• 영어어문교육
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.365-395
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• 2010

This study explores the effect of extensive reading(ER) implemented in middle and high schools in Korean EFL context. Two middle school English teachers and two high school English teachers participated in implementing ER in their classes. Six middle school classes of 239 students and seven high school classes of 268 students participated in ER program guided by the above four teachers. To implement ER, participating teachers had continuously been guided by the researcher about the theoretic reasoning of ER and practical methods for efficient ER in class. The study lasted for two semesters and the teachers and students were surveyed and interviewed during and after the classes. The result showed pretty positive improvement of students' self-confidence, interest and motivation about English through ER implemented in this study. It is hoped that this study would show the possibility of implementing ER in Korean EFL secondary school context and a model for ER and cooperation between university researchers and in-service English teachers.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2005

This study is a preliminary investigation of the nature of discourse marker acquisition in Korean American speakers of English. Discourse markers are of interest because they are not an aspect of language taught through formal instruction either to native or non-native speakers. Therefore, discourse marker use serves as indirect evidence of face-to-face interaction with native speakers and an indicator of integration. In this light, the present study examines the presence of discourse markers in Korean Americans. The markers chosen for analysis were you know, like, and I mean. The data consist of spontaneous speech elicited from interviews. Sociolinguistic variables such as age, sex, and generation (i.e., $1^{st}$, 1.5, $2^{nd}$) were examined. Results show that there appears to be interaction between the variables and discourse marker use. While all speakers showed variable acquisition of markers, younger, female, and 1.5 generation speakers were found to use discourse markers more than other speakers. Although discourse marker use is optional and thus not a linguistic feature that must be necessarily acquired, it is clear that use is pervasive and acquired differentially by English speakers irrespective of whether they are native or not.

• 대한음성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성학회 2000년도 7월 학술대회지
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• pp.332-332
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception and production of English vowels by native speakers of Korean. In perception test, twelve English vowels /${\ae},{\;}a,{\;}{\Game},{\;}e,{\;}{\varepsilon},{\;}i,{\;}I,{\;}a,{\;}o,{\;}u,{\wedge},{\;}{\mho}$/, as in had, hard, hoard, hayed, head, heed, hid, hod, hoed, whod, Hudd, and hood produced by native speakers of English were used as perception test materials and subjects were asked to identify the vowels. Two different groups of subjects participated in the perception test. One consisted of 90 students who were taking an English phonetics course, and the other consisted of 64 who were not. The results showed that the former did better than the latter m identifYing English vowels, and that vowels in 'head' and 'had' were relatively hard to identify, while vowels in 'hayed', 'hard', and unexpectedly, 'heed' and hid' were easy to perceive. In production test, two native English speakers and 4 native Korean speakers served as subjects. The 4 native Korean speakers were divided into two groups as in the perception test, experienced and inexperienced, depending on whether they were taking an English phonetics course or not. Native English speakers generally showed significant differences both in vowel duration and in FI & F2 values between members of the vowel pairs which are of special interest of this study: /i/ vs. /I/, /${\ae}$/ vs. /$\varepsilon$/, and /u/ vs. and /$\mho$/. There was no significant difference between the two Korean groups. Native Korean speakers showed much difference in neither duration nor FI & F2 values except significant durational difference in /i/ vs. /I/ pair.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제3호
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• pp.13-42
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• 1997

The purpose that the curriculum appropriate for the student's level pursues is to offer to a student the curriculum that can satisfy the student's interest, aptitude, and requirements. This curriculum has recently enforced all over the country, but the careful research and the plan for verification on its effect are required so that it may accomplish its purpose. This study, centered on the reading comprehension ability of Freshman English of the High School, aims to suggest a more desirable procedure for organizing and enforcing the curriculum appropriate for the students' level. In order to provide the best curriculum appropriate for the student's level. (1) the diagnosis of the individual student's level should be made first ; (2) the syllabus focused both on the grammar and on the communicative functions should be prepared ; (3) the teaching material on the basis of the syllabus should be selected considering the student's interest. and requirements. The new method of teaching-learning English should also be developed with the enforcement of the new curriculum discussed here. The curriculum appropriate for the student's level has many kinds of problems but these disadvantages should be overcome for providing the better educational system for the individual student.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2018

본 연구는 '흥미'와 '자기결정성 이론' 이라는 동기 이론을 체계적으로 접목한 초등 영어 e-Learning 시스템(www.englishbuddy.kr)을 개발하고, 이를 3,100개 학원에서 적용해 본 후 실제로 학습자의 내적 동기가 향상되었는가를 측정한 것이다. 동기 전략이 적용된 이러닝 시스템으로 학습한 학습자 328명과 다른 영어 학습 프로그램 학습자 150명의 설문지 조사 분석 결과, 동기 전략이 적용된 이 러닝 시스템이 학습자의 '흥미'와 '심리적 욕구'를 만족시키고 있다는 것이 밝혀짐으로써 '학습자의 동기를 높이는 동기 전략'이 구체화되었다. 본 연구를 통해 e-Learning 환경에서 학습자의 동기가 높아지는 특징이 명확해짐으로써, e-Learning 학습을 발전시키고, 또한 '흥미'와 '자기결정성 이론' 이라는 동기 이론을 체계적으로 접목한 e-Learning 시스템을 실제로 구축하고, 3,100개 학원, 16,000명 학습자에게 적용시켜 본 매우 실증적인 연구라는 점에서 그 연구 의의가 있다 하겠다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.622-633
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• 2014

본 연구는 2009개정 교육과정에 따라 2013년부터 적용된 고등학교 영어I 교과서에 실린 삽화의 문화권 표현의 특징, 내용과의 관련성 및 외형적 특징에 대해 분석하고, 실제 학교 현장에서의 교사와 학생을 대상으로 설문을 실시함으로 삽화에 대한 인식을 살펴보고, 보다 더 좋은 교과서를 제작할 수 있도록 하는데 그 목적을 두었다. 연구를 위해 고등학교 영어교과서 삽화에 나타나는 공통적인 특징들을 분류하여 4가지의 분석 기준을 고안하였고, 그 내용은 삽화에 나타난 문화권 표현, 삽화의 표현유형, 삽화의 표현기법, 삽화의 언어의 기능별 제시로 구분하였다. 설문 내용은 고등학교 교사를 대상으로 삽화와 교과내용과의 관련성, 삽화의 배치와 구성, 학습자의 학습 흥미도와 인지적 측면, 교수 및 학습 용이성, 언어의 기능과의 연계성으로 제작하였고, 학생들을 대상으로는 삽화에의 친숙성, 흥미도, 학습 용이성, 선호하는 표현기법과 표현재료로 제작하였다. 설문을 실시한 결과 학생들의 교수 학습 효과를 높이기 위해 교수 및 학습 용이성을 높이고, 학생들이 친근하게 느낄 수 있는 삽화개발이 요구되었다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.306-319
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• 2018

본 연구는 기존 영어교재 및 학습법의 한계를 뛰어넘어, 교수의 비중을 줄이고 대학생들의 협동학습을 통해 언어감각 발전을 증진시키는 것을 연구목적으로 한다. 본 연구에서는 대학교양 영어수업의 협동학습이 영어말하기 능력향상과 정의적 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 서울소재 K대학 대학생 50명을 연구대상으로 하여, 2018년 3월 2일부터 6월 30일까지 약 4개월에 걸쳐, 직접 영어말하기를 위한 협동학습을 진행하고, 정의적 성과를 검증하였다 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 대학교양 영어수업의 협동학습은 대학생의 영어말하기 능력 향상(정확성, 유창성, 복잡성)에 차이가 발생하였다. 세부요인별로는 정확성, 유창성, 복잡성순으로 차이가 발생하였다. 둘째, 대학교양 영어수업의 협동학습은 대학생의 정의적 성과 중 학습자신감과 학습흥미에 차이가 있었지만, 학습태도와 학습동기에는 차이가 발생하지 않았다. 셋째, 대학교양 영어수업의 협동학습은 영어말하기 능력향상(정확성, 유창성, 복잡성)이 정의적 성과의 학습자신감과 학습흥미에 미치는 영향은 차이가 발생하였지만, 학습태도와 학습동기에는 차이가 발생하지 않았다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.565-571
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• 2019

본 연구는 사범대학 영어교육과에 재학 중인 학생들의 교양영어에 대한 인식과 요구를 바탕으로, 전공에 특화되나 전공 교육과는 차별화된 좀 더 효과적인 교양 영어교육에 대한 제언을 하고자 하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위하여 영어교육과에 재학 중인 학생들을 대상으로 영어교양 교육의 인식과 요구와 관련된 설문과 인터뷰를 수행하였다. 설문 결과, 현 교양영어에 대한 영어교육과 학생들의 만족도는 전체적으로 3점대로 높지는 않았다. '멀티미디어 시설 등 강의실 환경'에 대한 만족도나 교수진의 전문성, 자질, 교수방법'은 타 항목에 비해서 평균 점수가 비교적 높았으나 '영어실력 향상의 정도'나 '흥미유발 정도'에 대한 항목 가장 낮은 평균점수를 보였다. 이 외에도 본 연구에서 수행한 교양영어 프로그램에 대한 요구와 수준별 수업에 대한 요구, 교수자에 대한 요구 결과를 바탕으로 영어교육 전공자들을 위한 교양영어 교육을 위하여 제안은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영어 교육 전공자들을 위한 전공특화 교양영어선택 과목을 개설한다. 둘째, 전공과 연계된 교양영어 회화 과목을 개발한다. 또한 영문학을 바탕으로 한 의사소통중심 교양 독해수업을 개발한다.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2022

With recent scientific advances and growing interest in AI technologies, AI-based chatbots have been viewed as a practical learning aid for English language development. The purpose of this study is to examine preservice teachers' perceptions on the potential benefits of employing AI chatbots in English instruction and its pedagogical aspects. 28 preservice teachers majoring in English education were asked to use Kuki chatbots for a week with a guidance of a researcher and then report on their perceptions of AI chatbots in terms of perceived usefulness after use, applicability, and educational benefits and drawbacks. Emerging codes and themes were identified and evaluated using Thematic Analysis(TA) based on qualitative data from surveys and interviews. The findings show that six emerging themes were identified, encompassing perspectives on teacher, learner, communication, linguistic, affective, and assessment. The overall findings of this study revealed that AI-based chatbots can play a significant role as learning tools for stimulating interactive communication in a target language. Most preservice primary teachers acknowledge that AI chatbots can be useful as teaching and learning aids for both teachers and students. Furthermore, when applying various learner data to chatbot technology, such as learner assessment and diagnosis, a guided approach is necessary to perform a conversation appropriate for the learner's level and characteristics. Finally, as chatbots have a variety of benefits in terms of affective aspects, they may improve EFL learners' confidence in speaking English and learning motivation.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.165-198
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• 2002

The purpose of this research is to improve the writing ability of students by an ideal test model of English writing based on strategies of procedural learning stages enhancing the level of students' writing ability. Assessment of writing in the field of English education has been limited so far to very restricted areas with no appropriate scientific scrutiny. Assessment is really meaningful only when it exactly estimates the ability of students. Since English writing competence has become indispensable in this era of global village, writing instruction should be most emphasized. The most forceful method of busting writing instruction is to utilize the so-called washback effect of testing. So, to develop a good test model of writing, the first thing that is required is to inspect writing strategy in steps and, then, testing itself. First of all, analyzed with a special reference to the 6th high school English curriculum were the goals and contents of the syllabus reflected in one kind of junior high textbook and eight different kinds of senior high textbooks. Then questionnaires on the whole area of writing and tendencies of English writing classes were given to 100 English teachers, 300 students. The results of questionnaires were statistically analyzed. Then, some suggestions and opinions about the questioning method were made: the procedural strategy in steps, English writing instruction and test model of assessment were applied to the syllabus referring to teaching plans. On the bases of the results of the questionnaires, three pretests and a final test of English writing were administered to verify the effect of enhanced English writing competence which had been gradually promoted and, through the promotion, produced the test criteria of English writing. In conclusion, guidance and evaluation of English writing through in steps are really indispensable to increase student's practical ability and, accordingly, we are in need of the development of a testing method of useful writing practiced in school class above anything else. So, it is necessary to further the study on methods to assess writing ability on the bases of participation and fluency of students with their keen interest in English. Also, to intensify the effect of the test model, more accommodating reorganization of syllabus is required in our education. For instance, we need a flexible operation in organizing time units from the current 50 minutes to 100-130 minutes.