• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.439-444
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• 2021

This study investigates the relationship between syntactic complexity and English proficiency for Korean college students, using the recently developed TAASSC(the Tool for the Automatic Analysis of Syntactic Sophistication and Complexity) program. Essays on the ICNALE(International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English) corpus were employed and phrasal complexity indices and clausal complexity indices, respectively were used to predict English proficiency level for Korean students. Results of stepwise regression analysis showed that indices of phrasal complexity explained 8% of variance in English proficiency, while indices of clausal complexity accounted for approximately 11%. That is, indices of clausal complexity were slightly better predictors of English proficiency than indices of phrasal complexity, which contradicts Biber et at.(2011)'s claim that phrasal complexity is the hallmark of writing development.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.195-199
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• 2011

There are many causes for the variation of the result in oral proficiency test such as the examiner, the task, the theme of the interview, and the gender of the participants. Previous literature documents that the rater is an important variable influencing test scores of second language oral proficiency. Although much research in language testing has been conducted concerning rater effect on test scores, there has been little attention paid to the effect of potential rater variables in language testing on their rating process. There are noticeably different contents of the rating scales across different speaking tests developed in different context. Therefore, it would not be appropriate to apply the same rating criteria for various tasks. In conclusion, we need more subject protocol analyses and more thoughtful studies on rating processes. In other words, the oral proficiency test needs a more realistic and valid tool for the assessment of second language proficiency.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.423-431
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• 2018

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of caption-embedded video on character recognition and vocabulary ability of the primary school students, The subjects of this study were the students in two elementary schools in G city, Jeonbuk province. They were divided into two groups including a control group which used utilization video materials without captions, and a experimental group which used utilization video materials with captions. Each group was tested over the course of two months (10 classes). And then a statistical analysis was conducted to find out the effects of captions on character recognition and vocabulary ability through independent samples t-test and paired samples t-test. There were no significant differences in a comparison between the groups, but significant differences were found within the groups. Pedagogical implications based on the research findings and suggestions for further research were also discussed.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

In an effort to explore the effects of Youtube video-watching activities on Korean college students' English reading comprehension skills, 148 undergraduate students who enrolled in a General English class at a university in Korea participated in the present study. Participants were randomly classified into four groups - three experimental groups and one control group - according to when they watch videos: before class (n = 33), during class (n = 42), after class (n = 36), and none (n = 37). Over 16 weeks, the three experimental groups engaged in Youtube video-watching activities for about 10 minutes before, during, and after the class, while the control group did not. Pre- and post-tests were administered to confirm the effects of the use of Youtube videos on improving English reading comprehension skills. To compare the improvement between groups, a one-way ANOVA was also run. Major findings are as follows: First, participants in all the three experimental groups significantly improved their English reading comprehension skills, indicating the beneficial effects of Youtube video-watching activities. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the mean improvement between the groups. Based on this, limitations and suggestions for the future research are discussed at the end.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.255-256
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• 2018

영어로 진행하는 전공 수업, 영어로 쓰여진 교재의 사용 등이 빈번한 대학 수준 이상에서의 학업을 위해서는 학문목적영어와 관련된 능력을 갖추는 것이 필수적이다. 영어로 진행되는 공부에 어려움을 경험하는 학생들을 돕기 위해 많은 학자들은 해당 분야의 키워드, 즉 전문어휘 목록 작성을 통해 해당 분야의 어휘 학습을 돕는 것이 중요하다고 강조하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 해당분야의 전문 어휘 추출과 관련한 핵심 개념과 선행연구를 살펴본 후, 각기 상이한 키워드 추출 방법을 채택한 2개의 선행연구를 통해 실제 키워드 추출이 이루어지는 방법 및 각각의 장단점에 대해 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.285-290
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• 2020

This study focus on improving the text language proficiency regarding users' written text. In order to tone up accuracy improvement in writing, Computer Assisted Language Learning(CALL) can be primarily used as one of the most efficient tools. This study proposes a English Grammar Checking Application that can improve the accuracy over the current applications. The proposed system is capable of defining the difference between a Noun and a Noun Phrase which is critical in improving grammar accuracy for those who use Englilsh as a foreign language in English writing.

• Korean Journal of Comparative Education
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.1-18
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• 2013

Self-theories regarding general intelligence and English ability were measured from two countries (Korea and Pakistan) and their relationships with self-reported overall academic achievement and English language achievement were examined. No significant mean differences between the two countries were found regarding college students' self-theories. There were significant mean differences in overall academic achievement and English achievement between the two countries. Both the overall academic achievement and English achievement were significantly correlated with various self-theories while taking both samples together. Achievement measures were predicted by self-theories of general intelligence and English language ability. The current study highlighted the relationship between self-theories about general intelligence and English language ability and their relationship with self-reported achievement in two cultural contexts. This research also introduced new instruments to measure self-theories that can be used in studying self-theories in different domains.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.87-96
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• 2004

The number of schools that implement English medium instruction (EMI) to improve students' English proficiency has been increasing. Despite the increasing popularity of EMI, little attention has been paid to evaluating the effectiveness of EMI and its impact on students and instructors. This study explores these issues, focused on the case of the College of Engineering at Y University. A survey questionnaire was administered to 19 engineering professors who offered EMI courses in the Fall of 2003. The survey results show that: 1) the professors perceive that students' low English proficiency is a large obstacle to successful implementation of EMI, and that pre-EMI language courses are needed to prepare students for EMI. 2)Though the professors expressed confidence in their English proficiency, they indicated that they felt quite a lot stressed at teaching EMI courses; hence, support of the school administration is needed to help faculty offering EMI courses. 3)To improve students' English proficiency, native-speaking language instructors are needed to provide feedback on students' written and spoken English.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.37
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• pp.107-142
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the teaching English factors on student's communicative competence and motivation by using animation at the College. To achieve this purpose, this study presented an effective integrative teaching model to develop students communicative competence. The study created animation based teaching English model by using the animation of Frozen and applied it to lectures. Using animation in the classroom was a creative English teaching technique involving authentic activities like English dram, English guide contest, and various communicative activities A case study on the use of the animation in English classes at was examined and the language teaching syllabus were provided. In order to investigate the motivation and proficiency of learners, the writer chose 79 students who took the lecture. The study discovered the students' motivation and proficiency in English improved significantly. The results of experiment are as follows: First, using animation in the English class was found to have meaningful influence student's intrinsic motivation to learn English. Second, using animation in the English class was found to be effective for developing student's English proficiency. Third, appropriate materials should be selected and applied it to the real classroom activities. In conclusion, one of disadvantages of learning is less communication and the authentic interaction in a real life, so that the integrative teaching methodology which is combined English content and English animation content is also the effective method to improve student's intrinsic motivations in the age of global village.

• Proceedings of the KSPS conference
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• 1997.07a
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• pp.161-165
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• 1997

1997년도에 시작된 초둥학교에서의 영어교육은 조기영어교육의 장점, 그 중에서도 어른에 비해 어린이는 보다 정확한 외국어 발음을 습득할 수 있다는 데에 그 기초를 두고 있다. 그러나 이러한 영어교육의 성과는 적절한 언어습득환경이 주어졌을 때에만 가능한 것으로 현재 초등학교에서 실시되고 있는 영어교육은 여러 가지 문제점과 보완점이 노출되고 있는 바, 이중 보다 효과적으로 정확한 영어발음을 제시하고 교육하는 것이 큰 문제점으로 지적되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 의사소통 능력 중심의 영어교육을 하기 위하여 특별히 한국 초등학교 어린이들이 영어를 발음할 때 나타나는 문제점들을 살펴보고 보다 정확한 영어발음을 낼 수 있도록 교육할 수 있는 방안을 제시해 보고자 한다. 먼저 초등학교 어린이들의 영어발음 특성과 제문제를 살펴보고, 보다 효과적인 발음지도를 위해 구체적인 발음지도 목표와 그 목표에 맞는 발음지도 법을 알아본다. 아울러 효과적인 내·외국인 교사교육의 중요성을 강조하고 이를 위한 방안을 제시하였다.