데 있다. 현재 KorLex은 명사, 동사, 형용사, 부사 및 분류사로 구성되며, 약 13만 개의 신셋과 약 15만 개의 어의를 포함하고 있다.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.120-125
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• 2013

본 연구는 대량의 특정 도메인 한영 병렬 말뭉치에서 통계 기반 기계 번역 시스템을 이용하여 병렬어휘를 효과적으로 추출해 낼 수 있는 방법에 관한 것이다. 통계 번역 시스템에서 어족이 다른 한국어와 영어간의 문장은 길이 및 어순의 차이로 인해 용어 번역 시 구절 번역 정확도가 떨어지는 문제점이 발생할 수 있다. 또한 문장 길이가 길어짐에 따라 이러한 문제는 더욱 커질 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 조건에서 문장의 길이가 축소된 코퍼스를 통해 한정된 코퍼스 자원 내 구 번역 테이블의 병렬어휘 추출 성능이 향상될 수 있도록 하였다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.528-541
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze Yun Chi-ho's English Diary both quantitatively and qualitatively. A corpus of 574 diary texts is created from his first and last years in an English speaking environment, and analyzed by two language analysis programs, RANGE and Coh-Metrix. His later diaries have more words in total, and longer average sentence length than his earlier diaries. Also, the Coh-Metrix indices in syntactic complexity and referential cohesion are higher in his later diaries. A qualitative analysis of 57 diary texts shows some improvement in his use of language forms. The most frequent topics of his journals are Christianity, everyday life, politics of Korea and his English studies. His constant effort to keep his journal and correspondence with foreigners, almost all in English, is estimated as one of the key factors for his successful English acquisition. Educational implications for EFL writing courses are discussed.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.343-348
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• 2013

The purpose of this paper is to explore how effectively can learners improve their written skills in English language classrooms with the application of internet tools and software. First, the study compares and analyzes existing research on English writing and describes research background. Second, the study describes how internet tools can be used effectively in the English writing classrooms. For example, learners pick up vocabulary on the internet bulletin board and create sentences using the vocabulary. Third, the study analyzed changes in learners' in-class attitudes towards software and internet tools using comparative measures of performance. Unlike with offline instrumented classes, the in-class application of diverse software and internet tools such as websites and IRC (Internet Relay Chat) had a major impact on the improvement of learners' writing skills.

• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.247-270
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of multimedia-assisted language learning on vocabulary learning and attention for elementary school students who are ADHD-prone. Among thirty-three students attending a private English academy in Daegu, four students who were prone to develop ADHD were chosen for this study. They were observed in a multimedia-assisted language learning class for four months and they were given a series of tests designed to measure their attention period and vocabulary ability. The results of the study are as follows. First, studying English by using multimedia was effective in improving the attention of those children prone to develop ADHD. Second, studying English through multimedia was effective in improving their vocabulary ability. Based on the findings, some pedagogical suggestions have been made for further study.

• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.139-157
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• 2006

As the Communicative Approach has become the norm in foreign language teaching, the objectives of teaching English in school have changed radically in Korea. The focus in high school English textbooks has shifted from mere mastery of structures to communicative proficiency. This paper will study five polysemous words which appear in twelve high school English textbooks used in Korea. The twelve text books are incorporated into a single corpus and analyzed to classify the usage of the selected words. Then the usage of each word was compared with that of three other corpora based sources: the BNC(British National Corpus) Sampler, ICE Singapore(International Corpus of English for Singapore) and Collins COBUILD learner's dictionary which is based on the corpus, "The Bank of English". The comparisons carried out as part of this study will demonstrate that Korean text books do not always supply the full range of meanings of polysemous words.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.127-129
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• 2012

본고에서는 시제의 일반적 정의와 상에 관한 개념들을 정리하였다. 시제는 시간을 나타내는 동사의 굴절형'이고 따라서 시제는 문법범주의 하나로서 영어의 경우 현재시제와 과거시제를 인정하고 있다. 시제처럼 상을 문법범주로 인정한다면 그 기술 대상은 당연히 문법적 표현에 국한될 것이고 반대로 문법범주가 아닌 의미범주로 간주하면 문법적 표현은 물론이고 어휘적 표현까지 기술대상이 될 것이다. 따라서 상은 문법범주로서 명시되어 있고 특히 영어의 상은 진행형과 완료형의 두 형태로 국한하고 있다. 이 경우에 진행상(the progressive aspect)은 진행형, 완료상(the perfect aspect)은 완료형을 가리킨다. 이렇듯 시제와 상의 밀접한 관계가 있다 하겠다. 더하여 다양한 영역에서 상에 관한 개념정의가 필요하고 더 많은 연구가 있어야 할 것으로 여겨진다.

• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.123-145
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to propose an efficient vocabulary assessment model in task-based language learning and to verify the viability of this assessment model. Bachman and Palmer (1996) pointed out the fact that many language tests focus on just one of the areas of language knowledge. However, researchers suggested that it is necessary to acknowledge the needs of several analytic scales, which can provide separate ratings for different components of the language ability to be tested. Although there were many studies which tried to evaluate the various aspects of vocabulary ability, most of them measured only one or two factors. Based on previous research, this study proposed an assessment model of general construct of vocabulary ability and tried to measure vocabulary ability in four separate areas. The subjects were two classes of university level Korean EFL students. They participated in small group discussion via synchronous CMC. One class used a lexically focused task, which was proposed by Kim and Jeong (2006) and the other class used a non-lexically focused task. The results showed that the students with a lexically focused task significantly outperformed those with a non-lexically focused task in overall vocabulary ability as well as four subdivisions of vocabulary ability. In conclusion, the assessment model of separate ratings is a viable measure of vocabulary ability and this can provide elaborate interpretation of vocabulary ability.

• English Language & Literature Teaching
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.41-66
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• 2004

Under the textbook-driven approach to English education in the Korean selling, the importance of the English textbook can not be overemphasized as the main source of learning materials. Recently, with the development of computer-based language corpora, the recognition of the importance of collocations and the availability of computerized databases of words have caused a resurgence and facilitation in the instruction of collocation. The primary purpose of the present study is to identify the characteristics of lexical collocation and the extent of its use in high school 10th-grade textbooks. From all the analyses, it is revealed that the language materials reflect various constructed collocation in the case of adjective+noun and noun+noun collocations in a natural context. However, verb+noun and adverb+verb collocations are not fully reflected. This is true for delexicalized verbs, and verb and adjective intensifiers. Also the language materials do not provide sufficient support for the lexical syllabus, even though all textbooks may be somewhat adequate in terms of vocabulary size. Finally, based on the analyses of the texts, the suggestions for English collocation instruction are made in the lexical approach.