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Effects of Teacher Support on Chinese EFL University Students' Listening Ability in a Blended Learning Environment

블렌디드 러닝 환경에서 교사의 지지가 중국 대학생의 영어 듣기 능력에 미치는 영향

  • Yang, Ting (Dept. of Education, Graduate School, Sehan University) ;
  • Kim, Na-Young (Dept. of General Education, Sehan University)
  • 양정 (세한대학교 대학원 교육학과) ;
  • 김나영 (세한대학교 교양학부)
  • Received : 2021.09.28
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.28
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Abstract

This study aims to explore the differential effects of teacher support on Chinese EFL students' listening ability in a blended learning environment. 87 third-year English-major students in a Chinese university participated in this study and they were randomly divided into an autonomy group (n=22), an emotional group (n=22), a cognitive group (n=22) and a control group (n=21). Each experimental group received relevant teacher support during their 17-week course learning while the control group did not. To confirm the effects of teacher support, pre- and post- listening tests were conducted. The results of the paired t-tests demonstrated that all groups showed statistically significant improvement in their English listening ability. The results of the one-way ANOVA for the post-test revealed that autonomy support and cognitive support were more effective than emotional support in improving students' listening ability. Based on the findings, this study hopes to provide insights for EFL teachers in designing and arranging the activities in a blended course.

본 연구의 목적은 블렌디드 러닝 환경에서 교사의 지지가 중국 대학생들의 영어 듣기 능력에 미치는 영향을 탐색하는 데 있다. 본 연구는 중국의 한 대학에서 영어를 전공하고 있는 3학년 학생 총 87명을 대상으로 진행하였으며, 실험을 위해 참가자들을 자율성 지지 그룹, 정서적 지지 그룹, 인지적 지지 그룹, 통제 그룹으로 나누었다. 모든 참가자들은 일주일에 두 시간씩 총 17주 동안 영어 듣기 수업에 참가하였고. 실험 집단에 따라 각기 다른 교사의 지지를 받았다. 교사의 지지 효과를 검증하고자 실험 전과 후 사전 사후 듣기 시험을 실시하였고, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 모든 그룹의 영어 듣기 능력이 통계적으로 유의미하게 향상된 것으로 나타나 블렌디드 러닝 환경에서 교사의 지지가 중국 대학생들의 영어 듣기 실력을 향상시키는 데 효과적임을 보여 주었다. 그룹 간 차이를 비교해본 결과, 정서적 지지보다 자율성 지지와 인지적 지지가 학생의 듣기 실력을 향상시키는 데 더 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 영어를 외국어로 학습하는 EFL환경에서 교사가 수업 계획과 활동을 구성하는데 유용한 시사점을 제공하고자 한다.

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