• 영어어문교육
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2004

The findings in contrastive rhetoric research of the twentieth century have shown that different cultures have different conventions in organizing written texts. These culture-related conventions were claimed to influence English texts written by L2 learners, including Asian learners of English. However, due to the massive inflow of the American culture into Asia as well as increased exposure to English in the midst of globalization of the last decade, it is quite probable that the textual gap between the native English writers and Asian EFL writers have been reduced. The present study investigates the changes that have taken place in EFL writer's knowledge of genre-specific writing over the past decade. To this aim, this study compared four sets of application essays written by four groups of applicants (1) native American applicants in 1993, (2) Korean EFL applicants in 1933, (3) native American applicants in 2003, and (4) Korean EFL applicants in 2003. The results suggested that the disparity between the Korean EFL writers' and the native English writers' texts were becoming less noticeable at the macro-level, possibly due to Korean EFL writers' enhanced textual awareness of English genre structures Pedagogical implications are discussed.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.375-387
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• 2022

One of the latest teaching strategies is smart classroom teaching. Teaching is carried out with the assistance of smart teaching technologies to improve teacher-student contact, increase students' learning autonomy, and give fresh ideas for the fulfillment of students' deep learning. Computer-based technology has improved students' language learning and significantly motivating them to continue learning while also stimulating their creativity and enthusiasm. However, the difficulties and barriers that many EFL instructors are faced on seeking to integrate information and communication technology (ICT) into their instruction have raised discussions and concerns regarding ICT's real worth in the language classroom. This is a case study that includes observations in the classroom, field notes, interviews, and written materials. In EFL classrooms, both computer-based and non-computer-based activities were recorded and analyzed. The main instrument in this study was a survey questionnaire comprising 43 items, which was used to examine the efficiency of ICT integration in teaching and learning in public schools in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 101 questionnaires were delivered, while each responder being requested to read the statements provided. The total number of respondents for this study was 101 teachers from Kuala Lumpur's public secondary schools. The questionnaire was randomly distributed to respondents with a teaching background. This study indicated the accuracy of utilizing Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) in analyzing the survey results and potential for students to learn English as a foreign language using computers. Also, the usage of foreign language may be improved if real computer-based activities are introduced into the lesson.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2010

과거에는 영어를 배우는 한국인 언어 학습자들이 문법구조에 대한 지식을 익히는데 학습 초점을 두었다. 문법구조 설명에 학습 초점을 맞춘 EFL (외국어 학습 교실) 수업 속 훈련된 강사들은 EFL 수업에서 선호하는 강사들로 보여졌다. 하지만, 학습 초점이 말하기 능력으로 영향력이 더하여지므로 한국인 영어 학습자들은 현제 '정확성' 보단 가능하면 '유창성'에 더 많은 관심을 보여 유창하게 영어 말하기를 희망한다. 본 연구는 ELT (영어수업 교실) 상황에서 비원어민 영어 학습자들이 원어민과 비원어민 영어교사의 차이점에 대하여 어떻게 인식하고 있는지 밝히고자 한다. 또한, 그에 따른 문제점들을 조사하고, 멀티미디어 응용을 통해 비원어민 영어 교사의 말하기 듣기 수업을 어떻게 개선할 수 있는지 밝히고자 한다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.83-104
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• 2009

This study examined whether self-correction or metalinguistic explanation might make a difference in the ability to accurately write two English grammatical structures when learners received indirect teacher feedback in the form of underlining target errors in a Korean EFL college classroom. With the goal of helping low-proficiency students improve their ability to accurately write sentences including nonfinite present participial relative clauses and present participial constructions, four groups were formed: a group which received indirect feedback, a group which received indirect feedback and metalinguistic explanation, a group which received indirect feedback and self-corrected errors, and a group which received indirect feedback and self-corrected errors after receiving metalinguistic explanation. The results showed that the effects of either metalinguistic explanation or self-correction integrated with indirect feedback on learners' ability to accurately write the target structures were not meaningful, while the combined effects of metalinguistic explanation and self-correction were statistically significant.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.85-102
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• 2002

Learners and users of a second language have to resort to a variety of conversational strategies or structures to enable them to communicate effectively and competently. Factors affecting effective communication among English as a second or English as foreign language (ESL/EFL) learners are diverse in nature because of different socio-cultural backgrounds. Gambits as a conversational strategy are used to a large extent and teachers must be made aware of such conversational strategies used by English as second or foreign language learners. Thus, studies focusing on conversational strategies among ESL/EFL learners in the English language classroom are important in order to identify the types of conversational strategies used and to help teachers to understand the appropriate conversational strategies and structures. Such understanding can be used to guide learners to use correct conversational strategies when communicating in English. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of gambits as a communication strategy in conversation among non-native speakers of English in an English as a second language(ESL) context based on Kellers conversational strategy signals. (175 words)

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.435-443
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 형태초점교수법이 학습자의 언어형태에 관한 지식 향상에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 학습자들이 그 형태에 관한 지식을 출력활동인 글쓰기에 어떻게 활용하는지를 살펴보는 것이다. 연구참여자들은 122명의 대학생들로 3개의 집단 즉 입력강화집단 35명, 출력강화집단 41명, 대조집단 46명으로 나누어 평가시험과 글쓰기 과제를 사전 사후로 실시하였다. 연구결과를 살펴보면, 입력강화 형태초점교수법과 출력강화 형태초점교수법 모두 학습자의 언어형태 학습에 영향을 미치는 것으로 드러났고, 학습자들이 이러한 형태초점교수법으로 습득한 지식을 영어글쓰기에 활용하는데 기여한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과에 의거하여, 학습자의 언어형태 학습의 효과를 극대화할 수 있는 방법으로 입력강화와 출력강화기법을 적절하게 결합한 형태초점교수법을 적용할 것을 제안한다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2023

본 연구는 자동화된 통사 구문 분석 프로그램인 TAASSC를 활용하여 통사적 복잡성 지표와 분석적 척도의 언어 사용 점수 간의 관계를 살펴본다. 본 연구에서는 ICNALE 코퍼스에서 영어를 외국어로 학습하는 EFL 학생이 작성한 에세이 440개를 분석하였고, 언어 사용 점수와 Lu의 전통적인 통사적 복잡성 지표, 구 복잡성 지표, 절 복잡성지표 간의 관계를 탐색하였다. 단계적 회귀분석 결과, 구 복잡성 지표가 분석적 척도의 언어 사용 점수를 가장 잘 예측하는 것으로 나타났으나 선행연구와는 달리 언어 사용 점수를 차지하는 변량은 낮았다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 구수준에서의 통사구문에 대한 지도와 연습이 필요하다는 쓰기 교육의 시사점을 제시한다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.103-129
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• 2006

This paper presents a case study of the effectiveness of debate class in promoting speaking skills of advanced learners. The researcher adopted English debate techniques in an English speaking class during four-week teacher training program and investigated how teachers responded to the new technique. Forty-five middle and high school teachers participated in the study and classroom observation, pre-survey, post-survey, and focus group interviews were used as the major research methods. The teacher pre-survey results presented that teachers prefer a conversation class where they can directly acquire proper sentence patterns and speaking strategies rather than spend time in performing communicative events. The results of the focus group interview and post-survey confirmed that a debate class can meet this specific teachers' needs. Most teachers responded positively to the debate classes since: 1) debate techniques are relatively new ideas to Korean teachers; 2) debate techniques require speed and accuracy in speech; thus teachers could learn to present their ideas logically and efficiently in a limited time through repeated argument exercises. The study result implies that debate technique can be an effective vehicle in an EFL context to promote advanced learners' logical thinking skills and logical English sentence structures.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.109-132
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• 2003

The purpose of the present study is to explore effective ways of teaching English grammar, which is geared toward improving students' communicative competence. Grammatical competence is essential to communicative competence. Grammatical knowledge cannot be acquired unconsciously in an EFL environment such as in Korea. Therefore learners should be given grammar instruction. More importantly, they should be instructed in grammar so that they can develop their grammatical abilities which are the foundation of communicative competence. The following is proposed for the grammar instruction placing the focus on improving communicative competence. First, it is effective to explain the form, meaning and pragmatics of a grammatical rule to learners in Korean. Second, learners should be given instruction in grammatical patterns that deals with constructions and meanings together, which can enable them to produce sentences by themselves. Third, it should be taught to understand constructions and meanings on the basis of word orders. Then the following steps of grammar instruction are suggested. In the first step of grammatical instruction, students should be provided with the illustrations of grammatical structures which link communicative functions and grammar. In the second step, learners should be gotten to practice grammatical constructions repeatedly enough to use them unconsciously. Lastly, communicative activities such as description and role plays should be included in grammar instruction to integrate grammar practice and communicative language use.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.829-839
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 한국의 한 대학에 개설된 영작문 수업에서 수사 패턴과 의미 구성을 통해 학생들의 영작문 전략을 살펴보는 것이다. 참여자는 선택 과목으로 개설된 영작문 수업의 교사와 학생들이며, 학생들이 작성한 영어 의견문과 교사와의 인터뷰가 주된 데이터이다. 데이터 분석을 위해 '주장-근거' 패턴이 사용되었다. 분석 결과, 89%의 학생들이 주장, 근거, 그리고 결론의 요소를 사용하였으며, 또한 89%의 학생들은 수업 시간에 사용된 교과서에 등장하는 모델 글의 내용을 그대로 모방하거나 혹은 미미한 수준으로 발전시켜 자신들의 글 내용을 구성하였다. 이는 작문에서 창조성과 상상력을 가장 중요시하는 교수자의 수업의도와는 매우 동떨어진 것이었다. 이러한 결과는 대학 수업에서 좋은 점수를 얻기 위한 학생들의 '수용'전략으로 해석되어질 수 있다. 본 연구의 결론은 학생들은 교사의 수업 의도와는 상관없이 재설정된 환경에서의 성공을 위해 자신들의 방식으로 영어 작문을 위한 나름의 전략을 구사한다는 것을 보여준다.