• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.61-93
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• 2009

In this paper, we estimate the wage premium of English skills in the Korean labor market using Korean Labor and Income Panel Study(KLIPS) data. In a simple OLS model, we find that people with some English skills in terms of self evaluation or job requirement earn 30% more than those who do not have English skills. But in a small sample of relatively young people, higher English lest scores do not raise earnings. When we add SAT scores in the wage equation, there is no wage premium of English skills, and in the IV estimation, we find no "English premium". These results consistently imply that while there is a large wage premium of English skills in the Korean labor market, it reflects unobservable ability for the most part. Meanwhile some of the regression results favor human capital theory over screening theory as an explanation of the nature of the wage premium of English skills.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.509-517
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• 2014

The present study aims to investigate perceptions of university students who are majoring in sports related fields about the introduction of Sports English education. For this purpose, a total of 133 students were surveyed according to a questionnaire asking about their English skills, opinions and attitudes with regard to English study and Sports English class. The main results obtained from this study are as follows: most students' interest in English is relatively low. Hence, students need to be encouraged to have an interest in English taught with special teaching methods; most students do not have confidence in their English; majority of students answered that English study is needed for students of sports. The biggest motivation for the sport students to learn English was 'better communication skills', followed by 'sports exchange opportunities', 'sports diplomacy and international sports events'; majority of students answered that Sports English class which focuses on sports is necessary in terms of their career after graduation. The finding from this study serves as a foundation in developing an ESP program for sports majors.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.13-20
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• 2016

This study explores the effects of an video-recording English speaking task model on learners. The learning model, a form of mobile learning, was developed to facilitate the learners' output practice applying advantages of a smartphone and Text-to Speech. The survey results shows the positive effects of the speaking task on the domain of pronunciation, speaking, listening, writing in terms of students' confidence, as well as general English ability. The study further examines the possibilities and limitations of the speaking task in assisting Korean learners improve their speaking ability, who do not have sufficient exposure to English input or output practice due to the situational limitations where English is learned as a foreign language.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.36-46
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• 2007

This paper presents an automated English scoring system designed to help non-native speakers of English, Korean-speaking learners in particular. The system is developed to help the 3rd grade students in junior high school improve their English grammar skills. Without human's efforts, the system identifies grammar errors in English sentences, provides feedback on the detected errors, and scores the sentences. Detecting grammar errors in the system requires implementing a special type of rules in addition to the rules to parse grammatical sentences. Error production rules are implemented to analyze ungrammatical sentences and recognize syntactic errors. The rules are collected from the junior high school textbooks and real student test data. By firing those rules, the errors are detected followed by setting corresponding error flags, and the system continues the parsing process without a failure. As the final step of the process, the system scores the student sentences based on the errors detected. The system is evaluated with real English test data produced by the students and the answers provided by human teachers.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.33 no.4 s.371
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• pp.12-13
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• 2000

세계인구 60억중 17억이 영어를 사용하고 있으며 유럽연합시민은 절반 이상이 영어를 구사할 수 있다고 한다. 새 천년 세계화시대에는 영어를 자유롭게 구사하지 못하면 세계인들과의 경쟁에서 패배할 것은 불보듯 뻔한 일이다. 그래서 우리 KAIST는 학생들의 영어실력 향상과 세계적 수준의 대학으로 발돋움하기 위해 99학년부터 전체강좌의 15%를 영어로 진행하고 외국인 학생을 적극 유치하고 있다. 영어에서 해방되면 국제인으로서의 능력을 발휘하여 우리나라 과학기술의 발전에도 큰 밑거름이 될 것이기 때문이다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.353-360
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• 2020

This study was executed to be used as the basic data for the improvement of Korean Chinese undergraduates' English proficiency. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were used for data analysis on the differences between Korean Chinese and Han Chinese students' preparedness and learning outcomes of 203 undergraduates at a four-year college in China. Results showed that Korean Chinese students were significantly less prepared and had weaker learning outcomes than Han Chinese students. Analysis on the factors that affected learning outcomes showed significant differences in oral English skills, attitudes toward curriculum, beliefs in their own fluency, and learning strategies. On the other hand, no group difference was shown in learning interests. Based on these findings, implications for the improvement of Korean Chinese undergraduates' preparedness and learning outcomes in EFL class were described.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.343-348
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• 2013

The purpose of this paper is to explore how effectively can learners improve their written skills in English language classrooms with the application of internet tools and software. First, the study compares and analyzes existing research on English writing and describes research background. Second, the study describes how internet tools can be used effectively in the English writing classrooms. For example, learners pick up vocabulary on the internet bulletin board and create sentences using the vocabulary. Third, the study analyzed changes in learners' in-class attitudes towards software and internet tools using comparative measures of performance. Unlike with offline instrumented classes, the in-class application of diverse software and internet tools such as websites and IRC (Internet Relay Chat) had a major impact on the improvement of learners' writing skills.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.63-77
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• 2021

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.

• 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.08a
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• pp.169-177
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• 2009

영여교육은 시대가 변할수록 그 중요성과 필요성이 매우 강조되고 있으며 이에 대한 사람들의 관심도 늘어나고 있다. 그 중에서도 초등영어교육에서 말하기 영역은 학습자들의 의사 소통 능력을 기르는 것을 목표로 하는 초등영어교육에서 매우 중요하며 영어실력을 판단하는 대표적인 준거가 된다. 시대의 변화에 따라 그 변화에 부응하여 교육적인 흐름도 변화해 오면서 최근에는 웹환경과 인터넷을 활용한 영어교육에 대한 연구가 활발하게 있어 왔다. 이에 본 논문에서는 초등영어교과 중에서도 말하기 영역의 중요성을 알아보고 새로운 웹환경에서 말하기를 효과적으로 지도하기 위한 Web 2.0 도구인 VoiceThread의 적합성과 지도방안에 대하여 알아보고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.165-172
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• 2000

This study was focused on finding an effective way for improving English listening ability of students. who are majoring in Office Automation at Dong Seoul College, In order to achieve the best method, the study was to investigate the theories and the teaching techniques of listening comprehension approach. In this regard, Toeic tests were conducted. and the results were analized. This study suggests that various listening experiences should be given to the students to achieve the ultimate goal of listening comprehension for communication.