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EFL College Students' Learning Experiences during Film-based Reading Class: Focused on the Analysis of Students' Reflective Journals

  • Baek, Jiyeon
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • 제7권4호
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2019
  • In the age of information, newly produced knowledge is mostly written in English. Therefore, there has been a strong demand for English language learning in the EFL context. However, most EFL learners possess a lack of interest and motivation in the text-based reading class. In this educational context, film is one of the most widely used materials in English reading classes considering that modern learners are predominantly familiar with various audiovisual materials. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Korean EFL learners experienced in the film-based reading class. Specifically, this study aims to analyze the EFL students' perceptions about the class and learning strategies that they used during the class. In order to comprehensively interpret the EFL learners' experiences in the classroom, a coding system consisting of five categories was developed: report, emotion, reflection, evaluation, future plans. The results of data analysis showed that the use of movies in English reading classes had positive effects on reading comprehension and inference of word meaning. The most frequently used learning strategies were affective strategies which helped them control their emotion, attitude, motivations and values, whereas memorization strategies were rarely used. In this respect, this study suggests that the use of movies in the EFL reading classroom encourage students' attention and help them obtain and activate schema which is useful in gaining a better understanding of text-based reading materials.

Beliefs, Preferences, and Processes of College EFL Readers

  • Chin, Cheong-Sook
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.27-49
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    • 2009
  • This study aimed to explore EFL learners' beliefs and preferences about reading tasks and to examine the reading processes that they use for making sense of text. The subjects were comprised of 107 college students who were non-English majors and aged 19-28 years. Based on scores achieved on a reading comprehension test, they were divided into two groups (more-skilled and less-skilled readers) and asked to respond to a survey in class. The results of the survey revealed that: (1) a majority rate themselves as fair readers, which might be indicative of the insecurity they feel toward L2 reading; (2) authentic texts (especially magazines) and popular media appear to be their favorite reading materials; (3) unknown vocabulary is a major impediment to their L2 reading comprehension; (4) the more-skilled readers manifest a meaning centered view of reading, whereas the less-skilled readers center on vocabulary; and (5) both groups employ a multistrategic approach to L2 reading; however, the less-skilled readers are less successful in determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary. Pedagogical implications for EFL classroom teachers are provided.

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상호작용 읽기전략을 통해서 본 한국 대학생들의 독해과정에 관한 연구 (Investigating English reading processes of Korean college students through reciprocal reading strategy)

  • 나경희;이선
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.209-235
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching procedure for improving Korean college students' reading comprehension of English text. In particular, this study sought to explore the qualitative features, if any, in students' use of reading comprehension strategies presented in the process of Reciprocal Reading Procedure (RRP). In order to accomplish the goal of the study, transcripts of the students' dialogues, open-ended questionnaires, and researchers' observation notes were examined. The results of the study showed that the participants used different four kinds of reading strategies in the process of RRP (questioning, clarifying, predicting, summarizing). The findings also suggested that the readers with limited knowledge of vocabulary had difficulty in moving on to the next level. Additionally, future research direction and some pedagogical implications are presented for the practical EFL classroom.

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Effects of Cultural Teaching through Movies in English Classes on EFL College Students' Attitudes towards English Reading

  • Baek, Jiyeon
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.177-182
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    • 2020
  • In the age of technology and information, communicating with people from different cultures is significantly important. Regarding this perspective, communicative competence has been the focus in the EFL educational context. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of using movies in a culture-integrated English reading course at the college level. In order to achieve this purpose, pre- and post-reading comprehension tests, pre- and post-surveys and in-depth interviews were conducted. The results of data analysis showed that using movies in the culture-integrated English reading class positively affected students' interest and confidence towards English reading as well as their reading achievement. In this respect, we suggest that cultural teaching through movies in English classes should be learner-centered so that learners can proactively analyze and understand different cultural backgrounds shown in the movies and build schemas which can be used in their learning process.

A Teacher Research on Integrating English Reading and Writing: The Use of Intermediate Texts in an EFL Class

  • Kim, Sun-Young
    • 비교문화연구
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    • 제20권
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    • pp.67-111
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    • 2010
  • This paper examined the role of intermediate texts in the writing process in the context of an EFL composition class. From the tradition of teacher research, this study examined how the Korean college students in different proficiency groups created intermediate texts and used them while composing their own writing. The students produced various types of intermediate texts during the compositing process, which could serve as a basis of their writing. However, the patterns of using these intermediate texts differed widely across the proficiency groups. A writing cycle for the low proficiency group, or "surface reading-few intermediate texts-writing," indicates that less proficient students tended to engage in reading in separation of writing practices and thus produced few intermediate texts through their literacy practices. On the other hand, the students in the higher proficiency groups revealed the more integrated pattern (i.e., purpose reading/intermediate texts/writing), indicating that they often engaged in reading with specific writing purposes, practiced reading in connection to other writing practices, and elaborated written intermediate texts produced. This study argues that, to shift our student writers to a higher level category, we as teachers need to help them engage in reading and writing practices in the way they produce and use intermediate texts appropriate to their specific writing purposes.

A Comparison of Two English Reading Classes: With a Focus on Cooperative Learning

  • Suh, Jae-Suk
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제12권3호
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    • pp.79-98
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    • 2006
  • As one way of changing a teacher-fronted, grammar-based reading class into a meaningful, fun-creating one, this paper compared teacher- fronted reading with student-centered reading framed upon cooperative learning. In a study in which each type of reading method was conducted for college students in an EFL reading course for a period of one semester, data were gathered via questionnaires. The results showed that though each type of reading instruction came with its own strengths and weaknesses, student-centered reading instruction was preferred for various reasons. Most important, through an active participation in cooperative work, subjects were motivated and interested in L2 reading much, were exposed to various reading strategies and skills, and practiced them in a friendly, low-anxiety learning climate.

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사회감정전략을 이용한 영어독해수업 모형제시를 위한 이론 및 사례연구 분석 (An analysis of the theories and a case study for teaching EFL reading with the use of socioaffective strategies)

  • 최경희
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제9권spc호
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    • pp.185-208
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the theories concerning socioaffective strategies, to analyze the dialogues of the students negotiating for meaning of a reading material and to suggest some implications of socioaffective strategies for teaching reading. The examination of the theories - the interaction hypothesis and the sociocultural theory - suggest that the use of socioaffective strategies facilitates more effective understanding of information that is to be found. distributed, and taken in among the participants. The discourse analyses of the students' interaction in a Korean college English reading class show ample evidence of the use of socioaffective strategies that helped them understand the meaning of a text. However, the analyses show that the strategies are mostly used to ask questions concerning the meaning of clauses. Only few analytical questions are raised for some structural and pragmatical features in the text which are crucial to the understanding of its meaning. Imbalance also exists in the types of the questions used by the participants. The analyses indicate that, instead of negotiating more interactively, the students tend to rely upon a more advanced student when they face difficult English sentences. Therefore as a conclusion this paper emphasizes the importance of teaching socioaffective strategies to help students to help themselves to become more cooperative, independent and analytical in reading English texts.

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웹기반 피드백 유형이 대학생들의 영작문 능력과 태도에 미치는 영향 (The effects of web-based feedback types on college students' English writing abilities and attitudes)

  • 전재영
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.179-202
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study is to examine whether the teacher feedback (TF) group and the peer feedback (PF) group exhibit significant differences in their English writing abilities and attitudes toward English writing. The subjects of this study are eighty-three college first-year students enrolled in a college English reading class. The subjects' first and final writing samples are used to measure the improvement of English writing abilities and a set of pretest and posttest questionnaires is administered in order to find their attitudes. The qualitative and quantitative analyses of the data collected show the following results. First, the two groups show no significant difference in their holistic scores. Neither do the two groups display any significantly different development in their analytic scores. Second, the two groups show no significant differences in attitude factors but writing confidence. These findings suggest that peer feedback can be used to encourage EFL college students to develop their writing abilities.

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영어교육에 있어서 영문학의 효용성 (Utility of Literary Works in English Education)

  • 이종복
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제18권8호
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    • pp.157-165
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    • 2018
  • 이 연구의 목적은 일반 대학생 영어 학습자는 물론 영어교육 전공 대학생들을 위한 영어교육에서 영문학 작품의 활용 방안을 탐색하는 것이다. 영문학 작품은 제2언어는 물론 외국어로서의 영어교육에도 몇 가지 이유에서 매우 유용한 자료이다. 이러한 효용성은 주로 문학 텍스트의 진정성, 문화적, 언어적 가치, 그리고 개인적 감동 등에서 기인한다. 이러한 목적을 위하여 이 논문에서는 영어 교육에서 문학 작품을 활용하는데 있어서 중요한 몇 가지 고려사항들을 살펴 볼 것이다. 이러한 고려사항은 외국어 교실에서 활용할 적절한 문학 텍스트의 선정과 관련된 고려사항들, 문학과 언어 기능의 교수 학습 방법들로서 영어교육에서의 읽기, 쓰기, 듣기 말하기 교육론에 관한 고려사항들을 포함한다. 이러한 고려 사항들은 영어교육에 영문학을 전문적으로 접목하는 이른바 영문학 교육론의 기초가 될 것이다.

EFL 학습자의 영어 독해력 향상을 위한 대학 온라인 강의의 효율성 연구 (The Efficacy of Online Lectures in University and English Reading Comprehension for EFL Learners)

  • 김혜정
    • 문화기술의 융합
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    • 제6권3호
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    • pp.225-231
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    • 2020
  • 2020년 코로나 사태로 맞이하게 된 교육 패러다임의 변화에 발맞추어 본 연구는 영어 독해 수업을 기반으로 온라인 강의의 효율성을 고찰하고 이에 대한 학습자들의 의견을 분석해 봄으로써 장차의 온라인 강의의 나아갈 방향을 고찰해 보는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 대학생 1학년들을 대상으로 온라인 강의로 영어 독해 수업을 진행하였다. 연구 결과 온라인 강의는 학습자들의 독해 학습에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 학습자들의 온라인 강의 만족도는 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 그 이유로는 수업 정보에 대한 재미, 주제의 다양성, 인터넷 사용의 용이성 등으로 나타났다. 온라인 강의의 개선할 점으로는 출석체크 인증 오류나 강의 동영상의 불안정한 재생과 같은 기술적인 부분이 제시되었다. 온라인 강의는 시공간의 제약 초월, 학습자 중심의 자유성 극대화, 자기 주도적 학습, 개인 맞춤형 교육이 가능하다. 대면 강의에 익숙한 교수자들은 온라인 강의가 선택 사항이 아닌 시대적 변화에 맞는 필수적인 과정임을 인지해야 하며 이를 위한 온라인 콘텐츠 개발에 주력할 필요가 있다.