• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.223-248
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• 2009

Previous research on the impact of pretask planning on subsequent second language (L2) production has mainly focused on the linguistic quality of planned production, while learners' thought processes and perceptions about planning have been relatively less explored. In addition, few previous planning studies have examined whether the learners did in fact follow the pretask instructions, thus leaving the role of pretask instructions in the planning process unexplored. Therefore, the present study investigated whether pretask instructions affect attentional allocation as well as what cognitive operations planners engage in and what their perceptions about planning are. Forty-three Korean EFL classroom learners were divided into two groups: before having time to plan for an oral story retelling task, one group received general instructions, while the other group received specific instructions. The findings, based on both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, indicated no large effects of pretask instructions on the planners' attentional focus. Rather, the qualitative analysis identified a number of other factors that influenced learners' decision making as well as their general processes and approaches to planning and their perceptions about planning and thinking aloud while planning. Implications for L2 teaching as well as limitations of the study are discussed.

• 한국어교육
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.137-168
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to prepare the basis for a more objective evaluation of oral fluency by comparing speech patterns of Korean native speakers and L2 Korean learners. For this purpose, the current study focused on the analysis of speech materials of the 21st century Sejong spoken corpus and Korean learner corpus. We compared the oral fluency of Korean native speakers and Korean learners based on speech rate, pause, and discourse markers. The results show that the pattern of Korean learners is different to that of Korean native speakers in all aspects of speech rate, pause, and discourse markers; even though proficiency of Korean leaners show increase, they could not reach the oral fluency level of Korean native speakers. At last, based on these results of the analysis, we added suggestions for setting the evaluation criteria of oral fluency of Korean learners.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.171-195
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• 2012

While noticing that there is insufficient interest in the assessment of EFL learners' vocabulary levels or sizes, the researchers developed two tests identical in form (Forms A and B) to assess the lexical knowledge of Korean university learners at the $1^{st}{\sim}10^{th}$ 1,000 word bands by adapting a pre-established vocabulary levels test (VLT). Of equal concern was to investigate if the VLT was equally a valid and reliable instrument to be used on measuring the lexical knowledge of EFL learners. The participants were 804 university freshmen enrolled in a General Education English Course from four different colleges. The learners were asked to respond to either Form A or B. While scores generally fell towards the lower frequency bands, multiple regression found the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) to be a significant variable for predicting the learners' vocabulary sizes. From a methodological perspective, however, noticeable differences between Forms A and B could be found with item response theory analysis. The findings of the study provide suggestions on how future VLT for testing EFL learners may have to be redesigned.

• 한국어교육
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.221-250
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• 2017

This study aims to discuss the basic foundations to set levels and language skills for developing a Korean Proficiency Test for young and adolescent learners. Recently, there has been an increase in demand regarding young and adolescent learners from multicultural and overseas backgrounds. However, the current Korean Proficiency Test lacks the appropriate means to determine the Korean proficiency of young and adolescent learners with general purposes of language learning. Therefore, there is an urgent need for developing a specialized and new form of language assessment for young and adolescent learners who are exposed to a foreign language or a second language learning environment. The study examines and analyzes cases of foreign language examinations for young & adolescent learners; furthermore, the objectives and target were set based on the results of a needs analysis and in-depth interviews conducted among teachers and education officials in overseas Korean Hangeul Schools, international schools, elementary and secondary schools. Finally, the levels and language skills appropriate for the objectives of a proficiency test and target learners have been suggested.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.354-361
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• 2018

이 연구는 평생학습에 참여하는 성인학습자의 참여동기, 프로그램 만족도, 사회적 자본의 구조적 인과관계를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 수행하였다. 또한 성인학습자의 참여동기와 사회적 자본과의 관계에서 프로그램 만족도 변인이 어떻게 매개역할을 하는지 역시 살펴보았다. 연구대상은 평생교육에 참여하는 성인학습자 425명에게 설문을 실시하고 구조방정식모형 분석을 통해 연구가설을 검증하였으며 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 성인학습자의 참여동기는 사회적 자본에 정(+)적으로 유의한 결과를 얻었다. 둘째, 성인학습자의 참여동기는 프로그램 만족도에 정(+)적으로 유의한 결과를 얻었다. 셋째, 프로그램 만족도는 사회적 자본에 정(+)적으로 유의한 결과를 얻었다. 넷째, 참여동기와 사회적 자본과의 관계에서 프로그램 만족도는 부분매개 하였으며 유의한 간접효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 사회적 자본의 향상을 위해서 참여동기를 끌어올리는 방안뿐 아니라 평생교육기관에서 제공하는 프로그램 만족도를 통해서 더 향상될 수 있는 만큼 학습자가 만족할 수 있는 다양한 프로그램 개발과 운영, 제도개선이 필요함을 시사한다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 평생교육현장에서 성인학습자의 사회적 자본을 높이기 위한 방안과 평생교육기관의 역할을 제언하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.435-443
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 중국인 학습자의 한국어 숙달도에 따른 학습동기와 학습전략의 관계를 파악하는 것이다. 이에 본 연구는 한국어능력시험 중급 이상의 성적을 취득한 한국대학과 중국대학의 학습자 101명을 대상으로 학습 동기, 학습전략 설문을 실시하고, 수준별 차이와 각 변인 간 상관관계를 파악하기 위해 SPSS 28.0 프로그램을 활용하여 빈도분석과 상관분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 중국인 한국어 학습자의 한국어를 배우는 동기는 통합적 동기와 도구적 동기 순으로 높게 나타났으며, 학습전략 사용 양상은 상위인지전략이 가장 높게 나타났다. 한국어 숙달도에 따른 학습 동기의 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, 3·4급과 5급의 학습자들의 사회적 전략 사용양상에 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구 결과를 바탕으로 중국인 학습자를 위한 교수학습 방안을 제안하였다. 향후 초급 수준 집단의 학습자와 중·고급 집단 학습자의 학습동기와 학습전략을 비교한 추후 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• 한국어교육
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.117-144
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to explore the linguistic elements that can promote academic literacy in terms of content-based instructions for KSL learners. In order to study the characteristics of learning languages for subjects, focus was given to the framework of systematic functional linguistics that has been extensively used in ELL teaching and learning research in the United States and Australia. History, which is taught in all classes and classified as a required course, was the subject of analysis. From the history curriculum, the elementary school level texts "Social Studies 5-2" and "Social Studies 6-1" were chosen for the analysis. Based on the results, we can come to the following conclusions. First, history textbooks are divided into narrative and analytical explanatory sub-genres based on their content, and there are differences in the factors that need to be focused on to find the main information. Second, the vocabulary of history textbooks should focus on the use of verbs which comprehend material processes. Particularly, learners should pay attention to the differences in meaning between low-frequency expressions. We hope that the results of this study will have a positive effect on history subject learning for learners in the "Adaptive Korean Course" and will help establish direction in terms of building curriculum contents for KSL learners.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.91-108
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• 2007

This study investigates learners' perception on their engagement in rating activities in the EFL essay-writing context. The current study aims to address the answers to the following research questions: 1) What attitude do students show about their participation in the rating tasks? and 2) which of three aspects (e.g. the degree of rating experience, the exposure to English composition instruction and learning, and proficiency level) significantly influences learners' rating activities? 104 EFL learners participated in the rater training session. After participants finished rater training session, they rated three sample essays and peer essays using the given scoring guide. Based on the analysis of survey responses that students made, students showed positive attitude toward their engagement in rating tasks. For research question 2, only L2 writing proficiency seriously affected students' perception on the rating tasks. Advanced level of subjects did not feel stressed by a grade of peers as low level of subjects did. They were also critical about the benefits of self- and peer-assessment, suggesting that a peer's feedback on their own essay was not so useful and that a self-rating does not fully help learners identify their writing proficiency.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2020

본 논문은 대학 교육에 있어서 실시간 온라인 교육의 효과적인 운영을 위한 고려요소를 탐색하는 목적을 지닌다. 대학 교육에서 실시간 온라인 교육이 확대되고 있다. 하지만 성공적인 운영이 이루어지기 위해 고려해야 할 핵심 요소가 무엇인지를 학습자의 경험과 인식을 통해 종합적으로 탐색한 연구는 미흡하다. 그룹면담을 통한 질적 분석과 다차원척도 분석법을 활용하여 학습자의 경험과 인식을 통해 고려요소와 개선방안을 확인하였다. 연구 결과, 효과적인 운영을 위해 상호작용이 중요하게 고려되어야 하며, 학습자 간 라포 형성이 이루어져야 한다. 활동을 촉진하는 다양한 활동 도구가 통합된 시스템 개선과 함께 교수자는 퍼실리테이터 역할을 중점적으로 수행해야 하며 학습자는 몰입이 이루어질 수 있도록 환경을 조성해야 한다. 온라인 교육 유형들에 대해서 학습자들은 활동성과 동일 시간성으로 구분하였다. 향후 실시간 온라인 교육의 특성을 고려한 최적화된 수업 설계전략을 개발할 필요가 있다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2014

This paper aims to identify what is needed to improve the English for Specific Purposes(ESP) curriculum for English as a Foreign Language(EFL) college learners at navigation school. Different needs from learners and experienced professionals are identified through diversified methods, and the findings from these are analysed and consolidated from a balanced point of view. For this purpose, putting learners at the centre of analysis, identifying their subjective and objective needs serves as a point of departure in formulating the curriculum. Then, the target situation is analysed according to the short-term aim of getting a job, followed by long-term needs for successfully fulfilling future duties as a pilot. Based on findings, it is suggested that ESP curriculum for learners in navigation studies should be focused on the successful language performance of their actual duties and tasks to be given in the future working situations, rather than on immediate needs for getting a job. In particular, special attention needs to be paid to enhancing learners' productive language competences through a series of hands-on trainings and a wide range of extra-curricular activities, specifically for a higher command of oral communication. For this, not only ESP, curriculum for EGP(English for General Purposes) should be systematically structured as ESP-oriented EGP, and naturally move onto areas of ESP in a coherent manner.