• 제목/요약/키워드: English for Academic Purposes

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Citation Practices in Academic Corpora: Implications for EAP Writing

  • Min, Su-Jung
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.113-126
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    • 2004
  • Explicit reference to the work of other authors is an essential feature of most academic research writings. Corpus analysis of academic text can reveal much about what writers actually do and why they do so. Application of corpus tools in language education has been well documented by many scholars (Pedersen, 1995, Swales, 1990, Thompson, 2000). They demonstrate how computer technology can assist in the effective analysis of corpus based data. For teaching purposes, tills recent research provides insights in the areas of English for Academe Purposes (EAP). The need for such support is evident when students have to use appropriate citations in their writings. Using Swales' (1990) division of citation forms into integral and non-integral and Thompson and Tnbble's (2001) classification scheme, this paper codifies academic texts in a corpus. The texts are academic research articles from different disciplines. The results lead into a comparison of the citation practices m different disciplines. Finally, it is argued that the information obtained in this study is useful for EAP writing courses in EFL countries.

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국내 대학의 영어강의 사례 연구 : EAP과정의 중요성을 중심으로 (A study on English-medium instruction programs in Korean universities: Based on the importance of English for academic purposes programs)

  • 김태호
    • 비교문화연구
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    • 제53권
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    • pp.251-277
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구의 목적은 국내 대학에서 개설되는 영어강의를 참관하고, 교수자와 학습자를 대상으로 영어강의에 대한 인터뷰를 통해 국내 대학에서 개설되는 영어강의의 문제가 무엇인지, 영어강의의 효과를 높이기 위한 방안이 무엇인지 고찰하는 것이다. 본 연구의 목적을 위해 우선 일부 강좌만 영어강의로 개설하는 부산 소재 국립대학과 전체 강좌를 영어강의로 개설하는 울산 소재 국립대학의 영어강의를 구분하여 조사하고, 이를 전체 강좌를 영어강의로 개설하는 일본 대학의 경우와 비교 분석하였다. 영어강의에 대한 정확한 분석을 위해 동일한 방식으로 강의를 참관하고 분석하였으며, 해당 강의의 교수자와 학습자들을 대상으로 영어강의에 대한 인식을 확인하는 심층인터뷰를 진행하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 국내 두 대학에서 개설되는 영어강의의 효과를 높이기 위해 학습자의 영어구사력을 영어강의 수강에 충분한 수준으로 높이고, 학습자간 영어구사력의 편차를 최소한으로 줄이는 것이 가장 필요하다는 것을 확인하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 영어학습자의 영어구사력을 높이는 방안으로 영어강의 수강을 위한 학문목적 대학영어교육(EAP) 과정이 필요하다고 주장하였다.

An ESL Program in Higher Education: Is An ESL Program Only Enough to Develop ESL Learners' CALP?

  • Yun, Jee-Hwan;Park, Yong-Hyo;Song, Jihyun
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.291-307
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    • 2011
  • The primary purpose of this study was to report overall findings of academic English proficiency of university ESL students in an ESL program from 2003 to 2008 at a university in the U.S. Furthermore, this study proposes to explore the effectiveness of the ESL program on developing the ESL learners' academic English proficiency. In order to achieve these purposes, this study applied a quantitative research methodology which analyzed data (more than 3,000 samples) collected by the university ESL program. The data included the ESL learners' English proficiency test scores. The results indicated that the effectiveness of the ESL program was significant in improving the ESL learners' cognitive/academic language proficiency across all three groups: ESL-only, ESL + Under, and ESL + Grad. That is, after either a complete ESL program intervention only or both a partial ESL program intervention and taking academic courses, the three groups' academic English proficiency was increased to almost same degree The findings are discussed and implications for pedagogy are suggested.

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원자력과학공학 학술 논문에 나타난 기능적 어휘다발 분석 (Functional Lexical Bundles in Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Articles)

  • 남대현
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제21권11호
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    • pp.426-435
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구의 목적은 영어로 작성된 원자력과학공학 학술 논문에 나타나는 어휘다발을 담화기능에 따라 분류한 후, 분류된 어휘다발이 일반 학술 논문에 나타나는 어휘뭉치와 비교하여 어떤 특징을 나타내는지 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 원자력과학공학 논문의 텍스트를 수집하여 제작한 약 1백만 단어의 코퍼스에서 기능적 어휘 다발을 추출한 후 이를 75만 단어 크기의 일반 학술 논문 코퍼스에 나타난 어휘다발 분포와 빈도를 카이제곱 검정과 표준화 잔차를 사용하여 비교하였다. 그 결과 원자력과학공학 분야에서는 일반 학술 논문과 비교했을 때 저자태도와 관련한 어휘다발이 주로 사용되었고, 어휘다발 사용에 있어서는 다양성이 결여된 어휘다발 사용이 나타나 동일한 타입의 어휘다발을 '재사용'하는 모습을 보여주었다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 원자력과학공학 학술목적영어 교육에 대한 교육적 함의와 후속연구의 방향에 관하여 제언하였다.

A Study of TOEIC Results and College Recruiting Policy

  • Lee, Eun-Pyo
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.57-69
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    • 2005
  • There have been changes throughout the past 100 years of English education in Korea. The Ministry of Education revised the English curriculum numerous times. From the 6th national curriculum, communicative competence became an essential objective in English learning. The study is to see if E University students' TOEIC results show any significant difference between the two groups under the 5th and 6th national curriculum. Another objective of this research is to see if recruiting medical students with high scores of the standardized English tests is suitable to select the best candidates who can fulfill medical studies. For these two purposes, sophomore students' TOEIC results in 2000 & 2004 and non-resident-status students' cumulative GPA were analyzed. The study shows that there is no significant difference in the two groups. Moreover, the current recruiting policy to select the best fit medical candidates based on their high TOEIC or TOEFL scores does not seem to be an appropriate measure since such students' GPA reveals poor academic performance amid their high scores in English.

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Lexical Bundles in Computer Science Research Articles: A Corpus-Based Study

  • Lee, Je-Young;Lee, Hye Jin
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.70-75
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this corpus-based study was to find 4-word lexical bundles in computer science research articles. As the demand for research articles (RAs) for international publication increases, the need for acquiring field-specific writing conventions for this academic genre has become a burning issue. Particularly, one area of burgeoning interest in the examination of rhetorical structures and linguistic features of RAs is the use of lexical bundles, the indispensable building blocks that make up an academic discourse. To illustrate, different academic discourses rely on distinctive repertoires of lexical bundles. Because lexical bundles are often acquired as a whole, the recurring multi-word sequences can be retrieved automatically to make written discourse more fluent and natural. Therefore, the proper use of rhetorical devices specific to a particular discipline can be a vital indicator of success within the discourse communities. Hence, to identify linguistic features that make up specific registers, this corpus-based study examines the types and usage frequency of lexical bundles in the discipline of CS, one of the most in-demand fields world over. Given that lexical bundles are empirically-derived formulaic multi-word units, identifying core lexical bundles used in RAs, they may provide insights into the specificity of particular CS text types. This will in turn provide empirical evidence of register specificity and technicality within the academic discourse of computer science. As in the results, pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

TOEFL, TOEIC, TEPS 시험 점수와 대학 수학 능력과의 연관성 연구 (A study on the relationship between the scores of TOEFL, TOEIC and TEPS, and college academic performance)

  • 이현우;이소영
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.153-171
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    • 2003
  • The scores of TOEFL, TOEIC, and TEPS have been increasingly used for many purposes in Korea. In particular, these test scores are being used as a predictor for determining readiness for and success in college work, or as a measure of the testees' overall English proficiency. Nonetheless, studies have rarely proposed that the validity of the test scores is used for either purpose. As a preliminary step to explore the predictive validity of the test scores, we collected the scores of TOEFL, TOEIC, and TEPS from thirty students of a university as well as their cumulative grade point averages (GPAs). The correlations between the test scores and GPAs show that TOEFL will be most likely to have the highest validity coefficient as a predictor for determining success in college work as well as a measure of overall English proficiency. Although this study has a few limitations such as the small number of participants, their homogeneousness as a group, etc., it provides some insight into the use of the three tests for college admissions and measurement of overall English proficiency and suggests need for conducting further validation studies in these areas.

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학문목적영어(EAP)를 위한 키워드 추출 (Keyword Extraction for English for Academic Purposes)

  • 이제영
    • 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국콘텐츠학회 2018년도 춘계 종합학술대회 논문집
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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.

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Investigating Effects of Metacognitive Strategies on Reading Engagement: Managing Globalized Education

  • HUO, Naihean;CHO, Yooncheong
    • 산경연구논집
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    • 제11권5호
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: Previous studies rarely investigated the effects of the metacognitive reading strategies on reading engagement, particularly in globalized higher education, while those studies examined reading problems and engagement with lower reading level. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the metacognitive reading strategies including global reading, problem solving, and supporting reading on reading engagement that include argentic, behavior, emotional, and cognitive engagement in global learning environment. This study investigated research questions: how do global reading, problem solving, and supporting reading strategies affect argentic, behavior, emotional, and cognitive reading engagement? Research design, Data, and methodology: This study collected data via online survey in globalized learning environment. This study applied statistical analyses, such as factor and regression analyses and ANOVA. Results: The results of this study showed that metacognitive reading strategies had significant effects on student reading engagement while they were reading class materials in English for academic purposes. Conclusions: This study provides managerial implications in higher education by providing better strategies to enhance learning skills in global context. In particular, this study provides implications that the effects of problem solving and supporting strategies could be improved by adopting better management systems in globalized education.

말레이시아 조기유학생 어머니들의 자녀교육 및 '어머니 노릇'에 대한 인식과 의미 (The Meanings and Perceptions of Child Education and Mother's Role for Children of Korean Mothers in Malaysia)

  • 홍석준;성정현
    • 동남아시아연구
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.1-48
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    • 2011
  • This study examines the perception and its meaning of child education and mother]s role for children of Korean mothers for their children to study abroad in Malaysia. For this purpose, data was collected through in-depth interviews with seven mothers and one grandmother. All participants were lived in Malaysia for at least 6 months above. As a result, the most of recommenders of studying in Malaysia were fathers. And the purposes of studying in Malaysia were the improvement of their children's English learning skills and abilities, and not-good academic achievement in Korea. They made a decision for their children to study in Malaysia in that it was good to study in Malaysia for early 'spec' management for their children. But in the case of Korean mothers, they had a diverse desires internally. For example, they had a desire to escape from the relationships with mother-in law or complicated social relations of their family, kin, and neighbors in Korea. In Malaysia, Koran mothers carried out their roles of children's time management, information network management and 'distinction' strategies to their friends and neighbors for their children to study well and up their achievements' levels. Lately, they had planning to develop for their children's long term life design and their choices of universities in Korea, with special reference to the various connections of school-ties and religion-ties in Malaysia.