• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.165-190
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• 2011

This research investigates listening strategies and the relationship between the employment of strategy and listening proficiency of Korean EFL middle school students. One hundred and four middle school students (N = 104) participated in this study and their strategy use was assessed through a questionnaire adapted from Oxford's (1990) SILL and O'Malley and Chamot (1990). To measure listening proficiency, the English Listening Ability Test designed by 15 city and provincial offices of education in Korea was used. The results show that students employed a moderate use of strategies; compensation strategies were used most frequently and metacognitive strategies were used the least frequently. Significant differences were found in the use of implicit strategy among different listening proficiency groups, but not in their use of behavioral strategy. Furthermore, there were significant differences in the use of implicit memory, cognitive and compensation strategies among groups of students with different listening proficiencies, but not in their use of metacognitive strategy. The results from multiple regression analysis indicate that implicit strategy use could play an important role in listening comprehension. The findings suggest the need for additional research to explore the effect of listening strategy training for English language learners.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.101-124
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• 2011

This paper investigated the relationships among Korean EFL learners' listening anxiety, listening strategy use, and listening proficiency. One hundred and forty four Korean college students who were enrolled in the required practical English classes participated in this study. Questionnaires related to students' listening strategy use and listening anxiety were administered and a TOEIC listening comprehension test was given to measure the students' listening proficiency. The one-way ANOVA was used to analyze the data. The findings of this study are that the students' listening performance is positively correlated with their strategy use and negatively correlated with their anxiety level, and their strategy use is negatively correlated with their anxiety level. The results suggest that successful learning will occur when anxiety is reduced and when the use of strategies is encouraged more often. The pedagogical implications for EFL educators and teachers are described.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.345-364
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• 2009

This study attempts to provide a comprehensive framework for listening strategy use among university students in Korea in relation to TOEIC listening scores. In particular, this study tests whether motivation, based on the self-determination theory, mediates listening strategy use on listening comprehension (LC) process and whether reading comprehension ability moderates the use of listening strategy in LC achievement. One hundred seventy six freshmen students participated in the study during their first semester required English course. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess students' motivation and LC strategy use. The responses were statistically analyzed via the moderator and mediator model. The results indicate that internalized motivation mediates the use of listening strategy in LC achievement; however, reading comprehension skill doesn't affect students' use of listening strategies in relation to listening skill achievement. In other words, students who have internalized motivation were able to utilize listening strategies effectively in terms of achievement of the TOEIC listening skills. The findings of the current study offer in-depth understanding of the relationship among use of LC strategies, intrinsic motivation, and listening skill achievement shared by the mediator and moderator models.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.177-197
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• 2009

This study investigated the effects of dictation practice, in terms of listening proficiency and the use of listening strategy. The research was implemented for 15 weeks with 89 freshmen and sophomores at a Korean university. The subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group. All conditions were the same in both groups, except that the experimental group had dictation practice on a regular basis in their listening classes through one semester. For the purpose of the study, two research questions were set; 1) Does dictation practice improve listening proficiency? 2) What are the differences in the use of listening strategies between the two groups? Does dictation practice make the participants use different listening strategies? A sample TOEIC listening test was conducted as a pre-test and post-test. A questionnaire was used to find out the differences in the use of listening strategies between the two groups. The results of this study reveal that there was no statistically difference in improvement between the two groups; however, the experimental group scored much higher on the post-test than the pre-test compared with the control group. In regard to listening strategies, among 6 listening strategies, the use of metacognitive listening strategies had a significant difference between the two groups. On the basis of the results, the study suggested some guidelines for dictation practice in EFL listening classes and called for more studies on its effects.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.25-49
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• 2006

Though a large amount of research concerning listening strategies has been conducted, the strategic behaviors of younger students in this area have received less attention. This study is a follow up study of an earlier case study by the author (2006). The purpose of this study is to verify what listening strategies Korean elementary learners use in a general L2 listening situation. 213 elementary students participated in this study, and a listening strategy questionnaire was used. ANOVA, MANOVA, Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis were used to interpret the data. The results of this study reveal that younger participants used all four types of listening strategies, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive and affective, fairly often; however, the results also show that they differ in how frequently they use each strategy according to their listening proficiency. Overall, highly proficient learners use more strategies compared to less proficient learners. High proficiency learners use compensation strategies most and cognitive strategies least. Low proficient learners use affective strategies most and compensation strategies least. Moreover, the results showed no significant grade- or gender-related strategic behaviors, and also showed that L2 listening proficiency can be a significant predictor of strategic behavior of young learners. 12% of the variance in L2 strategic behaviors was attributable to L2 listening proficiency.

• 한국어교육
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.145-163
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify the necessity of research for increasing French language learners and to examine their use of listening strategies according to their proficiency as a basic study for their continuous learning and communication skills. In the case of French language Korean learners, both the beginner and intermediate learners used the upper cognitive strategy most frequently. However, the cognitive strategy, which has been mentioned as a frequently used strategy in previous studies, was found to be the least used in this study. This finding can be attributed to differences in mores and mastery of prior studies and research subjects. The cognitive strategy was lower in both the beginner and intermediate levels, but the level of use increased significantly in the intermediate level compared to the beginner level, showing only statistically significant differences in the usage patterns according to the proficiency level among the four listening strategies.

• 한국어교육
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.85-104
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of listening comprehension ability, self-efficacy, comprehension anxiety, and exposure time on Korean language understanding. In order to achieve our goal, listening examinations and surveys were conducted among 95 students from a university in Thailand, studying Korean language. As a result, it was revealed that the most influential factor on one's listening ability was self-efficacy. In addition, when the correlation between listening self-efficacy and other factors was examined, it was shown that there existed a statistically significant relationship. Particularly, listening comprehension anxiety had the most significant correlation with listening self-efficacy. Similarly, cognitive strategy demonstrated a significant correlation with listening self-efficacy. On the other hand, the effects of self-efficacy and other factors on listening scores such as the degree and types of strategy that students used were also studied. The findings revealed that, in most cases, strategy-intensive group's test results were influenced more by exposure time, while the less intensive group's scores were influenced more by their self-efficacy. Finally, after analyzing the effects of time spent on conversing with friends and watching Korean television on listening self-efficacy, it was discovered that both factors had statistically significant relationships with listening self-efficacy. Through this study, such results can be integrated and applied to education in various ways. The most important part for listening comprehension ability is enhancing self-efficacy and in order to do so, the appropriate education methods should be used to reduce listening comprehension anxiety, stimulate strategy use, and increase listening exposure time.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제5호
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• pp.1-25
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• 1999

The objective of the present study was to model the relationships between language learning strategy use and language proficiency among the Asian (Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese) students studying English in the United States. The instruments were a language learning strategy Questionnaire and the Institutional Testing Program Test of English as a Foreign Language (ITP TOEFL). Structural equation modeling was utilized to model the relationships between language learning strategies and language proficiency. The present study found only weak relationships between language learning strategies and language proficiency. Only 13% and 15% of variance of the listening and grammar/reading factor were explained by the language learning strategies. The metacognitive strategies appeared not to have direct relationships to the language skill factors, as was found in other studies (Purpura, 1996, 1997). The effects of the social and affective strategies were very small. They in combination could account about 1% and 4% of the variance of the listening and grammar/reading factors.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.109-132
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 음악을 사용하여 기분을 조절하는 방략이 개인의 감정 경험과 실제로 관련이 있는지 확인하고, 이러한 방략을 사용하는 개인의 경향성이 성격특질, 음악 교육 경험, 성별과 어떤 관계를 갖는지 탐색하였다. 대학생 529명을 대상으로 한국판 음악 사용 기분조절 척도, 성격5요인 척도, 정적/부적 감정 목록, 음악 교육 경험 여부에 관한 설문지를 실시하고 상관분석, 다중회귀분석, 집단 간 평균 차이 검증으로 음악 사용 기분조절 방략과 개인차 변인간의 관계를 탐색하였다. 연구 결과, 음악을 사용하여 기분을 조절하는 것은 부정적인 감정 완화보다는 긍정적인 감정 향상과 더 큰 연관성을 보였으며 평상시의 감정 상태보다는 음악을 감상하고 있을 때의 감정 상태와 더 높은 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 음악 교육을 받은 경우가 받지 않은 경우보다, 여성이 남성보다 유의하게 음악을 사용하여 기분을 조절하는 경향을 보였다. 다중회귀분석 결과, 성격5요인 중 음악 사용 기분조절 방략과 전반적으로 유의한 관계가 있는 특질은 우호성과 경험에 대한 개방성이었으며, 성실성과 신경증 성향은 일부 특정 방략 사용만을 예측하였다. 위의 결과를 통해 음악을 듣는 것이 효과적인 기분조절 방략이며, 부적 감정 완화와 정적 감정 향상 목표를 달성하여 개인의 정서적 안녕감 및 정신건강에 긍정적인 영향을 줄 수 있다는 점과 이러한 효과가 개인 특성에 따라 차별적으로 나타날 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 마지막으로 연구의 한계점과 후속 연구 제언을 논의하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2018

이 연구의 목적은 블렌디드 러닝으로 듣기 수업에 참여하는 대학생들을 대상으로 영어 듣기능력이 향상한 학생과 향상하지 않은 학생들 사이에 언어학습전략 사용과 언어학습믿음에 차이가 있었는지를 알아보고 듣기성취와 언어학습전략, 언어학습믿음 사이에 관계가 있는지 조사하는 것이다. 이를 위해 69명의 참여자들은 언어학습전략과 언어학습믿음 설문에 응답하고, 사전 사후 듣기 시험을 보았다. 요인분석으로 추출된 요인을 이용하여 성적이 오른 집단과 오르지 않은 집단의 차이를 분석한 결과, 두 집단 사이에 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 영어 듣기능력이 향상된 학생은 언어학습전략을 더 많이 사용하고 있었고, 언어학습믿음에서 더 높은 동기를 갖고 있었다. 동기에 대한 믿음이 높은 학생들은 인지전략과 초인지전략을 더 많이 사용했다. 이 연구는 학습자의 학습믿음과 학습전략 중 영어 듣기능력 향상에 영향을 주는 요인을 제공하여 콘텐츠 개발과 교수법에 기여할 수 있다는 점에서 의의가 있다.