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The Use of Reading Strategy by Reading Anxiety and English Proficiency of Korean College Students

대학생의 읽기불안감과 영어성취도에 따른 읽기전략사용 연구

  • 임희주 (단국대학교 교양기초교육원)
  • Received : 2015.03.04
  • Accepted : 2015.04.27
  • Published : 2015.05.28
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Abstract

This study examines university students' reading strategies based on English proficiency and reading anxiety. A total of 86 university students participated in the study and completed two questionnaires related to reading strategies[9] and reading anxiety[10]. The collected data was quantitatively analyzed using SPSS 21. The results indicated that advanced and intermediate students preferred to use Problem Solving Strategies(PROB), whereas beginning level readers tended to use and Global Reading strategies(GLOB). There was no significant relationship between reading anxiety and reading strategies. However, there were some differences between two groups. High anxiety students preferred to use reading materials and textual clues and try to focus on their reading when they have a difficulty. Low anxiety students tended to adjust reading pace and try to focus on comprehension and reread when they lost their focus. Based on the results of the study, several implications and limitations were discussed.

본 연구의 목적은 대학생들의 읽기불안감과 영어성취도에 따른 읽기전략의 사용에 관한 연구이다. 총 86명의 학생이 연구에 참여하였고 읽기 전략[9]과 읽기 불안감[10]에 관한 설문지를 작성하였다. 수거된 설문지는 SPSS 21을 사용하여 정량적 방법으로 분석되어졌다. 본 연구결과로는 영어성취도에 따른 읽기전략으로 상급과 중급은 문제해결 읽기전략이 높았고, 반면에 초급은 총체적 읽기전략이 높았다. 읽기불안에 따른 읽기전략의 관계에서 상관관계는 보이지 않았으나, 불안감이 높은 그룹과 낮은 그룹 간에 약간의 차이점이 나타났다. 불안감이 높은 그룹은 읽기내용에서 단서나 자료 이용하는 전략이나 이해의 어려움이 있을 때 더 내용에 집중하는 전략을 선호하였고 불안감이 낮은 그룹은 독해 도중 집중력을 잃었을 때는 다시 돌아와서 읽는 전략, 읽는 속도를 조절하거나 읽는 내용의 이해에 신중을 기하는 전략을 선호하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 시사점과 제한점을 토론하였다.

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