• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2007

The study examined the effects of explicit derivational morphology instruction (henceforth DMI) on the incidental vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension of 132 Korean 1st-year high school students who responded to a battery of tests (two vocabulary tests and a reading comprehension test). Multiple statistical tools were used to analyze the data: Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Simple Regression Analysis, Tests of Simple Main Effects, and effect size computation using Cohen's d. The results indicated that (a) DMI enhanced students' ability to infer word meanings in context, (b) DMI promoted high proficiency students' reading comprehension, whereas it impeded intermediate proficiency students' reading comprehension, (c) vocabulary knowledge has a strong positive predictive value for reading comprehension, and (d) the gaps of vocabulary knowledge across proficiency levels were still substantial, despite the observation that DMI promoted students' vocabulary acquisition. These results have a bearing on English as Foreign Language (EFL) reading pedagogy.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2013

최근 효율적인 외국어 학습 및 테스트를 위한 교육 콘텐츠 개발에 대한 연구가 많이 되고 있다. 이러한 추세에 기반 하여, 온라인 학습 도구와 방송매체 등의 IT 기술을 이용한 e-learning 교육용 콘텐츠 개발이 급격하게 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 하지만 기존의 IT 기술을 이용한 교육용 콘텐츠들은 단방향의 학습 정보만을 제공하기에, 외국어 글을 이해하는 데는 사용자의 학습 편의를 제공하기 어렵다. 사용자 편의가 제공되려면 사용자의 학습 진단에 대한 부가적인 off-line 분석이 요구된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 사용자의 외국어 능력 향상을 위하여, 실시간(on-line)으로 학습 콘텐츠를 제공하여 외국어 능력을 진단하고, 향상시키기 위한 사용자 안구운동 분석 기반의 지능형 학습 도구를 제안한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 사용자 학습상태를 분석하기 위하여 인지심리학/신경생리학 기반의 사용자 학습상태와 관련된 안구 운동 특징 정보를 추출하고 판별 분석한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 지능형 학습 도구는 앞서 언급한 사용자 안구운동 특징 정보를 기저로 하여 사용자가 외국어 읽기를 수행할 때, 사용자가 응시하고 있는 단어에 대하여, '안다/모른다'를 분석하여, 모르는 단어일 경우 실시간(on-line)으로 웹에서 단어를 검색하고, 정리하여 사용자에게 제공함으로써, 외국어로 된 글을 읽고 이해하는데 도움을 주는 자가 학습 서비스를 제공한다. 제안하는 시스템은 학습자들에게 자기 주도적 학습 도구를 제공하고, 자동화된 학습 콘텐츠로 외국어로 된 글의 이해에 대한 성취와 만족도를 높일 수 있다.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.293-305
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• 2016

Objective: This study aims to measure cognitive load levels by analyzing the EEG of Koreans and foreigners, when they read a Korean text with care selected by level from the grammar and vocabulary aspects, and compare the cognitive load levels through quantitative values. The study results can be utilized as basic data for more scientific approach, when Korean texts or books are developed, and an evaluation method is built, when the foreigners encounter them for learning or an assignment. Background: Based on 2014, the number of the foreign students studying in Korea was 84,801, and they increase annually. Most of them are from Asian region, and they come to Korea to enter a university or a graduate school in Korea. Because those foreign students aim to learn within Universities in Korea, they receive Korean education from their preparation for study in Korea. To enter a university in Korea, they must acquire grade 4 or higher level in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), or they need to complete a certain educational program at each university's affiliated language institution. In such a program, the learners of the Korean language receive Korean education based on texts, except speaking domain, and the comprehension of texts can determine their academic achievements in studying after they enter their desired schools (Jeon, 2004). However, many foreigners, who finish a language course for the short-term, and need to start university study, cannot properly catch up with university classes requiring expertise with the vocabulary and grammar levels learned during the language course. Therefore, reading education, centered on a strategy to understand university textbooks regarded as top level reading texts to the foreigners, is necessary (Kim and Shin, 2015). This study carried out an experiment from a perspective that quantitative data on the readers of the main player of reading education and teaching materials need to be secured to back up the need for reading education for university study learners, and scientifically approach educational design. Namely, this study grasped the difficulty level of reading through the measurement of cognitive loads indicated in the reading activity of each text by dividing the difficulty of a teaching material (book) into eight levels, and the main player of reading into Koreans and foreigners. Method: To identify cognitive loads indicated upon reading Korean texts with care by Koreans and foreigners, this study recruited 16 participants (eight Koreans and eight foreigners). The foreigners were limited to the language course students studying the intermediate level Korean course at university-affiliated language institutions within Seoul Metropolitan Area. To identify cognitive load, as they read a text by level selected from the Korean books (difficulty: eight levels) published by King Sejong Institute (Sejonghakdang.org), the EEG sensor was attached to the frontal love (Fz) and occipital lobe (Oz). After the experiment, this study carried out a questionnaire survey to measure subjective evaluation, and identified the comprehension and difficulty on grammar and words. To find out the effects on schema that may affect text comprehension, this study controlled the Korean texts, and measured EEG and subjective satisfaction. Results: To identify brain's cognitive load, beta band was extracted. As a result, interactions (Fz: p =0.48; Oz: p =0.00) were revealed according to Koreans and foreigners, and difficulty of the text. The cognitive loads of Koreans, the readers whose mother tongue is Korean, were lower in reading Korean texts than those of the foreigners, and the foreigners' cognitive loads became higher gradually according to the difficulty of the texts. From the text four, which is intermediate level in difficulty, remarkable differences started to appear in comparison of the Koreans and foreigners in the beginner's level text. In the subjective evaluation, interactions were revealed according to the Koreans and foreigners and text difficulty (p =0.00), and satisfaction was lower, as the difficulty of the text became higher. Conclusion: When there was background knowledge in reading, namely schema was formed, the comprehension and satisfaction of the texts were higher, although higher levels of vocabulary and grammar were included in the texts than those of the readers. In the case of a text in which the difficulty of grammar was felt high in the subjective evaluation, foreigners' cognitive loads were also high, which shows the result of the loads' going up higher in proportion to the increase of difficulty. This means that the grammar factor functions as a stress factor to the foreigners' reading comprehension. Application: This study quantitatively evaluated the cognitive loads of Koreans and foreigners through EEG, based on readers and the text difficulty, when they read Korean texts. The results of this study can be used for making Korean teaching materials or Korean education content and topic selection for foreigners. If research scope is expanded to reading process using an eye-tracker, the reading education program and evaluation method for foreigners can be developed on the basis of quantitative values.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.21-40
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• 2004

This study Questioned what happens in L2 reading comprehension of the expository text, as measured by recall and inference-making abilities, when a L2 reader was induced to develop a content schema about the topic of a target text, but the structure of that schema departs from the structure of the target text Seventy-four. Korean university students read either the same version text twice (consistent condition) or two different version texts (inconsistent condition) with a three-day interval between the two readings. The results of a verification test indicate that, for those subjects with higher L2 reading proficiency, the inconsistent condition was more beneficial than the consistent condition for the inference-making task. On the other hand, for lower-level L2 readers, the consistent condition was more favorable for the recall task. It was concluded that inducing a structurally inconsistent schema through an L2 pre-reading would be beneficial only when the reader's L2 linguistic ability is proficient enough to produce necessary propositions from the pre-reading.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제6호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2000

Listening comprehension is an integrative and creative process of interaction through which listeners receive speakers' production of linguistic or non-linguistic knowledge. Compared with reading comprehension, it may arouse difficulties and thus impose more burdens on foreign learners. The Audio-Lingual Method focused primarily on speaking. Mimicry, repetition, rote memory, and transformation drills actually interfered with listening comprehension. So learners lost interest and were not highly motivated. Improving listening comprehension requires continual attentiveness and interest. Listening skill can be extended systematically only when students are frequently exposed to a wide range of listening materials with an affective, cultural, social, and psycholinguistic approach. Therefore, teachers should help students learn how to comprehend intactly the overall meaning of intended messages. The literature on teaching listening skill suggests various useful activities: TPR, dictation, role playing, singing, picture recognition, completion, prediction, seeking specific information, summarizing, labeling, humor, jokes, cartoons, media, and so on. Practical classroom teaching necessitates a systematic procedure in which students should take part in meaningful tasks/activities. In addition to this, learners must practice listening comprehension trough a self-study process.

• 한국어교육
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.283-306
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• 2012

This study dealt with an issue of teaching Korean as a foreign language in North Korea through textbook analysis. The literature in this field has been quite rare compared to that in other fields in Korean language education, which is due to the adverse circumstances under which research into North Korea is currently carried out. The textbooks analyzed were 조선말회화(1) and 조선말회화(3) and the two learners who had studied Korean with these textbooks were interviewed. The main results show that (a) the grammar points in each chapter are unevenly distributed in 조선말회화(1), which makes it not look learner-centered; (b) each chapter in 조선말회화(1) is composed of speech acts, topics and situations, which renders it useful to its learners; (c) 조선말회화(3) emphasizes Korean oral discoursal features as a conversational textbook; and (d) 조선말회화(3) also covers much of reading comprehension-focused contents, which its learners may find burdensome. Foreseeing a possibility of teaching Korean as a foreign language in a reunified Korea makes it critical to carry out research into teaching Korean as a foreign language in North Korea. This calls for future collaborative research into this issue between two Koreas.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제5호
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• pp.49-62
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• 1999

Education systems throughout the world encourage their students to learn languages other than their native one. In Australia, our Education Boards provide students with the opportunity to learn European and Asian languages. French, German, Chinese and Japanese are the most popular languages studied in elementary and high schools. This choice is a reflection of Australias European heritage and its geographical position near Asia. In most non-English speaking countries, English is the foreign language most readily available to students. In Korea, the English language is actively promoted by the Education Department and, in less official ways, by companies and the public. It is impossible to be anywhere in Korea without seeing the English language alongside or intermingled with Korean. When I ask students why they are learning English, I receive answers that include the word globalization and the importance of English throughout the world. When I press further and ask why they personally are learning English, the students mention passing exams, usually high school tests or TOEIC, and the necessity of passing the latter to obtain a good job. Seldom do I ever hear anything about communication: about the desire to talk with other people in English, to read novels or poetry in English, to understand movies or pop-songs in English, to chat on the Internet in English, to search for information on the Internet in English, or to email pen-pals in English. Yet isnt communication the only valid reason for learning a language? We learn our native language to communicate with those around us. Shouldnt we set the same goal for learning a foreign language? In my opinion communication, whether it is reading and writing or speaking and listening, must be central to language learning. Learning a language to pass examinations is meaningless unless those examinations are a reliable indicator of the ability of the student to communicate. In previous eras, most communication in a foreign language was through reading novels or formal letters. This required a thorough knowledge of grammar and a large vocabulary. Todays communication is much less formal. Telephone conversations, tele-conferences, faxes and emails allow people to communicate regularly and informally. Reading materials are also less formal as popular novels and newspapers are available world-wide. Movies and popular songs have added to the range of informal communication available. Finally travel has ensured that people from different cultures will meet easily and regularly. This informal communication requires less emphasis on grammar and vocabulary and more emphasis on comprehension and confidence to speak. Placing communication central to language learning has important implications for the Education system and for teachers.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.59-87
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• 2023

본 연구는 초등학교 저학년 외국인 가정 다문화 학생의 언어능력 향상과 정서적 안정감을 촉진시키기 위한 학교도서관을 활용한 그림책 읽어주기 수업의 운영 사례를 제시하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 다문화 학생을 대상으로 한 그림책 읽어주기 수업을 계획하고 실제 수업을 진행하며 얻은 결과를 분석하였다. 연구 과정에서는 다문화교육 및 언어능력 향상을 위한 그림책 활용과 관련된 선행 연구들을 고찰하였으며, 이를 토대로 수업의 주요 요소들을 도출하여 수업 절차를 구체적으로 설계하였다. 실제로 경기도의 A초등학교에서 1학년과 2학년 다문화 학생 5개 반 43명을 대상으로 20주 동안 반별로 각각 3회의 시범수업과 17회의 본 수업, 총 100회의 그림책 읽어주기 수업을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 그림책 읽어주기 수업이 다문화 학생들의 한국어 이해 능력 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤음을 확인하였다. 학생들의 한국어 표현력과 발표 태도가 개선되었으며, 도서관 이용도가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 그림책 읽어주기 수업은 학급생활 태도에도 긍정적인 변화를 가져왔다. 본 연구에서 제안한 학교도서관 활용 그림책 읽어주기 수업의 절차는 실제 학교교육 현장의 수업 운영과정에서 구상되고 발전된 것으로, 다문화 학생들의 증가에 따른 수업 환경 개선의 필요성을 반영한 실행연구이다. 이 연구를 통해 초등학교 저학년 다문화 가정의 학생들을 위한 그림책 읽어주기 수업이 어떻게 수업 환경을 개선하고 학습 성과를 향상시킬 수 있는지에 대한 중요한 시사점을 도출하였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

본 연구는 유튜브 비디오 보기 활동이 국내 대학생의 영어 독해 능력 향상에 미치는 영향을 조사한 것으로, 유튜브 비디오 보기 활동을 통해 국내 대학생의 영어 독해 능력이 실제로 상승하는지 여부를 알아보는 데 그 목적이 있다. 16주 동안 총 148명의 참가자가 세 개의 실험그룹과 한 개의 통제그룹으로 나뉘어 본 연구에 참여하였으며, 각각의 실험그룹은 수업 시작 전, 수업 중, 수업 종료 후 유튜브 비디오 보기 활동을 진행하였다. 연구 시작 전과 종료 후 각각 사전 사후 독해 능력 평가를 실시한 후, 대응표본 t-검증을 통해 유튜브 보기 활동의 효과를 파악하였고, 그룹 간 비교를 위해 일원분산분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과 및 시사점은 다음과 같다. 사전 사후 평가 결과 모든 실험 그룹에서 영어 독해 능력이 유의미하게 상승한 것으로 나타나 수업 전, 수업 중, 수업 후 유튜브 비디오 보기 활동의 효과를 증명하였다. 한편 독해 능력 상승에 대한 그룹 간 차이는 유의미하지 않은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구는 영어 독해 능력 향상을 위한 유튜브 비디오 활용에 대한 시사점을 제시하는데 그 의의를 갖는다.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제1호
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• pp.109-127
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• 1995

Due to frequent international exchanges, there has been much emphasis on communication proficiency in foreign language education. However, when we look back upon teaching English in Korea over past years, we find that English teaching has been dominated mainly by Grammar-Translation Method, which makes teachers and students pay little attention to listening skill that is regarded as the basis of communication proficiency. Recently many English teachers have shown their interest in listening skill, so they come to use the textbook record tapes to improve listening skill. But listening training by textbook record tapes seems to make students feel bored. So the purpose of this study is to suggest an effective way of improving listening skill by means of Pop Songs that the students are indulged in. The processes of this study consist of three stages : 1) listening to songs, 2) explanation about structures and vocabularies in songs, 3) filling in blanks while listening. The subjects in this study are freshmen 88 students in girls' High School They are grouped into two : one is experimental group and the other control group. Among the subjects, the former have been taught by the lesson plan using pop songs, while the latter by the lesson plan using textbook record tapes. The experiment lasts about 9 months (from March to November, l994) The data for analyzing the study results have been collected from two kinds of tests : one is listening test and the other comprehensive test. The hypothesises of this study areas follows : 1) Depending on hearing materials (experimental material vs traditional material), there will be a difference in scores of listening skills between EG (experimental group) and CG (control group), 2) Depending on the interest on pop songs, there will be a difference in scores of hearing skills in CG, 3) Depending on hearing material. there will be a difference in scores of overall English skills between EG and CG, 4) Improvement in listening skill will give influence on the overall English scores. The findings of this study indicate that pop songs are effective to improve students' listening skill, that students' interest in the hearing material is important, and that listening skill is closely related to other skills, especially reading skill. It can be concluded that English teachers should make efforts to find the suitable listening materials which will help students to improve their listening proficiency effectively.