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Perspectives on Learning English of Korean·Chinese·Japanese Students in an English Department in Korea

국내 영어학과 수업 내 한·중·일 학생들의 영어 학습에 관한 인식

  • Received : 2015.09.01
  • Accepted : 2015.10.14
  • Published : 2015.12.28
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Abstract

This study reports on the perspectives of Korean Chinese Japanese students (KS CS JS) on learning English at multi-cultural classrooms in Korea. The participants were 32 KS, 10 CS, and 14 JS in EFL writing classes, and the data comprised open-ended questionnaires and interviews. In analyzing the data, 'Intentional content analysis' and 'Critical discourse analysis' were adopted. The findings show that the learning of English in Korea was supported by 80% of JS, 71.9% of KS, and 50% of CS. The highest satisfaction of JS was caused by rich interactions with others. English speaking was the most difficult area for all the groups. Whereas KS (43.8%) used only Korean, CS and JS used both English and Korean for communication. Most KS (78.1%) hesitated to socialize with foreign students despite their wishes. These findings suggest that a variety of programs should be developed so that students share different cultures and use more English in the multi-cultural Korean context.

본 연구의 목적은 환경, 상호작용, 그리고 희망사항을 중심으로 국내 한 대학 영어학과에 재학 중인 한국 중국 일본학생들의 영어 학습에 관한 인식을 살펴보는 것이다. 참여자는 영작문 수업을 수강한 한국(32명), 중국(10명), 일본(14명)학생들이며, 자유설문지와 인터뷰가 주된 데이터이다. 분석을 위해 '의향내용분석'과 '비평담화분석' 모델이 사용되었다. 영어와 영어-한국어 동시 습득이 목표인 상황에서, 한국에서의 영어 학습에 대한 만족도는 일본학생(80%), 한국학생(71.9%), 중국학생(50%) 순이었으며, 일본학생들의 높은 만족도는 풍부한 인간관계에 기인하고 있었다. 세 그룹 모두에게 가장 어려운 요소는 영어 말하기였다. 외국학생들과의 소통을 위해 한국학생들(43.8%)은 한국어만 사용한 반면, 중국 일본 학생들은 영어와 한국어를 함께 사용하였다. 대다수 한국학생들(78.1%)은 외국학생들과의 친밀한 유대를 원하고 있음에도 상대방이 먼저 다가와 주기만을 바라는 소극적인 태도를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 다문화 환경에서 학생들이 서로의 문화를 공유하고 보다 적극적인 영어 사용을 유도할 수 있는 다양한 프로그램이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

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