Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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A Study on the Usage of Smartphones for English Listening Activity

디지털 융합 영어 듣기 활동을 위한 스마트폰 활용 연구

  • 최미양 (숭실대학교 베어드학부대학)
  • Received : 2017.02.28
  • Accepted : 2017.04.20
  • Published : 2017.04.28
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Abstract

This study investigates the usage of smartphones in English listening activities. 71 students answered the 10-item questionnaire after doing listening activity using their own smartphone for one semester in the course of Practical English listening and reading. The findings show that listening activity done with smartphone enhanced students' interest in English listening and improved their English listening skills because smart phones made customized learning possible. However, the major limitation of using smart phone is that students are distracted during activity by smart phones' other functions such as SMS and messenger. To reduce such distraction, I suggest that individual listening activity with smart phones be mixed with instructor-led activity using a classroom computer in about 50 to 50 ratio. The ratio might vary depending on the level of students' English listening skills. These findings will make a contribution to the boost of digital convergence English learning.

언어학습 도구로서 스마트폰은 강의실 밖과 비교했을 때 수업시간에 활용되는 경우는 흔하지 않다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 영어 듣기의 수업 활동에서 스마트폰의 유용성을 파악하는 것이다. 71명의 학생들이 한 학기 동안 Practical English Listening and Reading 과목에서 개별적으로 스마트폰을 이용하여 듣기 활동을 하였다. 학기 말에 학생들은 스마트폰 활동에 관한 10문항의 설문에 응답하였다. 설문을 분석한 결과 스마트폰을 이용한 듣기 활동은 학생들의 영어 듣기에 대한 흥미를 유발하였으며 개인별 맞춤 학습으로서 듣기 능력을 향상시키는 효과를 가져왔다. 그런데 스마트폰이 지닌 다른 기능들이 학생들의 듣기 활동을 방해한다는 사실이 스마트폰 활용의 가장 큰 단점으로 나타났다. 이를 해결하기 위해 듣기 활동을 모두 스마트폰 활동으로 할 것이 아니라 강의실 컴퓨터를 사용한 전체 활동도 병행할 것을 제안한다. 학생들이 원하는 혼합율은 50대 50 이었다. 학생 집단의 수준에 따라 그 혼합율은 달라질 수 있을 것이다. 이러한 연구결과는 디지털 융합 영어학습을 활성화하는데 기여할 것이다.

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