• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.123-139
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• 2011

The purpose of the current study is to analyze a model of OPIc-based speaking test for Korea English classroom. The research questions were (1). What is the English teachers' opinion on the current speaking teaching and testing? (2). Is the OPIc speaking test appropriate in the Korea English class? and (3). What are the English education students' perceptions of the OPIc-based speaking test for English classes? To answer the first research question, a survey was conducted targeting one hundred and forty-seven teachers. The result of the survey shows that Korea English teachers' great concern on the English teaching and speaking test are "communicative competence," "scoring and criteria," and "condition and need." To answer the second research question, the OPIc speaking test for the class was analyzed and it was found that in terms of the communicative competence," "scoring and criteria," and "condition and need" issues, OPIc based speaking test is appropriate in Korea English class. For the third research question, Q methodology was used targeting English education students and the result shows that most English education students strongly agree to the statements that the OPIc-based speaking test has the advantage to improve communicative competence. This study may provide the information about creating and adopting tests for English classes and relating standardized test and the English classes.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.510-521
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• 2011

본 연구는 부산시에 소재하는 어린이집 원장과 교사의 영아조기영어교육에 대한 인식과 실태를 알아보는 것을 목적으로 어린이집 원장 108명과 교사 241명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 12.0 통계프로그램을 사용하여 빈도분석, $X^2$ 검증, 교차분석을 실시하였으며, 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영아조기영어교육의 교육목표, 교육내용, 교육방법, 적합한 교사, 교사의 자질, 개선점에 대한 원장과 교사의 인식은 차이가 없었으며, 적합한 교재, 어린이집 교육과의 관계에 대한 인식은 차이가 있었다. 둘째, 어린이 집의 영아조기영어교육의 실태를 살펴 본 결과 실시하게 된 계기는 원장의 교육관에 의해서라는 응답이 가장 많았으며, 실시방법은 간단한 회화 중심으로 주 1~2회 정도로 횟수로 실시하고 있는 곳이 가장 많았다. 본 연구 결과는 영아조기영어교육의 활성화를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.203-226
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• 2007

This paper analyzes the in-service training program for the 1st grade English teacher in the following 7 regions: Taejeon, Seoul, Incheon, Kangwon, Kyeonggi, Chungnam and Chungbuk. It also investigates the actual conditions of the program. The analyses are performed on three categories of subjects: Teaching Profession, Refinement and English Education. The English Education category can be divided into the three aspects: language skills, communicative skills and language learning/teaching skills. Among the 7 regions, subjects under Teaching Profession, Refinement and English Education have a significant (2-3 times +/-) variance in terms of the number and credit hours of the courses. While the Refinement Program is above the standard set by Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development(MEHRD) in some regions, the Teaching Profession Program and the English Education Program is below the standard set by MEHRD in other regions. To overcome the weaknesses of the program, this paper suggests the following: 1) prescriptions for the proportion ratio of each category should be suitably modified. 2) MEHRD should observe and supervise the program of each region. 3) being organized, the program must have two parts as follows: the same mandatory subjects for all regions and optional subjects suited to each region.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.14-24
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 유아영어교육에 참여하고 있는 11명의 어머니들을 대상으로 자녀의 영어교육 경험과 인식을 심층 면담하였다. 이를 통해 자녀 영어교육 과정에서 어머니들이 어떠한 경험을 하며, 이러한 경험이 어떠한 의미로 해석되고 있는지 분석 해 봄으로써 유아영어교육에 참여하고 있는 부모들의 상황을 보다 깊이 있게 탐색하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 분석 결과를 제시하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 어머니들은 글로벌 시대에 영어는 필수라는 신념, 본인의 경험, 예정된 개인적 상황 등에 의해 자녀의 유아영어교육을 선택하여 실행하고 있었다. 또한 연구 참여자들은 학습효과를 체감할 수 있을 때 영어교육 효과를 긍정적으로 인지하였으며 이에 큰 의미부여를 하고 있었다. 둘째, 연구 참여자들은 영어교육 과정에서 자녀의 공부 스트레스, 높은 비용 부담 등의 어려움과 문제점 등을 경험하고 있었다. 셋째, 연구 참여자들은 유아기 자녀들의 발달에 적절한 영어교육을 위한 개인적, 사회적 차원의 방향성과 방법론 제시에 관한 바람을 가지고 있었다. 본 연구는 유아영어교육에 대한 어머니들의 실제적인 경험 및 바람에 관한 비판적 성찰 등을 드러냄으로써, 유아영어교육의 문제점 및 제한점에 대해 지속적으로 관심을 가지고 논의해야 할 필요성이 있음을 시사한다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.283-300
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• 2009

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a model for an English learning web-site using Korean folktales to stimulate the interest of beginners learning English, (elementary and early middle school ages) and suggest an integrated way of teaching 4 skills. The study first reviews the theoretical and historical backgrounds of storytelling using Korean folk tale, WBI (Web Based Learning), and learner-centered learning. Storytelling using Korean folk tale is an interactive way of teaching English through the use of words and actions from Korean traditional culture. The students can take pride in their own culture while learning a foreign language since they are familiar with the stories and the culture. Nowadays multicultural education is one of the big features of global education. Therefore there are benefits of studying English through Korean folktales. The websites can help students learn English ubiquitously with a learner-centered focus. For the study, we analyzed several digital English storytelling websites. The paper concludes that digital English story books need to improve their interactive ways of teaching for more effective learning. The authors created an integrated English learning website model using Korean folktales for beginners. We hope to introduce this type of learning through the website for higher level students in middle school. Further study should be conducted in order to make the websites more meaningful and useful for Korean students learning English.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.1273-1284
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to develop vocational English textbooks for vocational high school, especially marine production high school. Vocational English is intended to increase English proficiency in the area of specific industry or jobs. Based on the review of the literature, the study established developed vocational English textbooks for marine production high school based on the modular system. The developing process includes analysis for marine production job, marine production high school and current English textbook for marine production. Based on the analysis, this study developed English contents which marine production students utilize in not only school but also workplace. Also, this study suggests future research directions for effective development and use of the textbooks in the vocational high schools.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2011

As a basic study on an effective operation of EMIs (English Medium Instructions) gradually expanded by social needs, the research analyses the effects of English competence, motivation, achievement, and self-confidence on learners' satisfaction and cognition of effects of EMI. Sixty-seven students (55 male and 12 female students) of the department of Civil Engineering in University A participated in the research. First, the analysis results indicate that participants evaluated their own English competence and self-confidence below average but evaluated English motivation and achievement above average. Second, participants' satisfaction with EMI was above average but they cognized its effects below average. Third, English motivation and self-confidence influenced on learners' satisfaction and cognition of effects of EMI in a meaningful way. Especially, English self-confidence influenced relatively more on the two dependent variables. Based on those result, the implications were suggested.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.241-259
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• 2002

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the recent trends of the development of the English textbooks in EFL situation. The 7th National English Curriculum(NEC) in 2001 which emphasized the curriculum-centered school education have had much influence on the traditional textbook-centered school education in Korea. According to the paradigmatic change of school education, the contents of the English textbooks were changed into the new types of students-centered classroom activities. For students' communicative activities, the English textbooks were developed by two types of syllabuses: process-oriented syllabus and product-oriented syllabus. The 7th NEC includes procedural syllabus and task-based syllabus as well as grammatical- structural syllabus and notional-functional syllabus. In short, unlike the English textbooks in former curriculums, learners' classroom activities and tasks have been emphasized in those to foster their communicative competence.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.207-229
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• 2010

The present study has sought to explore the critical issues of English immersion education through the voices of the four elementary teachers who have recently taught at immersion programs under the guidance of Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education. The interview data with three teachers and the teaching journals of one teacher were analyzed and categorized into two emergent themes: (1) current difficulties in the immersion programs and (2) possible problems with the implementations of immersion programs in all public schools. Specifically, the first issue included teachers' inadequate teaching skills for immersion programs, accumulated learning losses, and lack of immersion class hours. The second issue included workload imposed on immersion program teachers, promotion of private education, learning losses of other subjects, and administration for show. Finally, pedagogical implications are suggested.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1125-1133
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to explore the perception toward qualification of early childhood English teachers and their teachers' sense of efficacy. The samples consisted of 201 early childhood English teachers in Seoul, Daejeon, Daegu, Gyeonggi area. A sample of early childhood English teachers completed a series of questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed with t-test, F-test, correlation. The results showed that most teachers were women between 30 to 40 years old, university graduate with job experience less than 3 years. In addition, half of teachers in this study majored on English studies or early childhood education and child studies. This study found that early childhood English teachers thought themselves to be qualified as a English teacher and early childhood teacher. And they rated teachers' sense of efficacy to relatively high. There were differences on the scores of qualification of early childhood English teacher and teachers' sense of efficacy according to education level and major. And years of job experience were positively related with the perception of qualification of early childhood teacher and teachers' sense of efficacy.