• 제목/요약/키워드: English grammar

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Identifying Key Grammatical Errors of Japanese English as a Foreign Language Learners in a Learner Corpus: Toward Focused Grammar Instruction with Data-Driven Learning

  • Atsushi Mizumoto;Yoichi Watari
    • 아시아태평양코퍼스연구
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.25-42
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    • 2023
  • The number of studies on data-driven learning (DDL) has increased in recent years, and DDL's overall effectiveness as an L2 (second language) teaching methodology has been reported to be high. However, the degree of its effectiveness in grammar instruction, particularly for the goal of correcting errors in L2 writing, is still unclear. To provide guidelines for focused grammar instruction with DDL in the Japanese classroom setting, we aimed to identify the typical grammatical errors made by Japanese learners in the Cambridge Learner Corpus First Certificate in English (CLC FCE) dataset. The results revealed that three error types (nouns, articles, and prepositions) should be addressed in DDL grammar instruction for Japanese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. In light of the findings, pedagogical implications and suggestions for future DDL research and practice are discussed.

영어쓰기학습에서 온라인 문법체커 활용 연구 (The use of an online grammar checker in English writing learning)

  • 임희주
    • 디지털융복합연구
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2021
  • 본 논문은 온라인 문법체커에 대해서 살펴보고 영어쓰기에 있어서 온라인 문법체커 활용 시에 유의해야 할 점에 대해 제언을 하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구는 충청도에 있는 D 대학교에서 2019년 2학기에 실시하였으며 총 35명의 대학교 1학년 학생이 참여하였다. 본 연구 자료 수집을 위해서 사전 · 사후의 문법 테스트와 설문지 그리고 학습저널이 수집되었고 분석되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 영어문법 테스트 결과 온라인 문법체커는 영어쓰기수업에서 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 학생들은 온라인 문법체커에서 제공되는 피드백 무조건 받아들이기 보다는 스스로 판단하여 수용을 하거나 하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 온라인 문법체커에서 제공하는 피드백 중 (부정)관사, 전치사, 문장부호, 동사 수의 일치, 명사수의 일치 순으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 시사점과 제한점을 토론하였다.

중학생 영작문 실력 향상을 위한 자동 문법 채점 시스템 구축 (Implementing Automated English Error Detecting and Scoring System for Junior High School Students)

  • 김지은;이공주
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제7권5호
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    • pp.36-46
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문에서는 중학생이 작성한 영작문에서 자동으로 문법오류를 검색하고 채점하는 시스템을 소개한다. 학생의 문장이 입력되면 형태소 및 구문 분석을 하고 오류를 검색한다. 문장 분석이 완료되면 교사들이 제공한 채점기준에 의해 자동으로 채점한다. 문법오류를 탐지하기 위해서 정문을 처리하는 규칙은 물론 오류를 포함하고 있는 문장도 처리하는 규칙을 구현하였다. 본 시스템에서는 영어를 제2외국어로 사용하는 학생들이 한국어의 영향으로 인해 발생시키는 영어 구문오류를 집중적으로 처리하고자 하였다. 이와 같이 영작문에 대한 자동 채점은 학생들에게 오류에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공하여 스스로 자신의 영어실력을 모니터할 수 있게 해 준다. 이러한 시스템을 활용함으로써 학생들은 언제 어디서나 혼자서 영작문 공부를 할 수 있으며, 이는 학생들의 실력 향상에 많은 도움이 될 것이다.

영문법 학습 교재의 5문형 분류 체계 (On the Notion of 5 Sentence Patterns in English Grammar Learning Materials)

  • 엄태경
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제16권6호
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    • pp.283-292
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 한국의 많은 영문법 학습 교재에 수록되어 있는 5형식 문형 분류에 대한 설명의 타당성을 검토하기 위해 실시되었다. 외국어 학습자를 위해 교재에 수록되어 있는 문법을 '학습 문법'으로 명명하고, 교재 집필자가 학습 문법을 설정하고 교재를 구성하기 위해 기준으로 삼아야 하는 문법을 '참조 문법'으로 규정한 후, 이 두 문법에서의 문형 설명을 비교하여 국내 영문법 학습 교재에서 나타나는 설명의 단순화 및 오류를 검토하였다. 5문형 체계는 일본식 문법이라는 인식이 있으나, 이 분류 방식은 C. T. Onions에 의해 1929년 처음 소개된 이론으로서, 오히려 영어학적 이론 문법이 영문법 학습 교재에 반영된 예로 볼 수 있었다. 특히 '필수적 부사구'와 '유표적 구문' 등에 관해 참조 문법의 내용이 반영된 새로운 설명의 시도들도 영문법 학습 교재 내에서 확인되었다. 정확성과 타당성에 기초한 학습 문법을 마련하기 위해 교재 집필자와 교사들이 해외의 권위있는 참조 문법서 및 이론 문법의 연구 성과를 좀 더 적극적으로 활용한다면 영문법 학습 교재에서 발견되는 문법 설명의 오류를 피하고 고급 학습자를 대상으로도 더욱 정확한 문법 체계를 교수할 수 있을 것이다.

A Computational Approach to English Questions

  • Lee, Yong-hun
    • 한국영어학회지:영어학
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.175-194
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    • 2004
  • This paper provides computational algorithms for English Questions, by which we can effectively handle and implement Yes-No Questions and Wh-Questions. Those algorithms will be developed in Categorial Grammar. In this paper, we will modify and revise Steedman's Combinatory Categorial Grammar (CCG) so that we can computationally implement Questions effectively, which will be called a CCG-like system. In this system, semantic interpretations of Questions will be calculated compositionally based on the functor-arguments relations of the constituents. In sum, this paper provides analyses of Questions in Categorial Grammar, by which we can effectively implement Questions in English.

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영문 관광안내 홈페이지 웹호환성 평가 연구 (Evaluation analysis on compatibility of English homepage for tourist information)

  • 신영기
    • 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.297-310
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    • 2014
  • The objective of this research is to evaluate the web standard as well as web compatibility of English homepage of tourist information manage local government. Thru this research, effective information and service can be provided to increasing foreign visitors and compatibility of English homepage can be strengthened. SortSite, a web compatibility measurement tool and UNICORN, a web standard measurement tool were utilized for this research. Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera were targeted for evaluating web compatibility and observance rate of Markup grammar and CSS grammar was checked for evaluating web standard. Research result showed that 46.7% of Chrome version ${\leq}34$ and 35 didn't observe the web compatibility while 95.6%, 53.3%, 53.3%, 53.3% and 55.6% of Internet Explorer version in order of 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0 didn't observe the web compatibility. Concerning Firefox, 75.6% and 48.9% of version in order of ${\leq}6.0$ and 7.0 didn't observe the web compatibility and 37.8% of Opera version ${\leq}12.17$ and ${\leq}21$ didn't observe the web compatibility. Regarding the web standard, 80% of English homepage didn't observe Markup grammar and 60% of them didn't observe CSS grammar. Therefore, urgent improvement of web compatibility and web standard is required.

An MP Interpretation of EFL Learners′ Linguistic Behaviour

  • Kang, Ae-Jin
    • 한국영어학회지:영어학
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.33-60
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    • 2004
  • This study was an attempt to present an appropriate way of interpreting L2 learners' linguistic behavior within Universal Grammar (UG) framework. Based on the Korean EFL adult learners' performance on the Subjacency violation sentences, the study suggested that the EFL learners are able to acquire subtle knowledge of target grammar and their linguistic behavior should be interpreted with the most recent version of UG theory, the Minimalist Program (MP) notion. The MP notion seems more plausible to accommodate incomplete L2 grammar while acknowledging UG-constrained interlanguage which the previous version, Principles and Parameters (P&P) approach, could not explain very well. The study observed no age-effects among the Korean EFL learners in their linguistic competence measured by the performance on the UG-constraint violation sentences. Having suggested that the MP notion can be a more reasonable tool to explain the EFL learners' linguistic behavior, the study introduced comprehensive hypotheses such as Constructionist Model (CM) and the Ontogeny Phylogeny Model (OPM).

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English Predicate Inversion: Towards Data-driven Learning

  • Kim, Jong-Bok;Kim, Jin-Young
    • 영어영문학
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    • 제56권6호
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    • pp.1047-1065
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    • 2010
  • English inversion constructions are not only hard for non-native speakers to learn but also difficult to teach mainly because of their intriguing grammatical and discourse properties. This paper addresses grammatical issues in learning or teaching the so-called 'predicate inversion (PI)' construction (e.g., Equally important in terms of forest depletion is the continuous logging of the forests). In particular, we chart the grammatical (distributional, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic) properties of the PI construction, and argue for adata-driven teaching for English grammar. To depart from the arm-chaired style of grammar teaching (relying on author-made simple sentences), our teaching method introduces a datadriven teaching. With total 25 university students in a grammar-related class, students together have analyzed the British Component of the International Corpus of English (ICE-GB), containing about one million words distributed across a variety of textual categories. We have identified total 290 PI sentences (206 from spoken and 87 from written texts). The preposed syntactic categories of the PI involve five main types: AdvP, PP, VP(ed/ing), NP, AP, and so, all of which function as the complement of the copula. In terms of discourse, we have observed, supporting Birner and Ward's (1998) observation that these preposed phrases represent more familiar information than the postposed subject. The corpus examples gave us the three possible types: The preposed element is discourse-old whereas the postposed one is discourse-new as in Putting wire mesh over a few bricks is a good idea. Both preposed and postposed elements can also be discourse new as in But a fly in the ointment is inflation. These two elements can also be discourse old as in Racing with him on the near-side is Rinus. The dominant occurrence of the PI in the spoken texts also supports the view that the balance (or scene-setting) in information structure is the main trigger for the use of the PI construction. After being exposed to the real data and in-depth syntactic as well as informationstructure analysis of the PI construction, it is proved that the class students have had a farmore clear understanding of the construction in question and have realized that grammar does not mean to live on by itself but tightly interacts with other important grammatical components such as information structure. The study directs us toward both a datadriven and interactive grammar teaching.

Korean Learners' Development of English Passive Constructions

  • Park, Hye-Sook
    • 영어어문교육
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.199-216
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    • 2009
  • This study investigates how Korean speakers develop their interlanguage of English passive constructions with a reference to the learners' grammar proficiency levels. Sixty two college students of different levels of English participated in this study. They were asked to complete a sentence-completion task. Their production was classified into accurate passives, malformed passives, pseudo-passives, unaccusatives, and actives according to the use of transitive, ergative and unergative verbs. They then were further analyzed depending on the subjects' levels of grammar by three main factors: L1 transfer, the English voice system, and universal cognitive factors. The results showed that the subjects of the lower group produced more pseudo-passives, malformed passives, and overpassivization than those of the higher group, and even subjects of higher group still made passives for ergative verbs. It was also shown that L1 and universal factors had more influence on the lower group than on the higher group. Based on the analyses of the subjects' responses, the development of the English passive system by Korean learners is shown and some implications are suggested for effective teaching of English.

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"선영문법(鮮英文法)"에 나타난 음성학 연구 방법에 대한 고찰 (The Study of Phonetic Research Methodology in Korean English Grammar)

  • 김형엽
    • 인문언어
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    • 제7집
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    • pp.291-309
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    • 2005
  • It hasn't been long time since English language was introduced in Korea. At the end of the 18th century the importance of the way of using English properly started to be recognized as Chosun (former country in Korean peninsula) began to conclude a treaty with foreign countries. A lot of Koreans could learn the western culture by the acquired knowledge of English. One of the main factors opening the secluded nation to the world was the member of missionary from outside of Korea. As the number of missionaries increased those who already came to Korea found the necessity of wiring a sort of guidebook of Korean language for the newly dispatched missionaries. The book $\ulcorner$Korean English Grammar$\lrcorner$(written by Horace Grant Underwood in 1890), was the first one that linguistically compared the part of speech and the clausal structures of Korean and English. The revised one of the same book was written by the son, Horace Horton Underwood, in 1914. The revised one newly included the phonetic aspect of Korean language. In this paper the phonetic part of the book will be considered carefully in order to find how recent phonetic methodology has been applied to account for the Korean phonetic features.

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