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Effects of Pair/Group Work on English Vocabulary Acquisition

짝/모둠 활동이 영어 어휘 습득에 미치는 영향

  • 장용선 (삼육대학교 영미어문학부)
  • Received : 2015.03.02
  • Accepted : 2015.04.13
  • Published : 2015.07.28

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of pair/group work on the improvement of receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge. One hundred and twelve university students participated in the study and they were divided into three groups. Pair work group(n=42) performed three vocabulary activities in pairs as extra-class works, and Individual work group(n=38) did them alone. On the other hand, Group work group(n=32) did the activities in groups consisting of four or five people during the class. Data were collected from one pretest and two posttest scores. The results showed that collaborative group work was conducive to the growth of both receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge. In contrast, pair groups who do not work collaboratively gained least vocabulary knowledge among three groups. From collaborative group work, participants in higher proficiency levels made greater vocabulary gains than those at lower levels. Based on these results, pedagogical implications are discussed.

본 연구의 목적은 동료들과 상호작용하면서 짝 또는 모둠 활동에 의해 어휘 과제를 하는 것이 어휘 습득에 효과가 있는지를 탐색하는 것이다. 대학생 112명이 세 집단으로 나뉘어 본 연구에 참여했다. 짝 집단(n=42)은 두 명씩 짝을 이루어 수업 시간 외에 3회의 어휘 과제를 한 후 공동의 결과물을 제출했고, 모둠 집단(n=32)은 4-5명이 한 조를 이루어 수업 시간에 과제를 해서 공동의 결과물을 제출했다. 대조군으로서 개별 집단(n=38)은 수업 시간 외에 혼자 어휘 과제를 하는 전통적인 방식이었다. 연구 참여자들의 사전 어휘 지식을 측정하기 위해 어휘 지식 시험을 시행했고, 실험 처치 후에 수용적 및 산출적 어휘 지식의 습득을 측정하는 사후 시험을 보았으며, 2주 후에 효과의 지속 여부를 평가하는 지연된 사후 시험을 실시했다. 본 연구에서 나타난 결과는 수업 시간에 동료들과 상호작용하면서 어휘 과제를 한 모둠 집단의 성취도가 가장 높았으며, 수업 시간 외에 과제를 한 짝 집단은 개별 집단보다 결과가 좋지 않았다. 어휘 지식 상 하위 군으로 구분하여 분석한 결과 어휘 숙달도가 높은 참여자들이 협력적인 모둠 활동을 통해 더 많은 어휘를 습득한 것으로 나타났다. 이런 결과들을 종합하여 교육적인 시사점도 논의되었다.

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