• 영어어문교육
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.185-210
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• 2006

This study has two purposes. First, it aims to suggest an appropriate approach to English writing education for Korean high school students in a cooperative learning situation. It also aims to suggest what type of learner grouping, either homogeneous or heterogeneous, is appropriate by comparing the learners' writing abilities and the changes of their affective factors after being exposed to cooperative EFL writing instruction. Two homogeneous classes were selected and instructed to write in English for 11 weeks. One was composed of homogeneous small groups based on the students' writing scores, and the other was composed of heterogeneous small groups, again based on the students' writing scores. The results showed that the improvement between the two class types was quite different across different proficiency levels. For example, although there is little difference between the homogeneous and the heterogeneous classes of low and intermediate-level learners in writing ability improvement, high-level students showed a significant difference between the classes. In addition, it was found that class participation correlated significantly to writing ability improvement. Cooperative learning was proved to be an effective writing instructional approach to encourage learners' interest and increase their self-confidence; however, the results did not show any significant differences in learners' affective domain between the homogeneous and the heterogeneous classes. Similarly, the learners' grouping preference was not affected by the grouping method.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2016

본 연구는 국내 영어 학습자들의 말하기 출력 활동을 활성화시킬 방안으로서 스마트폰과 음성합성(Text-to-Speech)이 지닌 장점을 활용하여 모바일 영어 학습의 한 형태인 영어 말하기 영상 과제 학습 모델을 개발, 적용한 후, 이 모델이 학습자들에게 미친 효과를 탐구하였다. 설문 조사 결과 모바일 기기를 활용한 영어 말하기 영상 과제는 학습자들의 전반적인 영어실력 뿐 아니라 발음, 말하기, 듣기, 쓰기 영역에서 자신감과 실력 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미친 것으로 나타났다. 이런 결과를 기반으로 외국어로서 영어를 학습해야 하는 상황적 한계로 인해 충분한 영어 입력에 노출되지 못하고 말하기 출력활동이 부족한 국내 영어 학습자들의 영어 말하기 능력을 향상시킬 한 가지 방안으로써 말하기 영상 과제의 가능성과 한계를 논의한다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2016

현 한국의 영어 듣기 학습은 자연적 노출 환경에서 보다는 조용한 인위적 환경에서 주로 이루어지고 있기 때문에 학습자 주위의 다양한 소음이 들어가거나 초분절적 요소가 가미된 자연적 발화 환경에서의 듣기 능력은 현저히 미흡하다. 본 연구의 목적은 자연적 노출 환경으로서 영어 광고를 활용하여 학습자들의 발음과 듣기의 융합 활동을 중심으로 영어 듣기 능력 향상에 긍정적 영향을 주고 있음을 제안하고자 한다. 본 연구는 A 대학교 교양 영어 수강자 40명을 대상으로 영어 듣기 능력 평가를 위해 토익 Listening Comprehension 테스트를 사전과 사후 비교 분석하였고 흥미도에 대한 설문조사를 실시하여 사전 사후의 결과를 비교하였다. 흥미도 테스트를 위한 설문 24 문항은 박선희(2003)의 설문 내용을 토대로 하여 연구자가 본 연구에 맞도록 재구성 하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 영어 광고를 통해 자연스럽게 발음하고 들을 수 있는 융합 활동으로 영어 학습에 흥미를 통한 동기유발로 토익 듣기능력 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 주었다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2019

이 연구의 목적은 거꾸로 학습(Flipped Learning) 전략에 있어서 교양영어 학습자의 자기조절학습 능력이 전통 학습(Traditional Learning) 있어서의 자기조절학습 능력과 비교했을 때 유의미한 차이를 가져올 것이라는 연구 가설을 바탕으로 본 연구에서는 교양영어와 교양스페인어에 있어서 거꾸로 학습 전략이 학습자의 자기조절능력에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 고찰해보았다. 2018년 9월 10일부터 2018년 12월10일까지 교양 영어와 교양스페인어 수강생 총 81명을 대상으로 하였으며 사전 사후 자기조절 테스트를 통해서 1) 인지조절능력, 2) 동기조절능력, 3) 행동조절능력 세 개의 영역의 변화를 고찰했고 3개의 영역은 6개 하위영역, 총 65개의 항목으로 구성된다. 연구결과, 자기조절학습능력에 있어서 동기 조절의 경우 유의미한 결과가 나타나지 않았지만, 영어와 스페인어 수업 모두 인지 및 행동조절 학습능력에 있어서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.188-194
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 공과대학에서 영어 원어민이 아닌 교수와 학습자간에 의해 이루어지는 EMI(English Medium Instruction)교육의 효율적인 강의방법을 제안한다. 비영어권에서의 영어강의는 학습자에게 영어 의사소통 능력의 향상 및 전공에 대한 이해를 목표로 이루어지지만 영어능력 및 관심이 낮은 대학생들에게 공학계열의 전공과목을 영어로 강의하는 경우 교수자와 학습자간에 이와 같은 효과를 얻을 수 있는 지에에 대한 분석, 전공이해에 미치는 효과 및 효율적인 교수법에 대한 연구 및 분석이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 영어능력 및 관심이 낮은 공학계열 대학생들을 대상으로 실제 교수자 입장에서 세 번의 영어강의, 강의 평가 및 설문조사를 통해 좀 더 효율적인 영어강의 방법을 도출하였다. 강의대상은 토익평균점수 200-420점대의 공과대학생들이었으며, 연구방법은 세 학기 동일한 전공교과목의 영어강의를 진행하고 매 학기마다 강의평가를 수행하여 영어강의에 대한 만족도를 평가하였으며, 마지막으로 영어강의를 수강한 모든 학생들에게 영어강의에 대한 평가, 전공이해도 및 영어강의 방법 제안 등에 대한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 제안된 전공교과목 영어강의 방법은 영어능력이나 관심이 낮은 공과대 학생들에 대한 영어강의에 대한 관심을 높이고 따라서 전공 교과목의 이해 및 영어능력 향상에 도움을 줄 것이다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.35-50
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• 2005

Thirty six EFL freshman students at the College of Languages and Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were given a dictation, a listening comprehension test and a decoding test. The purpose of the study was to find out whether EFL freshmen students' spelling ability correlates with their listening comprehension and decoding skills. Data analysis showed that the typical EFL freshman student misspelled 41.5% of the words on the dictation, gave 49.5% correct responses on the listening comprehension test, and 52% correct responses on the decoding test. The median and mean scores showed that the subjects' spelling, listening and decoding achievement is low, which implied that the subjects were having spelling, listening comprehension and decoding difficulties. The students' spelling errors and correct listening comprehension and decoding responses revealed strong correlations between spelling ability, listening comprehension and decoding skills. This means that good spelling ability in EFL is related to good listening comprehension and good decoding skills. The better the listening comprehension and decoding abilities, the fewer the spelling errors. When listening comprehension and decoding skills are poor, spelling ability is also poor. Recommendations for spelling, listening and decoding instruction are given.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2021

The aim of this study is to understand how English textbooks in Korea and Japan reflect English education policies for improving the English language learners' cultural ability. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, the method of analyzing English textbooks was used because English textbooks are an important tool that most specifically reflects the English policy of a country. This study analyzed a total of six English textbooks, three middle school English textbooks currently used in Korea and three in Japan. We analyzed nouns/pronouns related to culture presented in the reading section included in each unit, and compared cultural diversity and cultural identity included in English textbooks in Korea and Japan. As a result, it was found that both countries experienced cultural diversity through English education and introduced their cultural pride to Western culture to realize the goal of strengthening global capabilities. This textbook analysis results show that English textbooks of Korea and Japan depend on American/British cultures and norms. The cultural contents of English textbooks in Korea and Japan tend to focus on geography, food and drink, festivals and activities, family and education systems, etc. And English textbooks in Korea and Japan include the cultural sections in each lesson, but they don't suggest how to relate these cultural sections into the learners' real experiences. These results can be utilized as the motives from which both countries develop English education policy and textbooks in the future.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.67-89
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• 2005

Writing is a difficult skill for many people, both for children and adult alike and generally most people find it difficult to write down their thoughts effectively. Numerous studies have revealed that teachers find it frustrating to teach writing and many failed to help ESL students develop their writing ability. The theoretical emphasis on process oriented writing instruction has, in general brought about positive changes in the way writing is taught and has become widely accepted in the teaching of English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL). Although the interpretation and implementation of the process approach varies considerably from instructor to instructor, nevertheless, the emphasis on process writing has brought about significant and beneficial changes in teachers' orientations to writing. Despite the theoretical recognition of writing as a recursive process, many ESL/EFL classrooms continue to teach writing as a linear sequence of planning, pre-writing, writing, revising and editing and has not enhanced ESL/EFL students writing ability to the desired level. There appears to be a missing link in helping students to crystallize their thoughts before writing. Studies have shown that incorporating visual thinking tools into the process approach of ESL writing can enhance students' ability to write. This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study on the effects of using visual thinking tools in enhancing ESL students writing.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.129-153
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• 2007

When English language teachers are deciding on their priorities for teaching pronunciation, it is imperative to know what kind of differences and errors are most likely to interfere with communication, and what special problems particular first-language speakers will have with English pronunciation. In other words, phoneme discrimination skill is an integral part of speech processing for the EFL learners' learning to converse in English. Training using sound visualization technique can be effective in improving second language learners' perceptions and productions of segmental and suprasegmental speech contrasts. This study assessed the efficacy of a pronunciation training that provided visual feedback for EFL learners acquiring pitch and durational contrasts to produce and perceive English phonemic distinctions. The subjects' ability to produce and to perceive novel English words was tested in two contexts before and after training; words in isolation and words in sentences. In comparison with an untrained control group, trainees showed improved perceptual and productive performance, transferred their knowledge to new contexts, and maintained their improvement three months after training. These findings support the feasibility of learner-centered programs using sound visualization technique for English language pronunciation instruction.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제12권3호
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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.