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Effects of Pair Types on English Vocabulary Acquisition

짝 구성 유형이 영어어휘습득에 미치는 효과

  • 장용선 (삼육대학교 영어영문학부)
  • Received : 2016.06.15
  • Accepted : 2016.07.21
  • Published : 2016.08.28
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Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effects of grouping participants in pairs according to their relative vocabulary proficiency on the incidental improvement of vocabulary knowledge. Forty six university students were divided into three groups (high-high(n=14), high-low(n=18), or low-low(n=14)) and took part in the study. They performed three vocabulary activities in pairs as extra-class works. Data were collected from one receptive vocabulary knowledge test scores before treatment and two posttest scores after treatment. The results showed that, unlike former study results, HL dyads acquired more vocabulary receptively and productively than HH or LL dyads did, which demonstrated that collaborative pair activity was conducive to the growth of vocabulary knowledge. Furthermore, not only higher proficiency participants in HL pairs made greater vocabulary gains than participants in HH pairs did but also lower proficiency participants gained more vocabulary than participants in LL pairs did. Based on these results, we discussed pedagogical implications.

본 연구에서는 어휘 숙달도에 따라 짝을 세 가지 유형으로 구성하고 짝과 상호작용하면서 어휘 과제를 하는 것이 우연적인 어휘 습득에 미치는 효과의 차이를 가져오는지를 알아보았다. 본 연구에 참여한 대학생 46명은 상대적인 어휘 숙달도에 따라 상상(n=14), 상하(n=18), 하하(n=14) 등의 세 집단으로 나뉘었다. 우선 참여자들은 사전 어휘 지식을 측정하는 시험을 보았고, 짝과 함께 3주 동안 어휘 과제를 실시한 후 짝의 구성 유형이 어휘 습득에 미친 영향에 어떤 차이가 나는지를 알아보기 위해 수용적 및 산출적 어휘 지식을 평가하는 사후 시험을 보았다. 2주 후에는 실험 처치 효과의 지속 여부를 파악하기 위해 지연된 사후 시험이 시행되었다. 숙달도가 높은 학생들이 짝 활동을 통해 더 많은 학습 효과를 보았다는 선행 연구와 달리, 본 연구에서는 두 참여자의 어휘 숙달도가 같은 상상 집단 혹은 하하 집단보다 어휘 숙달도가 서로 다른 참여자가 짝을 이룬 상하 집단의 성취도가 전반적으로 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 더욱이 협력적인 짝 활동은 상하 집단에 속한 상위 구성원뿐만 아니라 하위 학생들의 어휘 습득에도 효과가 있었고 이런 결과들을 종합하여 교육적인 시사점도 논의되었다.

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