텍스트 일관성이 EFL 학습자들의 영어 독해력에 미치는 영향

• Published in: 영어어문교육 Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 321 - 339
• Main Author: 이진숙(Lee Jin-Sook), 이정원(Lee Jeong-Won)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국영어어문교육학회 30.09.2014; The English Teathers Association in Korea
• Subjects: 영어와문학; cohesive devices; 텍스트 일관성; 응집 장치; text cohesion; 영어 독해 능력; EFL 학습자; English reading ability; EFL learners
• ISSN: 1226-2889

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of text coherence on EFL learners' English reading performance. To fulfill the purpose, 262 college students were asked to take a multiple choice test followed by reading a passage. The subjects were divided into two groups (107 high and 155 low) using a cloze test. Following this test, all participants completed another test to establish background knowledge and vocabulary. Then half of them in each group read cohesive text; the other half less-cohesive one. The results were that text coherence affected the students’ English reading performance and that text coherence influenced their English reading performance differently depending on their reading proficiency levels. Accordingly, it can be suggested from the results that, if possible, the teacher has to supply EFL learners with coherent texts suitable to their levels in reading class. KCI Citation Count: 0